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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 10 Jan 1998.
FAQ (was Re: newbie)

FAQ (was Re: newbie)

llizard wrote:
> 
>         ___    /         I had to cut the following
>       _/   |   \,^%---     away from my FAQ quote:
>      |_____|    <_ \
>        --- ==   >/       " or `tt' in its name will
>      [_____]  __>,^     also probably be fixed-width."
> ejm97 |   |  //| |
> 

I don't know anything about tt-fonts but you are right
I've got more proportional tt-fonts as well.

So I changed the FAQ on my site (if anyone cares) to :
(in Section 3)

:If they aren't, find the option in your news reader which lets 
:you specify which font to use. If you just have a choice between
:proportional and fixed width, choose fixed width. If you have a
:choice :of which font to use, try different ones until you find
:a fixed-width one (using the `i's and `m's above as a guide). 
:Popular fixed width fonts include Courier, Monaco, and Fixedsys;
:anything with `fixed' or `terminal' in its name will also probably 
:be fixed-width. 

(I just deleted the 'tt' bit. That easy...)

:)
Andreas
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