Re: [info] alt.ascii-art FAQ v3.0.3.05 (draft)
From CJRandall <col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
· alt.ascii-art
· 12 Apr 2002 15:04 · View full thread
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Markus Gebhard writes >CJRandall wrote: >>Jorn Barger writes >>>CJRandall wrote: >>>> o Grey scale pictures - These create the illusion of grey shades >>>> by using letters for their light emitting value (assuming you >>>> are viewing light letters on a dark background). >>>> Here is an example of how they break down by light intensity: >>>> >>>> Darker .'`,^:";~ >>>> /|\ -_+<>i!lI? >>>> | /\|()1{}[] >>>> rcvunxzjft >>>> | LCJUYXZO0Q >>>> \|/ oahkbdpqwm >>>> Lighter *WMB8&%$#@ (Jorn Barger's light value scale) >>> >>>Aren't 99% of readers going to be confused by this, since the Windows >>>default is dark-on-light? (I suggest switching 'Darker' and 'Lighter'.) >>> >> that did occur to me when i pasted that section in ... perhaps >> i shall revise the text to use the terms: 'Stronger' and 'Softer' >> (intensity) in the hope that it'll apply in any situation >> (stronger == more pixels lit up; softer == less) > >What about telling the reader both ways? Like this for example: > > Darker .'`,^:";~ Lighter > bright /|\ -_+<>i!lI? /|\ dark > letters | /\|()1{}[] | letters > on rcvunxzjft on > dark | LCJUYXZO0Q | bright >background \|/ oahkbdpqwm \|/ background > Lighter *WMB8&%$#@ Darker > > (Jorn Barger's light value scale) > >This will also remind people that Ascii art can be done black on white >and white on black. > >Markus ok ... solved -- __ ___ __ :::/ |_ | .`):: ::( (-| | | <::: :::\__|___|_|_\::
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