Subj : Saving ANSIs with 80 char width
To   : All
From : Codefenix
Date : Sun Apr 17 2022 09:36:29

I've slowly started coming to the realization that messages containing ANSI are 






































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































most often posted with a width no more than 80 characters.

I assume it's either their BBS software pre-processing the message (Mystic, I'd 






































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































guess), or the ANSI editor they're using. I know ACiDDraw takes a max width 
option when saving. It inserts a CR before the X'th character followed by the 
necessary cursor sequences to resume drawing where it left off.

Is this done to help ensure messages with ANSI are optimally viewable on as 
many connected boards as possible, or is there some other reason for this?

Also, if my above assumption is correct, is there anything other than ACiDDraw 
that can save ANSIs with a max width specified? A command line utility would be 






































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































nice for roBOT output.

I want to ensure that my ads and weather posts with ANSI in them don't look 
like trash on other peoples boards.
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