Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 30 Nov 1996.
formatting advice needed
alt.ascii-art
· 3 messages · 30 Nov 1996 - 2 Dec 1996
Hi ASCII Artists I am new to this game and I have been trying to create an interesting signature file for myself. My problem is that the files I create with Win95 Notepad don't seen to have a stable format. I worked away for ages creating an interesting piece and after transmitting it to myself as a test the formatting had changed adding lines and throwing everything out. Can anyone give me some basic rules to follow that will keep my format stable? I suspect I have to adhere to a minimum line length or something. Thank you in advance Hans ear...@peg.apc.org
In article <01bbde6e$7e82f0e0$adb0cbc0@earthcare>, Hans Erken <ear...@peg.apc.org> writes > >Can anyone give me some basic rules to follow that will keep my format >stable? I suspect I have to adhere to a minimum line length or something. Seventy character line length (max); maybe 2 or 3 less. Use a typewriter font like COURIER uniformly on your newsreader, editor&c @@@ @@@ @("} {")@ @(.(.)\__ __/(.).)@ @@@) ( """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ) (@@@ ( . ) dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk ( . ) \ ) / http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk \ ( / \\.-' ,' /index.html ', `-_// // ~-~ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" '~ \\ / \ "Consciousness is a product of the brain no more & no less than earwax is a product of the ear"-Martin Hunt on a.r.s
Hans Erken (ear...@peg.apc.org) wrote -- > Can anyone give me some basic rules to follow that will keep my format > stable? I suspect I have to adhere to a minimum line length or something. Monospaced font. 0 to 79 characters per line. Spaces and USASCII characters only. No tabs. Simple. Some mail programs (Juno's) and word processors (MS Weird) can botch up even material as simple as that. Good luck. Dan Strychalski dsk...@cameonet.cameo.com.tw
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