Re: What font?

Andy Hood wrote in message ...
>I am just learning to draw ascii-art.  I didn't realise just how skilled
>it was, until I tried to do it, and failed miserably.  I have just one
>simple question, though:
>
>If I am going to post art, what font should it have been drawn in?
>Should the "til-duh" [what a daft argument!] be high, or low? Etc, Etc.
>
>I am sure that I cannot view some of the art on this NG in the light it
>was supposed to be viewed, as I am viewing with the wrong font.  I
>reallise that whatever is posted is just ascii, and the viewer has the
>choice of what font to view it in, but when creating the art, what is
>the bulk-standard font?
>
>Here is one of my first attempts, entitled "Get to your room!".  Please
>feel free to diddle.  Hell knows, it needs it!
>
>             ,',,
>             `,'|
>               \ \
>   ||     @    |'/
>   \o -;_/\    \ \
>    |    //    ||
>    -/   \\    -'ash
>
>p.s.  I drew this from University, running NSCA Telnet, and PINE.  I am
>not sure what font I am using myself.  I would like to know which font
>makes best viewing, as I could always copy some of the work from this NG
>and paste it in Word, or something.


You have done well.   It does not matter exactly what font you use, as long
as it is monospaced.

(The example being:
if the next two lines are the same length, you're all right!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
k? :)

PINE (at least my version) also runs monospaced, so you shouldn't have a
problem.  The location of the ~ varies in different fonts (in Courier New
that I am using, it's in the middle.. -~- is a wiggly line) so using "
instead is more encouraged.

Of course, some fonts also have ' as a mirror image of ` and it just goes to
show nothing's perfect.  Generally, if your picture depends on exactness
(say it's very small or something) you might not want to use those due to
the 'uncertainty principle' involved. :)

...all legitimate posts to this group are in monospaced fonts so if your
viewer uses them, you're seeing them the way they are meant to be.  Ok ? =D

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