Re: Suggestion (was Re: [FAQ]...)
From Matthew Thomas <mpt...@student.canterbury.ac.nz>
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· 11 Sep 1999 00:00 · View full thread
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"míspher (JT)" wrote: > > <snip> > >4. How do I view ASCII art? > >---------------------------- > <snip> > > Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) supply newsreaders to > > their customers which, strange as it seems, don't allow them > > to use a fixed-width font. If this applies to you, there's > > not much you can do except to ask them for a newsreader which > > does; or switch ISPs. > > Perhaps a link to the Topaz New font should be included here.... the > variable-width font which looks like a fixed-width font. >... Ok, that part of the FAQ is badly worded. Those newsreaders (and I'm thinking of AOL in particular) don't let you choose *any* font other than the default (usually Arial). I don't think there are any newsreaders which let you choose the font, but at the same time restrict your choice to variable-width fonts! Programming that into a newsreader would be evidence of malice aforethought, whereas those responsible for the AOL newsreader were just inconsiderate. -- Matthew `I *will* update the FAQ, one of these days' Thomas http://critique.net.nz/ New to ASCII art? http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/faq/
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