Beginner Questions

As a beginner I am trying to understand the simplest way to create ASCII =
Art.  I use Internet Explorer 3.02 using Plain Text with MIME encoded =
text using "Quoted Printable."

I can establish horizontal position either with the spacebar or the tab =
key.  Which is recommended?

In Colin Douthwaite's "Warning Control Codes." he says that it should be =
formatted with UUENCODE.  Why is that?  What happens if MIME encoded art =
is posted?
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Regards,

Robert "Bo" Bomeisler
Los Angeles
BoB...@msn.com

This is my first creation.  The font is Arial TrueType and the message =
is MIME encoded.  I would welcome any comments or suggestions.
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Robert "Bo" Bomeisler
Los Angeles
BoB...@msn.com

Robert E Bomeisler <BoB...@msn.com> wrote in article =
<01bc3fc6$db076260$ae532299@bo-s-computer>...

As a beginner I am trying to understand the simplest way to create ASCII =
Art.  I use Internet Explorer 3.02 using Plain Text with MIME encoded =
text using "Quoted Printable."

I can establish horizontal position either with the spacebar or the tab =
key.  Which is recommended?

In Colin Douthwaite's "Warning Control Codes." he says that it should be =
formatted with UUENCODE.  Why is that?  What happens if MIME encoded art =
is posted?
--=20
Regards,

Robert "Bo" Bomeisler
Los Angeles
BoB...@msn.com

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In article <01bc3fc6$db076260$ae532299@bo-s-computer>, 
Robert E Bomeisler <BoB...@msn.com> writes:
>
>As a beginner I am trying to understand the simplest way to create ASCII Art.  I 
>use Internet Explorer 3.02 using Plain Text with MIME encoded text using "Quoted 
>Printable."

  Use typewriter ['courier' or 'monaco'] font.
>
>I can establish horizontal position either with the spacebar or the tab key.  
>Which is recommended?

  Spacebar.  People may interpret tabs differently between machines.
>
>In Colin Douthwaite's "Warning Control Codes." he says that it should be 
>formatted with UUENCODE.  Why is that?  What happens if MIME encoded art is 
>posted?

  See this drawing below?  It uses only standard 7bit ascii characters
  no funny � or whatever.  No control codes for colour or animation
  or anything. If you have to do that, do it the same way you send gifs
  in email i.e. encoded to plain ascii text; but preferably don't do it.

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~~|;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;||';-._.-;'^';||_.-;'^'0-|~~
P |      Woof Woof, Glug Glug               ||____________||      0  | P
O |   Who Drowned the Judge's Dog?          | . . . . . . . '----. 0 | O
O | answers on alt.religion.scientology *---|_______________  @__o0  | O
L |___&_http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk_________________________|/_______| L
          /clam/lynx/q0.html

Robert E Bomeisler wrote:
> 
> I can establish horizontal position either with the spacebar or the tab key.  Which is recommended?

The space bar, because not everyone's tab is set to the same number
of spaces.  So, if your tab is set to eight spaces and I try to
view it, but my tab is set to four spaces, the file comes out looking
almost as corrupted as that created with a proportional font.  (The
difference is that I can fix yours, I can''t fix what is created
using proportional fonts.)

> In Colin Douthwaite's "Warning Control Codes." he says that it should be formatted with UUENCODE.  Why is that?  What happens if MIME encoded art is posted?

At one point in time, uuencode/uudecode was more of a standard and
far more wide spread.  MIME is becoming more and more available, but
I think you still might find a lot of people don't have anyway to
read a MIME encoded message.

Good luck.  Hope this helps.

Sandy