X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ae5d028017e69197 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-09-14 02:45:50 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!shieldwolf.demon.co.uk!colin From: CJRandall Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [PIC] Rocketship Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 10:44:21 +0100 Organization: SpamPal user Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <3f61b876$0$48901$edfadb0f@dtext02.news.tele.dk> <2003-09-12T21-46-20@bubble.markhill.me.uk> <3f6357a2$0$48907$edfadb0f@dtext02.news.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: shieldwolf.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1063532749 4333 193.237.26.148 (14 Sep 2003 09:45:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:45:49 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 4.02 S Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:24896 Sebastian writes >Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen wrote: > >> Also a tip .. some people prefer a different font for viewing ascii-art. >> With alternate stylesheets you can give the visitor a choice between fonts >>(and all other styles if you wish) > >I thought of that. However, since I drew my pictures in 'Courier New' >(and think that they look best with that font), I decided to let the >ASCII pictures display with the same font. >For people who don't have that font installed I specified the >alternative 'monospaced', which I think is perfectly acceptable >behaviour. > hi Guys ... AFAIK the term 'monospace' obtains a more consistent result like this: PRE {font-family:fixed,monaco,monospace} / | \ unix macOS win32 so that the user's preferences (or app-defaults) settings can provide preferred font-style type information -- __ ___ ___ :::/ |_ | . ):: ::( (-| | | <::: :::\__|___|_|_\::