Re: petit ascii

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Please don't use these characters...this is why:

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Answers to frequently asked questions
by Matthew Thomas
Version 1.0.2
Last changed: 1998-2-24

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   1.What is ASCII art, and why do people use it? 

     ASCII art is any kind of artwork -- pictures, charts, 
     cartoons, whatever -- drawn with the characters in the 
     ASCII character set.

     The ASCII (American Standard Code for Information 
     Interchange) character set is a set of 128 characters, 
     numbered from 0 to 127, which are standard on almost
     all types of computer. The first 32 characters (0 to 31)
     are various control codes for signalling things like
     and end of transmission, a beep, escape, backspace,
     and so on. The last ASCII character, 127, is another
     control code representing the Delete key.

     The ASCII characters used in ASCII art are the 95 
     characters from 32 to 126, as follows.

     032 [space] 048 0   064 @   080 P   096 `   112 p
     033 !       049 1   065 A   081 Q   097 a   113 q
     034 "       050 2   066 B   082 R   098 b   114 r
     035 #       051 3   067 C   083 S   099 c   115 s
     036 $       052 4   068 D   084 T   100 d   116 t
     037 %       053 5   069 E   085 U   101 e   117 u
     038 &       054 6   070 F   086 V   102 f   118 v
     039 '       055 7   071 G   087 W   103 g   119 w
     040 (       056 8   072 H   088 X   104 h   120 x
     041 )       057 9   073 I   089 Y   105 i   121 y
     042 *       058 :   074 J   090 Z   106 j   122 z
     043 +       059 ;   075 K   091 [   107 k   123 {
     044 ,       060 <   076 L   092 \   108 l   124 |
     045 -       061 =   077 M   093 ]   109 m   125 }
     046 .       062 >   078 N   094 ^   110 n   126 ~
     047 /       063 ?   079 O   095 _   111 o

     These characters are almost completely standard, except
     for a few slight variations which you should keep in mind
     when drawing ASCII art:

     # (hash/pound): 
          a hash sign on most computers,
          a pound (�) sign on some British ones 
     | (bar): 
          a solid line on most computers,
          but some split it in the middle 
     ^ (caret): 
          differs in size depending on the font used 
     ~ (tilde): 
          appears in the middle of the line in some fonts,
          at the top in others (this especially can make
          some pictures look odd) 
     ' (apostrophe/single quote): 
          tilts southwest-northeast in some fonts, 
          is vertical in others (this may also apply 
          to the comma ,). 

     Here's a small example of ASCII art using some of 
    these variable characters: a snow-scene paperweight,
    drawn by Joan Stark. How good it looks will depend
    to some extent on which font and computer system you
    are using to view it. 

               ____
            .-" +' "-.
           /.'.'A_'*`.\
          |:.*'/\-\. ':|
          |:.'.||"|.'*:|
           \:~^~^~^~^:/
            /`-....-'\
       jgs /          \
           `-.,____,.-'

 

  Not all "ASCII" is ASCII!  Certain computer operating systems use
their
own specific character sets which are modified hybrids of the original
128-character ASCII set.  These "strains", if you will, have been
deceivingly
dubbed as "Extended ASCII" or "High ASCII" as they have added symbols
beyond the
first 128.  Realize that while these extra characters may seem to give
you more
flexibility in your artwork, you are severely limiting your viewing
audience to
those who use the same operating system as you -- thus defeating the
purpose of
ASCII entirely!

        Please refrain from using these special characters in addition
to the 33
special control codes in the real ASCII character set.  Remaining within
the
32-126 range benefits everyone in a multitude of ways.  Not only by
maximizing
the number of potential viewers, but it also ensures proper
interpretation of
your artwork by others and will alter the way they perceive your
abilities.
This is just one of the necessary disciplines of becoming a true ASCII
artists.
       [RaD Man]


Thanks. *S*


> 
> joAn  (The white prince       ((/\\\))
> on the beautiful horse),    (( =    _ ))
> and still working on       _: |o|  |-| :_
> a new image.              (.' '-'()'-' '.)
>                           :(--.______.--):
>                            `.... -- ....'

-- 
Peace,

Donovan


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