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rec.arts.ascii
· 5 messages · 29 Nov 2002 - 3 Dec 2002
Let me try this again. "Runner" <run...@hotmail.com> writes: > It's been a long time since I've used ascii art. > > I can't remember how to copy a piece of ascii art (free art) from a web site to my > outlook application. If I highlight the piece and hit copy, then paste it > into the email, it's way off center and doesn't look like it did originally. > What am I doing wrong???!!! > > Below is an example of a heart that I highlighted and pasted in. > > Thanks! > > Neil Scott > nei...@mail.com > > > > ...:::::::... ...:::::::... > .:::::::::::::::::. .::::::::::::::::::. > .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. > .:::::::::::::::::::'.-=.-~, ':::::::::::::::::::. > .:::::::::::::::::::' /{,_;--'},'::::::::::::::::::::. > .:::::::::::::::::::: | .=~`|//| :::::::::::::::::::::. > .::::::::::::::::::::: | / ; \ | :::' __, '::::::::::::. > .:::::::::::::::::::::' || | | | :' .' \/\ ::::::::::::. > .:::::::::::::::::::::: |\| | | |\ / \ /_| :::::::::::::. > ::::::::::::::::::::::. \ | | /|'/ / | \ /_ | :::::::::::::: > ::::::::::::::' ,_ '::: `\ \/|/ / /`.: \ /__/ ::::::::::::::: > ::::::::::::: /\/`'. ':. `\ `./.'/\ : /.--' .:::::::::::::::: > ::::::::::::: |_\ / \ ::. '. ,/|\/| // '''''::::::::::::::: > ::::::::::::: | _\ / | .:: | | \ \/// .""'-. ::::::::::::: > :::::::::::::: \__\ / .: .'/| | `)`/__//_/_/_\ :::::::::::: > ':::::::::::::: '--.\ : /\/_| |} /.---. \ \ \ / :::::::::::' > '::::::::::::'' \\ |\/_/| | //` . `'...-' :::::::::::' > :::::::::: .-""'. \\\/ /{| |// .:::::....:::::::::::::: > '::::::: /_\_\_\\__\`(` | '/ :::::::::::::::::::::::' > ':::::: \ / / / .---.\ | | :::::::::::::::::::::::' > '::::::. '-..,'` .:.`\\ | |} ::::::::::::::::::::::' > '::::::......:jgs:: \\| | ::::::::::::::::::::' > ':::::::::::::::::: \` | ::::::::::::::::::' > ':::::::::::::::: | | ::::::::::::::::' > ':::::::::::::: {| | ::::::::::::::' > ':::::::::::: | | ::::::::::::' > ':::::::::: | | ::::::::::' > ':::::::: | |} ::::::::' > ':::::: | | ::::::' > ':::::. |/ ::::::' > ':::.....:::::' > ':::::::::' > ':::::' > ':' > > > _______________ |*\_/*|________ > | ___________ | .-. .-. ||_/-\_|______ | > | | | | .****. .****. | | | | > | | 0 0 | | .*****.*****. | | 0 0 | | > | | - | | .*********. | | - | | > | | \___/ | | .*******. | | \___/ | | > | |___ ___| | .*****. | |___________| | > |_____|\_/|_____| .***. |_______________| > _|__|/ \|_|_.............*.............._|________|_ > / ********** \ / ********** \ > / ************ \ / ************ \ > -------------------- -------------------- > > >
Answer: mono-space font, or some such forgotten terminology. A font in which each character, including [space] assumes the same width. 'Courier New' (most 'Courier' fonts) and 'Lucida' are common choices. Some authors put a 'suggested viewing font' label in their ASCII for this purpose. -- "Runner" <run...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:UOW...@lios.aq2.gweep.ca > > ...If I highlight the piece and hit copy, then paste it > > into the email, it's way off center and doesn't look like it did > originally. > > What am I doing wrong???!!! > >... -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG
Runner <run...@hotmail.com> writes >Let me try this again. >"Runner" <run...@hotmail.com> writes: >> It's been a long time since I've used ascii art. >> I can't remember how to copy a piece of ascii art (free art) from a web >site to my >> outlook application. If I highlight the piece and hit copy, then paste it >> into the email, it's way off center and doesn't look like it did >originally. >> What am I doing wrong???!!! >> >> Below is an example of a heart that I highlighted and pasted in. [snip] >> your m$.outlook is prob'ly set to display in a proportional-font try a fixed-width font -- __ ___ ___ :::/ |_ | . ):: ::( (-| | | <::: :::\__|___|_|_\::
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 23:47:09 +0000 (UTC), "Masamune Washington" <hep...@mad.scientist.com> said something like this: >Answer: mono-space font, or some such forgotten terminology. A font >in which each character, including [space] assumes the same width. >'Courier New' (most 'Courier' fonts) and 'Lucida' are common choices. >Some authors put a 'suggested viewing font' label in their ASCII >for this purpose. > Yeah - fixed width font is what some people call it. >-- >"Runner" <run...@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:UOW...@lios.aq2.gweep.ca > >> > ...If I highlight the piece and hit copy, then paste it >> > into the email, it's way off center and doesn't look like it did >> originally. >> > What am I doing wrong???!!! >> >...
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:10:45 +0000 (UTC), "Runner" <run...@hotmail.com> said something like this: >Let me try this again. > >"Runner" <run...@hotmail.com> writes: >> It's been a long time since I've used ascii art. >> >> I can't remember how to copy a piece of ascii art (free art) from a web >site to my >> outlook application. If I highlight the piece and hit copy, then paste it >> into the email, it's way off center and doesn't look like it did >originally. >> What am I doing wrong???!!! >> >> Below is an example of a heart that I highlighted and pasted in. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Neil Scott >> nei...@mail.com >> >> >> >> ...:::::::... ...:::::::... >> .:::::::::::::::::. .::::::::::::::::::. >> .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. >> .:::::::::::::::::::'.-=.-~, ':::::::::::::::::::. >> .:::::::::::::::::::' /{,_;--'},'::::::::::::::::::::. >> .:::::::::::::::::::: | .=~`|//| :::::::::::::::::::::. >> .::::::::::::::::::::: | / ; \ | :::' __, '::::::::::::. >> .:::::::::::::::::::::' || | | | :' .' \/\ ::::::::::::. >> .:::::::::::::::::::::: |\| | | |\ / \ /_| :::::::::::::. >> ::::::::::::::::::::::. \ | | /|'/ / | \ /_ | :::::::::::::: >> ::::::::::::::' ,_ '::: `\ \/|/ / /`.: \ /__/ ::::::::::::::: >> ::::::::::::: /\/`'. ':. `\ `./.'/\ : /.--' .:::::::::::::::: >> ::::::::::::: |_\ / \ ::. '. ,/|\/| // '''''::::::::::::::: >> ::::::::::::: | _\ / | .:: | | \ \/// .""'-. ::::::::::::: >> :::::::::::::: \__\ / .: .'/| | `)`/__//_/_/_\ :::::::::::: >> ':::::::::::::: '--.\ : /\/_| |} /.---. \ \ \ / :::::::::::' >> '::::::::::::'' \\ |\/_/| | //` . `'...-' :::::::::::' >> :::::::::: .-""'. \\\/ /{| |// .:::::....:::::::::::::: >> '::::::: /_\_\_\\__\`(` | '/ :::::::::::::::::::::::' >> ':::::: \ / / / .---.\ | | :::::::::::::::::::::::' >> '::::::. '-..,'` .:.`\\ | |} ::::::::::::::::::::::' >> '::::::......:jgs:: \\| | ::::::::::::::::::::' >> ':::::::::::::::::: \` | ::::::::::::::::::' >> ':::::::::::::::: | | ::::::::::::::::' >> ':::::::::::::: {| | ::::::::::::::' >> ':::::::::::: | | ::::::::::::' >> ':::::::::: | | ::::::::::' >> ':::::::: | |} ::::::::' >> ':::::: | | ::::::' >> ':::::. |/ ::::::' >> ':::.....:::::' >> ':::::::::' >> ':::::' >> ':' >> >> >> _______________ |*\_/*|________ >> | ___________ | .-. .-. ||_/-\_|______ | >> | | | | .****. .****. | | | | >> | | 0 0 | | .*****.*****. | | 0 0 | | >> | | - | | .*********. | | - | | >> | | \___/ | | .*******. | | \___/ | | >> | |___ ___| | .*****. | |___________| | >> |_____|\_/|_____| .***. |_______________| >> _|__|/ \|_|_.............*.............._|________|_ >> / ********** \ / ********** \ >> / ************ \ / ************ \ >> -------------------- -------------------- >> >> >> Looks nice from where I sit - a little sappy perhaps, but it's coming in very clearly
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