Re: dinosaur and request
From Matthew Thomas <mpt...@student.canterbury.ac.nz>
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· 20 Sep 1999 00:00 · View full thread
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Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > Lauri Kangas wrote: > > > > can anyone get me a WORKING ascii converter. > > i've tried everything and found only bugs > > in the programs :( >... > I think the most reliable method is the "plastic bag method". What you > do is you copy the outlines of your picture on a plastic bag or OH > film, tape that to your monitor (yes! really! no kidding! I know it > *sounds* like a tippex-on-the-screen joke but this actually works!) so > that it overlaps your text editor. Then you try to "copy" it by > writing text in the editor. >... I use the `tab method'. That is, I position the text editor window over the window with the picture in it on the computer screen (most of my conversions are of pictures in electronic format anyway). Then I use Command+Tab (if I'm in MacOS) or Alt+Tab (if I'm in Windows or fvwm) to switch between the windows every few seconds, drawing a few characters each time. ttfn -- Matthew `mpt' Thomas http://critique.net.nz/ ASCII ART FAQ: http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/faq/
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