Re: What do we do when we do ASCII Art?
Martin Atkins wrote: > > Hello, > > I've been wondering what is the correct (or accepted) verb to describe the > process of producing ASCII art? Is it 'draw' (I *draw* ascii art) or 'write' > (I *write* ascii art) ... ? Both of those sound odd, since it isn't really > drawn because that implies either pencil drawing or in a graphics package, > and writing implies the forming of words, which are very rare in most ascii > pics. > I usually say 'make' or 'produce' (I *make* ascii art) but this is a little > general, so I was wondering if there is a better verb for it? > > A lot of us seem to use the term 'asciify' to mean turning something into > ascii art - Maybe 'I asciify' is a good sentence... even if the verb is made > up? > > Hmm...... > -Martin > _ "Compose" would be my guess.... -- |"""""<`.THE PRINCE ,'>"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| | `.`/""""""\,',' my sig is too big, | |SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS but its really cool. | | FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE | | / W \ Visit my ascii art site: | | ,'\_|||||_/`. http://www.gtcom.net/~krogg/ascii/ | | ,',' ||| `.`. kro...@gtcom.net | |____<,' TIME TO DIE `.>____Remove no.to.spam to reply____|
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