Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 Apr 1997.
How?
alt.ascii-art
· 12 messages · 20 Apr 1997 - 6 Nov 2001
Is there a way to learn how to make ascii art?
In article <199...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
ira...@aol.com (IRAWHITE) writes:
>Is there a way to learn how to make ascii art?
Practice, practice, practice...
Tutorials are posted regularly to this newsgroup thanks to Colin
Douthwaite...
There are also tutorials available to browse upon the web...
I have some information on my webpage... (see how to do it)
-joan
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In article <199...@zhb4pub240.bluewin.ch>, kak...@gmx.net (Mario Rimann) writes: >Hello! >I'm a newbie in ascii-Art! P�lease help me! How can I do some cool >pictures for my siganture? Is there a sharewareprogramme? (I use a Mac) > >I Hope, that you help me! > >Thanks, >Mario > > Go to the web address below, this is where you can have the FIGLET server create different ASCII fonts for anything you type in the field. http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/ http://members.aol.com/lester5374 Ansi home page (ANSI are in GIF format only.) FTP://members.aol.com/lester5374/ansi To download the ANSI format (a lot more are here than are displayed on the web page).
Mario Rimann wrote: > > Hello! > I'm a newbie in ascii-Art! P�lease help me! How can I do some cool > pictures for my siganture? Is there a sharewareprogramme? (I use a Mac) > > I Hope, that you help me! > I use a program called emacs (on the unix system at my school) which uses plain-text editing features in combination with my own skill to create images. You can also ask Joan Stark if you may borrow her magic Notepad from which amazing images jump out automatically in about 20 minutes. ;) -- _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _| |__/ __ \| |_ _ __| |__| | | |_ _| |_| |_ ___ ___ \ V / / / / _` | | || / _` / _` |_| | || | _| ' \ _(_-</ -_) \_/|_\_\ \__,_|_|\_,_\__,_\__,_(_)_|\_,_|\__|_||_(_)__/\___| \____/ http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/news LIKE MY SIG? GO HERE: http://www.surfplaza.com/figlet/
Mario Rimann wrote: > > Hello! > I'm a newbie in ascii-Art! P�lease help me! How can I do some cool > pictures for my siganture? Is there a sharewareprogramme? (I use a Mac) There are dozens of programs that I have seen, and so far, I have yet to see any decent results. Perhaps some others have had better luck, but the best thing I have ever seen a ascii program do is give an incredibly rough outline for something, so you can still just rely on your skill to make it legible. So in the long run, the computer programs do nothing that you can't do yourself, given the drawing skill of a first grader. (that seems to be about the skill level I have seen most computerized ascii stuff, unless you include huge things that take up 7 screens, and I don't) Basically, practice. :) If you want to rely on a program, you can really only get figlets of quality out of them, and nothing else. (from what I have seen) -- http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/9573 ______ ____ _ _ ____ /```````/_____ _________ (__ / | __| | | | | / ___\ /______ /______\ __,--^` / /_ | _| | |_| | |___ \ ` /____ ___\ /_____) |____| \_____/ \____/ /_..-----`
> You can also ask Joan Stark if you may borrow her magic >Notepad from which amazing images jump out automatically in about 20 >minutes. ;) hehe-- Look what it made today! ;) --just in time for Thanksgiving! .-""""-._.'| / '.| | / | / | -= | /| ( | |/`< ) ) ( ; -=| _| ) \ \ / ____ /) '._ _.-""-.< .' `\/) / / \ / _ .'`/| _ / | '-._( __\ (__/_/=, ( \| \ -=/ /--;==========` ._,;'\==='-,..__/__/__.' `'--/,/ || ' \ / | / || ' \ \/ . || ; jgs / / || | | . || | / '=------| / ' ; ; ;| `-.___.___.___.___._/ -joan -- {\{\ , /}/} { \ \.--. \\ -=I will have seen everything , / / } { /` , "\_// when I see an elephant fly=- \\ .-=.( ( } { \__\ ,--' \'--" `\\_.---,=' {_/ _ ;-. joan stark '-, \__/ \___ / '.___/ <spu...@juno.com> .-'.-.' \___.' | __ / / // /-..___,-`--' `=\ \`\ ASCII ART GALLERY: `" `" `/ / / <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/> jgs '././
In article <199...@ladder01.news.aol.com>, spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) wrote: > > > You can also ask Joan Stark if you may borrow her magic > >Notepad from which amazing images jump out automatically in about 20 > >minutes. ;) > > hehe-- Look what it made today! ;) --just in time for Thanksgiving! > > .-""""-._.'| > / '.| | > / | / > | -= | /| ( > | |/`< ) ) ( > ; -=| _| ) > \ \ / ____ /) > '._ _.-""-.< .' `\/) > / / \ / _ .'`/| > _ / | '-._( __\ (__/_/=, > ( \| \ -=/ /--;==========` [snip] > jgs / / || | [snip] > > joan stark <spu...@juno.com> > ASCII ART GALLERY: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/> I'm very concerned about the size of that turkey, Joan. It seems on the small side. Don't you have a family to feed? Here is an alteration: .-""""-._.'| / '.| | / | / ( | -= | /| ) ( | |/`< ) ) ; -=| _| ______ \ \ / .' `. /) '._ _.-""-.< .' `\/) / / \ / ___ .--'`/| _ / | '-._( ____\ (____/_/=, ( \| \ -=/ /--;==============` ._,;'\==='-,..__/__/__.' `'--/,/ || ' \ / | / || ' \ \/ . || ; jgs / / || | | . || | / '=------| / ' ; ; ;| `-.___.___.___.___._/ NOTE: If you hit the reply button, add an "e" to the "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- ( And don't forget the... | ~^^^~~^^ w \ ,^%--- |) | [ || <vvvvvvvv>|__\> \ Mmmm... | | [ .. __\______/__ > [_____________]_>,^ llizard aka ejm cq5...@freenet.toronto.on.ca |ejm97 //|| | http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/
>I'm very concerned about the size of that turkey, Joan. It seems on the >small side. Don't you have a family to feed? Here is an alteration: > > .-""""-._.'| > / '.| | > / | / ( > | -= | /| ) ( > | |/`< ) ) > ; -=| _| ______ > \ \ / .' `. /) > '._ _.-""-.< .' `\/) > / / \ / ___ .--'`/| > _ / | '-._( ____\ (____/_/=, > ( \| \ -=/ /--;==============` > ._,;'\==='-,..__/__/__.' > `'--/,/ || ' \ > / | / || ' \ > \/ . || ; > jgs / / || | > | . || | > / '=------| > / ' ; ; ;| > `-.___.___.___.___._/ > > Thanks llizard! I usually make two turkeys every Thanksgiving... that's was the first one out of the roaster! ;) -joan -- -./\\_//\.- -`/ .-.-. \`- joan stark <spu...@juno.com> |=|__|__|=| |=\_o,o_/=| ASCII ART GALLERY: \-(_.^._)-/ <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373> jgs `-.___.-`
How can I make a Figlet font without using Jave?
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>How can I make a Figlet font without using Jave?
Notepad.
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"Bateau" <Its...@Not-A-Real-Address.com> wrote in message news:nfz...@4ax.com... > bonjour Sebastian Pena, je suis un robot! > >How can I make a Figlet font without using Jave? > > Notepad. But what I wanna know if there is an special syntax?
On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 19:00:07 +0100, "Sebastian Pena" <seb...@free.fr> wrote: > >"Bateau" <Its...@Not-A-Real-Address.com> wrote in message >news:nfz...@4ax.com... >> bonjour Sebastian Pena, je suis un robot! >> >How can I make a Figlet font without using Jave? >> >> Notepad. > > But what I wanna know if there is an special syntax? > > yes, there is a format you must use. open any figlet font you have with notepad (or any other text editing software you may have) and you can see. [this is from the heading in "avatar.flf] <quote> flf2a$ 6 5 10 16 16 Avatar by Claude Martins 02/95 Figlet release 2.1 -- 12 Aug 1994 Permission is hereby given to modify this font, as long as the modifier's name is placed on a comment line. Explanation of first line: flf2 - "magic number" for file identification a - should always be `a', for now $ - the "hardblank" -- prints as a blank, but can't be smushed 6 - height of a character 5 - height of a character, not including descenders 10 - max line length (excluding comment lines) + a fudge factor 16 - default smushmode for this font 16 - number of comment lines </quote> you should open standard.flf and review the characters listed, all seemingly are required or a length error will result. also any apparent deviation from this will result in death of you or a loved one. Warrenty: none expressed, implied or offered. -- _________________________________________________ /| _____________________________________________ | //| | _ _ _ _______ _____ | | // | | | \/ \/ \\__ __\ _ \ .irc.bluedwarf.net.| | //__| | | \ \ \_ \ \ __/ .www.bluedwarf.net.| | \\ | | | \__\ \ \\ \ \ | | \\ | | |_____\ \__\_____\___\ -=MikeChat=- | | \\| |_____________________________________________| | \|_________________________________________________|
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