Re: Newbee

On Sat, 8 Apr 2000 13:50:35 +0200, "Alcatraz" <GEE...@hetnet.nl>
provoked the following text:

>I am a newbee, but I think ASCII art is kind of cool. Sorry for my bad
>english BTW, I am Dutch, so...

Hey Alcatraz, you could also go to HETNET.HK if you have any questions, but i'll
try to answer them here for now. (both in English and in Dutch)

>I have 3 questions:
>
>* Is it cool to add colors on your ascii art picture?

Umm... No. If you add color to your picture you'd make ANSI-art and that's a lot
different.

Ehhh... Nee. Als je kleur aan je tekeningen toevoegt, krijg je ANSI-art en dat
is heel wat anders.

>* Why couldn't I see most pictures normal in this newsgroup?

Probably because you use the wrong font. In OE, go to "Tools => Options =>
Reading" and click the button "fonts". There you can select for instance
"Courier New" as the proportional font and everything will look just as it was
meant to be.
Another cause for ASCII-art not looking as it should is often "wrapping", this
happens when either you have set the width too small or when other people post
art that's over 74 characters wide.

Waarschijnlijk omdat je het verkeerde lettertype gebruikt. In OE, ga naar "Extra
=> Opties => Lezen" en klik op de knop "Lettertypen". Daar kun je bijvoorbeeld
"Courier New" als proportioneel lettertype uitkiezen en alles ziet er uit zoals
het bedoeld was.
Een andere oorzaak voor ASCII-art die er niet uitziet zoals het hoort is vaak
"wrapping", dit gebeurt als je de breedte te smal hebt ingesteld of als anderen
kunst posten dat meer dan 74 karakters breed is.

>* What kind of fonts are most used for ascii art? Beside Courier etc.?

I myself use "Monotype.com", other fonts are "Lucida console", "Terminal",
Fixedsys", "Andale mono" or "MS Linedraw".

Ikzelf gebruik "Monotype.com", andere lettertypen zijn "Lucida console",
"Terminal", Fixedsys", "Andale mono" of "MS Linedraw".
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