Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 8 Jul 2006.
Printing ascii art?
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· 3 messages · 8 Jul 2006 - 8 Jul 2006
What is a good size (rows x columns) for printing ascii art?
(Yes, that is a bit vague, but the idea that's been bubbling in my head
for a while now and which requires an answer to that question is also a
bit vague.)
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_.-In alt.ascii-art, Veronica Karlsson wrote the following -._
> What is a good size (rows x columns) for printing ascii art?
I have thought about this for a long time over the the years and
though I have never done it my answer is 'as big as it can get and
still be on one page and no smaller than a pt 8 font'.
Not as vague as your question but hopefully vague enough. :)
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Faux_Pseudo wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > What is a good size (rows x columns) for printing ascii art? > > I have thought about this for a long time over the the years and > though I have never done it my answer is 'as big as it can get and > still be on one page and no smaller than a pt 8 font'. > > Not as vague as your question but hopefully vague enough. :) Yes, I want to get as much as possible out of the page. Maybe even use a simple frame: ______ | | | | like this but bigger |______| (maybe) (very maybe) ...without causing wrapping problems... Then there's the page break thing... Can't use HTML... :-\ And different sizes of paper used in different countries (ie USA vs the rest of the world, as usual). -- __ __ _____ _____ ______ __ _ _ _____ __ ||| \ \ ) )/ / \|| | \ \ / / \ \ | \ | || | / / \| ) \ ||.. \ \/ /| |_/| | |_/ /| | | || \ | || || | / \ |.PP. \ / | | \| | | \ \| | | || |\_\| || || | / /\ \ _\/___ \_( \_\__/||_| \_\\_\__/_/ |_| |_||_| \_\__/|(_( \_\ |_______ Troll Spokeswoman _____ http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ ___|
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