Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 12 Feb 1999.
Best Font
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· 6 messages · 12 Feb 1999 - 18 Feb 1999
Okay, a silly question...what is the best font to use to view ansi stuff. Some of the messages I am seeing don't look that great. I probably used to know. Sorry for the silly question but what can I say...I'm a silly kinda gal!
Nikki wrote in message <7a1890$2fk$1...@remarQ.com>... >Okay, a silly question...what is the best font to use to view ansi stuff. >Some of the messages I am seeing don't look that great. I probably used to >know. Sorry for the silly question but what can I say...I'm a silly kinda >gal! Hi Silly, You should try: Topaz New Courier New Fixedsys Lucinda Console JRO
Oopps..... that second one was supposed to e-type mail. People like me who cain't use their junk properly ought to not use it at all. Therefore, I am considering retirement from this. JRO
N> Okay, a silly question...what is the best font to use to view ansi stuff. N> Some of the messages I am seeing don't look that great. I probably used to N> know. Sorry for the silly question but what can I say...I'm a silly kinda N> gal! The absolute best would be terminal... but if you don't have that some fonts are like system, that works well... hmmm, well, that's about it. Divus
N> Okay, a silly question...what is the best font to use to view ansi stuff. N> Some of the messages I am seeing don't look that great. I probably used to N> know. Sorry for the silly question but what can I say...I'm a silly kinda N> gal! Some of the better ones would be terminal... Arial or Times look like crap because there not a centered font... Latez, Brook
.----- On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 09:18:38 , Brooklyn posted:
|N> Okay, a silly question...what is the best font to use to view ansi stuff.
|N> Some of the messages I am seeing don't look that great. I probably used to
|N> know. Sorry for the silly question but what can I say...I'm a silly kinda
|N> gal!
|
|Some of the better ones would be terminal... Arial or Times look like crap
|because there not a centered font...
|
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Centered? Surely you mean fixed-width?
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