Another Question

First, thank you all for answering my first pair of questions (it's fun
and but also feels a little silly to know so little about something
that's so interesting).

Ok, now that I know I can show ASCII art to other people as long as I 
acknowledge the artist, I have a follow-up question.  I have an external
e-mail reader and when I try to copy the art into it, everything changes
and the art isn't the art anymore.  Does anyone else experience this?
What can you do about it?

Like those nude women that were posted, I thought were just phenomenal
and I wanted to share them with an e-mail friend, but I couldn't get it 
to happen.  I'd love to make other people feel the way I do when I see 
this stuff, there's a whole world in here.

Also, how much changes when you e-mail ACII art, even if it looks right
on the sending end?  Does it have to do with a "fixed font," if that's 
the right phrase, on the receiving end?  Is there a way to control this 
from the sending computer?

Again, thank you -- 

Jen

In article <5np2ko$ci...@orion.mxol.com>, 
Jennifer <pup...@spacelab.net> writes:
>
>First, thank you all for answering my first pair of questions (it's fun
>and but also feels a little silly to know so little about something
>that's so interesting).
>
>Ok, now that I know I can show ASCII art to other people as long as I 
>acknowledge the artist, I have a follow-up question.  I have an external
>e-mail reader and when I try to copy the art into it, everything changes
>and the art isn't the art anymore.  Does anyone else experience this?
>What can you do about it?
>
You have to use "typewriter"--fixed spacing--font in your mail program;
if you can't, you have to export the file out to something that has 
a typewriter font to view it with.

>Like those nude women that were posted, I thought were just phenomenal
>and I wanted to share them with an e-mail friend, but I couldn't get it 
>to happen.  I'd love to make other people feel the way I do when I see 
>this stuff, there's a whole world in here.
>
>Also, how much changes when you e-mail ACII art, even if it looks right
>on the sending end?  Does it have to do with a "fixed font," if that's 
>the right phrase, on the receiving end?  Is there a way to control this 
>from the sending computer?

Each recipient has to view the picture in typewriter font. You cannot
make this happen at the sending end (you can only tell them "please
use a typewriter font like Courier or Monaco to view this)".

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In a message of 12 Jun 97 Jennifer wrote to All:

 J> Ok, now that I know I can show ASCII art to other people as long as I 
 J> acknowledge the artist, I have a follow-up question.  I have an external
 J> e-mail reader and when I try to copy the art into it, everything changes
 J> and the art isn't the art anymore.  Does anyone else experience this?
 J> What can you do about it?

 J> Like those nude women that were posted, I thought were just phenomenal
 J> and I wanted to share them with an e-mail friend, but I couldn't get it 
 J> to happen.  I'd love to make other people feel the way I do when I see 
 J> this stuff, there's a whole world in here.

 J> Also, how much changes when you e-mail ACII art, even if it looks right
 J> on the sending end?  Does it have to do with a "fixed font," if that's 
 J> the right phrase, on the receiving end?  Is there a way to control this 
 J> from the sending computer?

<POP!> You just opened a can of worms! =o) Erm, firstly what is the name of
this "external e-mail reader"

secondly, yes it is probably something to do with fixed fonts, but on your end.

Thirdly, e-mail works on different levels, 7Bit, 8Bit, Mime and others. If all
else fails. You could always resort to uuencoding the picture and getting the
user on the other end to view it via a text editor. Although that would be
pretty naff and a very useless way of doing it.

Dang, I was no help...I'll shut up now. =o(

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>                     '---''(_/--'  `-'\_)            Kat)

Hi Nat-  great expanation of fixed vs. proportional font!
I saw this sig of yours and wanted to let you know that the cat
was made by Felix Lee-- it is very widely known...  He usually
uses the initials fL with his work...
(You can visit his website via: 
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2695/links.htm)

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In article <199...@ladder02.news.aol.com>, Spunk1111
<spu...@aol.com> waffles on
>>Nat H.             Zzz  |\      _,,,---,,_
>>6/15/86                /,`.-'`'    -.  ;-;;,_      (cat by
>>Oxford, Arkansas      |,4-  ) )-,_..;\ (  `'-'      Kitty
>>                     '---''(_/--'  `-'\_)            Kat)

Just thought I'd say that is one of the coolest ascii art ever.

>
>Hi Nat-  great expanation of fixed vs. proportional font!
>I saw this sig of yours and wanted to let you know that the cat
>was made by Felix Lee-- it is very widely known...  He usually
>uses the initials fL with his work...
>(You can visit his website via: 
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2695/links.htm)
>
>-joan

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