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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 Oct 2001.
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alt.ascii-art · 18 messages · 26 Oct 2001 - 29 Oct 2001
Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
Thanks.  Philip.

MJP <mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net> ASCII art 27 Oct 2001 02:21 · permalink · report
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:52:54 +0100, "philip" <phi...@delve.screaming.net.NOSPAM> wrote:

>Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
>Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
>Thanks.  Philip.
>
>

1) Get an idea of a topic

2) Having failed #1 doodle till you have made something you werent expecting

3) Work to improve the thing

4) Post it here asking for criticism, MOST will be helpful if brutally honest

5) Work to improve the thing OR go to #1

6) Having failed #1 again, look at something, say a simple picture in a magazine
   and try to emulate the shape or effect with text.

7) Post it here asking for criticism, MOST will be helpful if brutally honest

8) keep one file with your initial attempts and Delete all other evidence.

9) Keep trying to find ways to draw something, represent something or get a new hobby
   I mean help, yeah help, from others in this group. 

10) Send $19.95 (U.S. funds only, cash is good) to me and I will e-mail you a detailed
    book titled "How to waste several years worth of time typing a picture" (its a classic)

oh yeah, um JRO did some dandy tutorials.


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bug <bug...@akw.pl> 27 Oct 2001 07:43 · permalink · report
It was a beautiful day/night 27 Oct 2001 02:21:16 GMT, when
mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) wrote in alt.ascii-art that: 

>1) Get an idea of a topic

Yeah... It's not so easy you know... :)

>2) Having failed #1 doodle till you have made something you werent expecting

I failed so many pictures that I can't even remember how many of them
there was... :)

>3) Work to improve the thing

Don't like to change my pictures... :)

>4) Post it here asking for criticism, MOST will be helpful if brutally honest

ROTFL:))) You're right. He can expect only brutally criticism and
Spanish Inquisition ;)))

>5) Work to improve the thing OR go to #1

I've noticed that most people do like you're saying. They're improving
their pictures until they (pictures) look great. I wish I had so many
enthusiasm to work on my old pictures...

>6) Having failed #1 again, look at something, say a simple picture in a magazine
>   and try to emulate the shape or effect with text.

Easy to say... When I drew something and I'm happy with effect of my
work I always think about trying to draw something harder, and then I
always fail...

>7) Post it here asking for criticism, MOST will be helpful if brutally honest

Hmmm... Deja Vu? :)

>8) keep one file with your initial attempts and Delete all other evidence.

I didn't do it... Really. I didn't know she was only sixteen... :)

>9) Keep trying to find ways to draw something, represent something or get a new hobby
>   I mean help, yeah help, from others in this group. 

What do you mean by help? :) Hey everybody can you help me, I'm having a
little problem with money -- I do not have them... ? :)

>10) Send $19.95 (U.S. funds only, cash is good) to me and I will e-mail you a detailed
>    book titled "How to waste several years worth of time typing a picture" (its a classic)

Damn. I knew it. I knew than when I'm done reading it I'll have to do
something that I wouldn't wan't to do... OK, give your account number...


Best regards/Pozdrowienia,

bug
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Markus Moebs <Markus.Moebs@gmx>>>KEWL_SPAMTRAP<<<.de> ASCII art 27 Oct 2001 09:02 · permalink · report
philip wrote:

> Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
> Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
> Thanks.  Philip.
> 
> 

There are a few tutorials on drawing lines or shading out there on the internet 
and I believe there has been posted one in here about two months ago?

I myself had a good start with drawing a schematic map of my home... village 
for a guy who wanted to come over but did not know the way. I donno if it is 
ascii art, but I think it's a good start to playing with the characters.

         +-----+--------------------------------------------------+            
         |+++++                         'Friedhofstr.'             \           
 Fried-->|++++++------------------------------+ +----------------+  \          
  hof    |+++++|                              | | <--hier wohnt   \  \         
         |+++++|                              | +----+ Double      \  \        
         +-----+                              | +---+ \             \  \       
                                              + +    \ +---+         \  \      
                                               * !!!!!+---+|          \  \     
                    [mm]                       * !KIRCHE!!||           \  \    
                                     Treppe--->* !!!KIRCHE||            \  \   
                                               * KIRCHE!!!*****          \  \  
                                               **!!!!!!!***   *           \  \ 
                              Garten       +----*------**-----*------------+  +
                                 weg      / +-------++-----------+             
                                  |      / /        ||           |  +----------
                                  |     + +         ||           |  |          
     +--'Laubus                   v     | +---------++-----------+  |          
     |     Bach'                +-------+                           |          
     |                          |+------+ +----------------------+  |          
     v               Bruecke--->||      | |                      |  |          
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|  |~~~~~~~~~~
  ------------------------------++------+ +----------------------+  +----------
                              'weyerer str.'                                   
  <--nach weyer                                                                
  ---------------------+   +---------------------+  +--------...----------+   +

it's only a part of the map. but now that i am looking at it again, i 
understand why he never arrived here. 

CeeJay <new...@ceejay.cjb.nOt> ASCII art 27 Oct 2001 11:50 · permalink · report
> > Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
> > Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
> > Thanks.  Philip.

> There are a few tutorials on drawing lines or shading out there on the
internet
> and I believe there has been posted one in here about two months ago?

I have one on how to draw lines and shapes .. It does'nt cover shading (yet)
My tutorial takes a more technical approach to creating ascii images ,
explaining how to draw good lines and shapes - Other tutorials deals with
the process of creation.

I use mine as a referencesheet for my own creations.
Here it is :

---

[Lines]

Lines in general are made by putting characters with different "height"
next to each other in a way that simulates a line.

Most characters suitable for creating a line fall in 4 heightcategories.
For some heights there are a choice between different characters.
It's important to choose a character for your height with a form and
position that seems to match the line.


Suitable characters are :

High   : ` ' "
Middle :  - =
Low    :  . ,
Bottom :   _

You might think that ~ would be a good character too, but since ~ can
be displayed very differently from system to system it is best not to
use it when drawing lines

Some of theese are best for lines slanting ..

.. right :

_,.-'"

and some for slanting ..

.. left :

"`-._

And then there are / and \ and |  .. all characters which forms restrict
their usability to lines to closely resembles their shape.


The best characthers are entirely a personal preference.

Here are some different types of lines.. which do you like the best ?


    |   |   /      .'      .-'     _.-'
    |  .'  /     .'     .-'    _.-'
    |  |  /    .'    .-'   _.-'          __..--""
    | .' /   .'   .-'  _.-'      __..--""
    | | /  .'  .-'  .-'  __..--"" _______________



    |   |   /      ,'     _,'      _,-'
    |  ,'  /     ,'    _,'     _,-'
    |  |  /    ,'   _,'    _,-'          __..--'"
    | ,' /   ,'  _,'   _,-'      __..--'"
    | | /  ,'  ,'   ,-'  __..--'" _______________


    |   |   ;      ,"      ,-"     _.-"
    |   ;  ;     ,"     ,-"    _.-"
    |  |  ;    ,"    ,-"   _.-"          __..--'"
    |  ; ;   ,"   ,-"  _.-"      __..--'"
    | | ;  ,"  ,-"  .-"  __..--'" _______________



Here are some people's favourite linestyles :

     3/1    2/1     1/1     2/3     1/2
|    |      /      /      .'      .'
|    |     |      /      /      .'
|    /     /     /     .'     .'          1/3
|   |     |     /     /     .'         .-'
|   |     /    /    .'    .'        .-'
|   /    |    /    /    .'       .-'       1/4
|  |     /   /   .'   .'      .-'      _.-'
|  |    |   /   /   .'     .-'     _.-'       1/5
|  /    /  /  .'  .'    .-'    _.-'      _.--'
| |    |  /  /  .'   .-'   _.-'     _.--'      1/6
| |    / / .' .'  .-'  _.-'    _.--'    __.--'     1/7
| |   | / / .' .-' _.-'   _.--'   __.--'    __..--'
              _.-'  _.--'   __.--'   __..--'    1/8
               _.--'  __.--'  __..--'   __..--''
                __.--' __..--'  __..--''
                __..--' __..--''
                __..--''
[VK]            -------------------------- 0




   6/1   3/1    2/1     1/1     2/3     1/2
 |  J    J     J       /      .'      .'
 |  J    |     F      /      /      .'
 |  |    F    J      /     .'     .'          1/3
 |  |   J     F     /     /     .'         .-'
 |  F   |    J     /    .'    .'        .-'
 |  F   F    F    /    /    .'       .-'       1/4
 | J   J    J    /   .'   .'      .-'      _.-'
 | J   |    F   /   /   .'     .-'     _.-'       1/5
 | |   F   J   /  .'  .'    .-'    _.-'      _.--'
 | |  J    F  /  /  .'   .-'   _.-'     _.--'      1/6
 | F  |   J  / .' .'  .-'  _.-'    _.--'    __.--'     1/7
 | F  F   F / / .' .-' _.-'   _.--'   __.--'    __..--'
                  _.-'  _.--'   __.--'   __..--'    1/8
                   _.--'  __.--'  __..--'   __..--''
                    __.--' __..--'  __..--''
                    __..--' __..--''
                    __..--''
[HS]                -------------------------- 0

...and if the line slopes the other way use L instead of F.



               2\1     3\2     1\1     1\2   1\3 12infinity
                  `.      `.      \      \    |   |
                    `.      \      \      |   |   |
         3\1          `.     `.     \     \   \   |
            `-.         `.     \     \     |   |  |
               `-.        `.    `.    \    \   |  |
        4\1       `-.       `.    \    \    |  \  |
           `-._      `-.      `.   `.   \   \   | |
     5\1       `-._     `-.     `.   \   \   |  | |
        `--._      `-._    `-.    `.  `.  \  \  \ |
    6\1      `--._     `-._   `-.   `.  \  \  |  ||
7\1     `--.__    `--._    `-._  `-.  `. `. \ \  ||
   `--..__    `--.__   `--._   `-._ `-. `. \ \ | ||
   8\1    `--..__   `--.__   `--._  `-._         _=_
      ``--..__   `--..__  `--.__  `--._        q(-_-)p
              ``--..__  `--..__ `--.__         '_) (_`
                      ``--..__ `--..__         /__/  \
                              ``--..__       _(<_   _/)_
     infinity21 -----------------------     (__\_\_|_/__) [mic]



[Sun of directions]

My "Sun of directions"

It show my (CeeJay) favourite linestyles

The first number is the change in the X value.
The second number is the change in the Y value.

Note that the lines in the upper half of the sun
differs from the ones in the lower half.
I prefer the ones in the upper half but there are
different lines for different occasions.

                                 1/3  |  1/3
                             1/2  |   |   |  1/2
                      1/1     |   |   |   |   |     1/1
                  3/2   \     `.  `.  |  ,'  ,'     /    3/2
             2/1   \     \     |   |  |  |   |     /     /   2/1
               .    `.    \    `.  |  |  |  ,'    /    ,'    ,
         3/1    `.    \    \    |  `. | ,'  |    /    /    ,"    3/1
           .      `.   `.   \   `.  | | |  ,'   /   ,'   ,"      ,
     4/1    `-.     `.   \   \   |  | | |  |   /   /   ,"     ,-"    4/1
        -._    `-.    `.  `.  \  `. `.|,' ,'  /  ,'  ,"    ,-"    _.-
   5/1     `-._   `-.   `.  \  \  |  |||  |  /  /  ,"   ,-"   _.-"     5/1
      `--._    `-._  `-.  `. `. \ `. ||| ,' / ,' ,"  ,-"  _.-"    _.--"
  6/1.__   `--._   `-._ `-. `. \             / ," ,-" _.-"   _.--"   __.6/1
        `--.__  `--._  `-._`        _____        "_.-"  _.--"  __.--"
 7/1 `--..__  `--.__ `--._       .-'     `-.       _.--" __.--"  __..--" 7/1
    --..__  `--..__ `--.__     ,'           `.     __.--" __..--"  __..--
 8/1      ``--..__ `--..__    /    _     _    \    __..--" __..--'"      8/1
                  ``--..__   ;    (_)   (_)    :   __..--'"
  -----------------------    |                 |   ------------------------
                  ..--''""   :    |       |    ;   ""``--..
 8/1      ..--''"" .--''""    \    `.___.'    /    ""``--. ""``--..      8/1
    --''""  .--''"" .--'""     `.           ,'     ""`--. ""``--.  ""``--
 7/1 .--''""  .--'""  ,--'       `-._____.-' CJ    ``--. ""`--.  ""``--. 7/1
        .--'""   ,--'" _,-".                     . `-._ ``--.  ""`--.
  6/1'""    ,--'"  _,-" .-' ,' /             \ `. `-.  `-._  ``--.   ""`6/1
       ,--'"   _,-"  .-'  ,' .' / .' ||| `. \ `. `.  `-.   `-._   ``--.
   5/1"    _,-"   .-'   ,'  /  /  |  |||  |  \  \  `.   `-.    `-._    5/1
        ,-"    .-'    ,'  .'  /  .' .'|`. `.  \  `.  `.    `-.     `-.
     4/1    .-'     ,'   /   /   |  | | |  |   \   \   `.     `-.     4/1
           '      ,'   .'   /   .'  | | |  `.   \   `.   `.      `
        3/1     ,'    /    /    |  .' | `.  |    \    \    `.     3/1
               '    .'    /    .'  |  |  |  `.    \    `.    `
             2/1   /     /     |   |  |  |   |     \     \    2/1
                 3/2    /     .'  .'  |  `.  `.     \    3/2
                      1/1     |   |   |   |   |     1/1
                            1/2   |   |   |   1/2
                                 1/3  |  1/3

[Special purpose lines & steps]

   ,8            ;"           _|           ,;'           .oO          |
  ,8'          ;"           _|           ,;'          .o0008        __|
 ,8'         ;"           _|           ,;'         .o0008888       |
,8'        ;"            |           ,;'        .o0008888888       |


 98b      080      d8P           .o0P'
  98b     080     d8P         .oOP'
   98b    080    d8P       .o0P'
    98b   080   d8P     .o0P'
     98b  080  d8P   .o0P'

     _||      _(
   _||"     _(
 _||"     _(
||"      (




[Circular shapes]
                                                 _____             __
                                              .-'     `-.       ,dP""Yb,
                                            ,'           `.   ,d"      "b,
                                           /               \  d'    _   `Y,
                                  __      ;                 : 8     8    `b
                        __     ,'"  "`.   |                 | `b,_,aP     P
                __    ,'  `.  /        \  :                 ;   """"     d'
     _   .-.  ,'  `. :      | |        |   \               /           ,P"
. o (_) (   ) |    | |      ; \        /    `.           ,'    a,.__,aP"
         `-'  `.__.'  `.__.'   `.____.'       `-._____.-'       `"""''

                _______
           .-'""       ""`-.
        .-'                 `-.
      ,'                       `.
    ,'                           `.
   /                               \
  /                                 \
 ;                                   :
 :                                   :
 |                                   |
 :                                   :
 :                                   ;
  \                                 /
   \                               /
    `.                           ,'
      `.                       ,'
        `-.                 ,-'
           `-.,,_______,,.-'


( An example of what you can achive by using
  curves from ever smaller/bigger circles - A spiral )
               _______
          .-'""       ""`-.
       .-"                 `-.
     ,"                       `.
   ,"                           `.
  /                               \
 /                                 \
;               _                   :
:            ,'" "`.                ;
|           (  ,    \               |
;            `'     |               ;
 \                 /
  `.             ,"
    `-.,_____,.-"

( ..  and in this case a seashell)
                    _______
               .-'""       ""`-.
            .-"                 `-.
          ,"                       `.
        ,"                           `.
       /                               \
      /                                 \
     ;               _                   :
     :            ,'" "`.                :
     |           (  ,    \               |
     ;            `'     |               |
      \                 /                |
       `.             ,"                 :
         `-.,_____,.-"                   ;
           ,'   `.                      /
          /       \                    /
         ;         :                  /
         |         |                 /
         |         |               ,"
         |         |             ,"
         :         :          ,-"
          \       /       _,-"
           `.   ,"   _.--"   CJ
             `""---'"


[Sentence drawing] - ( Drawing with characters aligned so they actually
spell something! )

            ught i
          ca       n
        m            a
       '      ...     t
      I      .   .     i
             !         m
      !       !       e
       p       !pool
        l
         e
           h


[Geometric figures]


( Mirrored cubes )
                 |
      _______    |    _______
     /\      \   |   /      /\
    /  \      \  |  /      /  \
   /    \______\ | /______/    \
  /     /      / | \      \     \
  \    /      /  |  \      \    /
   \  /      /   |   \      \  /
    \/______/    |    \______\/
_________________|___________________
     _______     |     _______
    /\      \    |    /      /\
   /  \      \   |   /      /  \
  /    \      \  |  /      /    \
  \     \______\ | /______/     /
   \    /      / | \      \    /
    \  /      /  |  \      \  /
     \/______/   |   \______\/
                 |
                 |               CJ


(Pyramid)
     ___________________________
    /\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\\\\\
    \/\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\/__/_\\\\
     \/\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\__\__\\\\
      \/\__\/\__\/\__\/__/__/__/_\\\
       \/\__\/\__\/\__\__\__\__\__\\\
        \/\__\/\__\/__/__/__/__/__/_\\
         \/\__\/\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\\
          \/\__\/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/_\
           \/\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\
         CJ \/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/



If you keep at it long enough you can create
some pretty amazing and sometimes confusing stuff.

( Two very similar drawings with very different
  illusions of depth )
    _________
   / ___    /\
  / /__/\  /  \
 /  \__\/ / ___\
/________/ /__/\\
\    ___ \ \__\//
 \  /__/\ \    /
  \ \__\/  \  /
   \________\/ CJ


    _________
   / ___    /\
  / /\__\  /  \
 /  \/__/ / ___\
/________/ /\__\\
\    ___ \ \/__//
 \  /\__\ \    /
  \ \/__/  \  /
   \________\/ CJ



And sometimes ... REALLY confusing stuff.
Here f.x is a Escher-style geometric form ..
Dont look too long trying to figure it out.
It's an impossible form .. it cannot not exist in RealLife(tm)


          ______________
         /\  __________ \
        /  \ \______  /\ \
       / /\ \ \    / /  \ \
      / / /\ \ \  / / /\ \ \
     / / /  \ \ \/ / /  \ \ \
    / / /    \ \ \/_/____\_\ \
   / / /      \ \____________ \
  / / /______/_\ ___________  /
  \ \  _________/ /      / / /
   \ \ \_______ \ \     / / /
    \ \ \ / / /\ \ \   / / /
     \ \ / / /  \ \ \ / / /
      \ V / /____\_\ / / /
       \ / /_________\/ /
        \______________/  lgbeard/KPB/ap



Another variation .. an endless staircase


"Slinky Heaven"       _______
by CeeJay   _\|/_____/\      \
      ______=/\=     \ \  ____\__
     /\     =\ \      \ \/\      \
    /  \    = \ \______\/  \  ____\__
   /    \______\/      /    \/\      \
  /     / _____/_     /     /  \  ____\__
 /     / /\      \   /     / ___\/\_     \
/     / /  \      \ /   __/__\_     \     \
\    / /    \______\____\_     \     \_____\
 \  / /     / _____/_     \     \_____\    /
  \/_/     / /\      \     \_____\    /   /
    /     / /  \      \_____\    /   /   /
   /     / /    \______\    /   /   /   /
   \    / /     /      /   /   /   /   /
    \  / /     /      /   /   /   /   /
     \/_/     /      /   /   /   /   /
       /     /      /   /   /   /___/CJ
      /     /      /   /   /___/
      \    /      /   /___/
       \  /      /___/
        \/______/

Laura T. <she...@lycos.com> 27 Oct 2001 13:47 · permalink · report
Make a big circle, thats a good way to start figuring out how things
fit together. Once you get the circle put something inside it. You
coudl make a globe, a snowglobe, etc. Whatever tickles your fantasy. 

Laura

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:52:54 +0100, "philip"
<phi...@delve.screaming.net.NOSPAM> wrote:

>Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
>Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
>Thanks.  Philip.
>

Hello each of you.
Thank you for your comments.
None of them helped!
Trouble is, I think, my PC is not set up to receive
ascii-art...........there must be more to it than what
I am getting.
Cheers,
Philip.


"Laura T." <she...@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:4ke...@4ax.com...
> Make a big circle, thats a good way to start figuring out how things
> fit together. Once you get the circle put something inside it. You
> coudl make a globe, a snowglobe, etc. Whatever tickles your fantasy.
>
> Laura
>
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:52:54 +0100, "philip"
> <phi...@delve.screaming.net.NOSPAM> wrote:
>
> >Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
> >Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
> >Thanks.  Philip.
> >
>

> Hello each of you.
> Thank you for your comments.
> None of them helped!
> Trouble is, I think, my PC is not set up to receive
> ascii-art...........there must be more to it than what
> I am getting.

Ahh .. why did'nt you say so ? :)

OK - You are using the Outlook Express 6 that came with Windows XP. (I
know - I'm psychic ;)
Go choose "Tools" -> "Options" -> "Read" and set both font to Courier New ..
you can set the size to whatever you like .. I choose "smaller" on my PC.

You can do the same thing with the "Send" options .. set the fonts to
Courier New (and about 9 point that works for me)

Now you can see Ascii-art in Outlook Express

You can in a similar way set Notepad and other program to use Courier New or
another fixed-width font you like .. most people go either Courier New or
Lucinda Console .. but there are others too.

Then you can see the art as they were meant to be seen.
And create some of your own too ;)

Kind Regards
CeeJay

Thank you CeeJay.
Yes I'm using Outlook Express 6 (Later download...I run Windows 98)
I've done what you suggested ----No use!
All I see in Outlook Express, and in Internet Explorer, is squit!!!
Have you got any more suggestions? I would be grateful.
Regards,
Philip.


"CeeJay" <new...@ceejay.cjb.nOt> wrote in message
news:3bdb152a$0$269$edf...@dspool01.news.tele.dk...
> > Hello each of you.
> > Thank you for your comments.
> > None of them helped!
> > Trouble is, I think, my PC is not set up to receive
> > ascii-art...........there must be more to it than what
> > I am getting.
>
> Ahh .. why did'nt you say so ? :)
>
> OK - You are using the Outlook Express 6 that came with Windows XP. (I
> know - I'm psychic ;)
> Go choose "Tools" -> "Options" -> "Read" and set both font to Courier New
..
> you can set the size to whatever you like .. I choose "smaller" on my PC.
>
> You can do the same thing with the "Send" options .. set the fonts to
> Courier New (and about 9 point that works for me)
>
> Now you can see Ascii-art in Outlook Express
>
> You can in a similar way set Notepad and other program to use Courier New
or
> another fixed-width font you like .. most people go either Courier New or
> Lucinda Console .. but there are others too.
>
> Then you can see the art as they were meant to be seen.
> And create some of your own too ;)
>
> Kind Regards
> CeeJay
>
>

CJRandall <col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 27 Oct 2001 21:35 · permalink · report
philip writes
>Hello each of you.
>Thank you for your comments.
>None of them helped!
>Trouble is, I think, my PC is not set up to receive
>ascii-art...........there must be more to it than what
>I am getting.
>Cheers,
>Philip.
>
>
>"Laura T." <she...@lycos.com> wrote in message
>news:4ke...@4ax.com...
>> Make a big circle, thats a good way to start figuring out how things
>> fit together. Once you get the circle put something inside it. You
>> coudl make a globe, a snowglobe, etc. Whatever tickles your fantasy.
>>
>> Laura
>>
>> On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:52:54 +0100, "philip"
>> <phi...@delve.screaming.net.NOSPAM> wrote:
>>
>> >Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
>> >Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
>> >Thanks.  Philip.
>> >
>>
>
>
try using NOTEPAD.EXE with a fixed-font like fixedsys or courier new
ms.outlook is not very ascii-art friendly


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bug <bug...@akw.pl> 27 Oct 2001 22:02 · permalink · report
It was a beautiful day/night Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:22:18 +0100, when
"philip" <phi...@delve.screaming.net.NOSPAM> wrote in alt.ascii-art
that: 

>Thank you CeeJay.
>Yes I'm using Outlook Express 6 (Later download...I run Windows 98)
>I've done what you suggested ----No use!
>All I see in Outlook Express, and in Internet Explorer, is squit!!!
>Have you got any more suggestions? I would be grateful.

Don't listen to CeeJay:) Use Lucida Console 9pt:)


Best regards/Pozdrowienia,

bug
-- 
Blazej Kozlowski -=O=- bug
bug...@akw.pl bla...@akw.pl
bla...@2com.pl GG 1093730
GSM cell phn: +48608093718

bug <bug...@akw.pl> 28 Oct 2001 17:01 · permalink · report
It was beautiful day/night Sun, 28 Oct 2001 13:21:05 +0000, when
drsquare <now...@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:

>>Don't listen to CeeJay:) Use Lucida Console 9pt:)
>
>Fixedsys is the only font every worth considering to use.

Grrr... Lucida Console rulez!!! :)


Best regards/Pozdrowienia,

bug
-- 
Blazej Kozlowski -=O=- bug
bug...@akw.pl bla...@akw.pl
bla...@2com.pl GG 1093730
GSM cell phn: +48608093718

On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 13:21:05 +0000, drsquare <now...@nowhere.co.uk> provoked
the following text:

>>It was a beautiful day/night Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:22:18 +0100, when
>>"philip" <phi...@delve.screaming.net.NOSPAM> wrote in alt.ascii-art
>>that: 
>>
>>>Thank you CeeJay.
>>>Yes I'm using Outlook Express 6 (Later download...I run Windows 98)
>>>I've done what you suggested ----No use!
>>>All I see in Outlook Express, and in Internet Explorer, is squit!!!
>>>Have you got any more suggestions? I would be grateful.
>>
>>Don't listen to CeeJay:) Use Lucida Console 9pt:)
>
>Fixedsys is the only font every worth considering to use.

Topaz New rules!
-- 
        Peter Punk
          \    /
        ---\\\\---
          /    \

Op zoek gaan naar buitenaards leven?
Kijk op http://home.hetnet.nl/~setiathomegroep/index.html 
voor tips, antwoorden, discussies. links, downloads en meer.

1882wu/2.658yrs

Paul's Law #2: You can't fall off the floor.

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, philip wrote:

> Greetings. I can't find anywhere to make a start with ascii art.
> Please can someone tell me where to look to start from scratch!
> Thanks.  Philip.

Hi, Philip.  Well, you can either start from scratch -- just fiddling
around... or you can use a converter program.  It's more fun to fiddle
about, though.  It's more difficult to get things right.  Plus, if you use
a converter prog. then the picture may not end up being the right
size...  But it all depends.

-----
TAL2001: "I want... an avocado."

Great!
Got it!
Thank you all for your help.
Best wishes.
Bye!
Philip.


"Peter Punk" <ppu...@damthatspam.chello.nl> wrote in message
news:t05...@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 13:21:05 +0000, drsquare <now...@nowhere.co.uk>
provoked
> the following text:
>
> >>It was a beautiful day/night Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:22:18 +0100, when
> >>"philip" <phi...@delve.screaming.net.NOSPAM> wrote in alt.ascii-art
> >>that:
> >>
> >>>Thank you CeeJay.
> >>>Yes I'm using Outlook Express 6 (Later download...I run Windows 98)
> >>>I've done what you suggested ----No use!
> >>>All I see in Outlook Express, and in Internet Explorer, is squit!!!
> >>>Have you got any more suggestions? I would be grateful.
> >>
> >>Don't listen to CeeJay:) Use Lucida Console 9pt:)
> >
> >Fixedsys is the only font every worth considering to use.
>
> Topaz New rules!
> --
>         Peter Punk
>           \    /
>         ---\\\\---
>           /    \
>
> Op zoek gaan naar buitenaards leven?
> Kijk op http://home.hetnet.nl/~setiathomegroep/index.html
> voor tips, antwoorden, discussies. links, downloads en meer.
>
> 1882wu/2.658yrs
>
> Paul's Law #2: You can't fall off the floor.

Skeddie <chr...@belgacom.net> ASCII art 29 Oct 2001 16:38 · permalink · report
where the hell did you found that he uses XP?
i found that he uses Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 but not the XP

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"CeeJay" <new...@ceejay.cjb.nOt> schreef in bericht
news:3bdb152a$0$269$edf...@dspool01.news.tele.dk...
> > Hello each of you.
> > Thank you for your comments.
> > None of them helped!
> > Trouble is, I think, my PC is not set up to receive
> > ascii-art...........there must be more to it than what
> > I am getting.
>
> Ahh .. why did'nt you say so ? :)
>
> OK - You are using the Outlook Express 6 that came with Windows XP. (I
> know - I'm psychic ;)
> Go choose "Tools" -> "Options" -> "Read" and set both font to Courier New
..
> you can set the size to whatever you like .. I choose "smaller" on my PC.
>
> You can do the same thing with the "Send" options .. set the fonts to
> Courier New (and about 9 point that works for me)
>
> Now you can see Ascii-art in Outlook Express
>
> You can in a similar way set Notepad and other program to use Courier New
or
> another fixed-width font you like .. most people go either Courier New or
> Lucinda Console .. but there are others too.
>
> Then you can see the art as they were meant to be seen.
> And create some of your own too ;)
>
> Kind Regards
> CeeJay
>
>

> where the hell did you found that he uses XP?
> i found that he uses Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 but not the XP

I though he used XP because XP comes with it's own version of OE and the build number of
the final XP is 2600

Besides my OE is version 6.00.2600.0000 and I use XP.

I did'nt think that there would be two different versions of OE 6.00.2600.0000 .. seems
there is .. or he's using the hacked XP version that was on the net a few weeks before
Microsoft officially released version 6

I've only just got version 6.00.2600.0000.
Microsoft told me that there were updates available.......so I downloaded
it.
Does that answer the question?
Philip.



"CeeJay" <new...@ceejay.cjb.nOt> wrote in message
news:3bdda593$0$737$edf...@dspool01.news.tele.dk...
> > where the hell did you found that he uses XP?
> > i found that he uses Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 but not
the XP
>
> I though he used XP because XP comes with it's own version of OE and the
build number of
> the final XP is 2600
>
> Besides my OE is version 6.00.2600.0000 and I use XP.
>
> I did'nt think that there would be two different versions of OE
6.00.2600.0000 .. seems
> there is .. or he's using the hacked XP version that was on the net a few
weeks before
> Microsoft officially released version 6
>
>

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