Re: Variable Font ASCII ART ????

On Tue, 25 Dec 2001 ray...@number.net wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 08:47:25 GMT, Laura T. <she...@lycos.com> wrote:
[...]
> >http://www.backwash.com/content.php?jouid=2248 
> >
> >I found a link that was interesting. They used different fonts to make
> >a picture. You have to put it in an image file to be easily viewable.
> >Take a look and see it this is what you were thinking of. 
> >
> >Its the link "Reinventing ASCII Art".

Not really similar to Ascii Art. More like painting with predefined
symbols -  or like a collage.

> 
> Interesting, but not quite what I was thinking. The pics shown could be
> just as easily painted.
> 
> Specifically, I was thinking of traditional ASCII art. But, instead of
> working in courier, have you tried to do a picture using Times-Roman? Or
> some other font? If posted, you would have to tell us what font to set
> our newsreaders to.

To my knowledge only the AOL based macros are that kind of thing. They
use Arial I believe. Of course that's the dark side of ASCII, so I
don't go there and cannot recommend good links. ;)

Try the Macrohouse: http:// neptune.spaceports.com/~machouse/main.html
or the macrolist: http://www.macrolist.com/

:)
Andreas

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