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There are also non-standard types of ASCII art which cannot be
viewed immediately upon receiving. They contain 'control codes' for
color or animation. They must be 'uuencoded' to be posted or
emailed. For further information, see Question 19.
The three types of non-standard ASCII art are:
o Animation - You see an animated image produced by a sequence of
changing ASCII pictures. Animation speed depends on the system
you are on, and modem speed, if used. "ANSI" (American National
Standards Institute) escape sequences can be found in ASCII Art
Resources and ASCII Art Reference (the Web version of the FAQ).
o Color Graphics - You can view color ASCII pics, if you have a
color screen and ANSI color compatible software. Check to see if
your software supports ANSI color, and how it is enabled.
o Color Animation - For an example of color and animation together,
take a look at the file called "Vortex" in the Scarecrow's FTP
site.
Examples are in ASCII Art Resources and ASCII Art Reference (the
Web version of the FAQ).
But wait, there are other kinds of ASCII art:
o Overstrike Art - It contains carriage returns without line feeds
at times. The print head can overstrike a line on the paper that
has already been printed on. This allows for darkening, and for
placing different characters at the same place on the paper. This
kind of art is obviously only printed.
o Srcoll Animation - This is an animation that is made to be viewed
by scrolling down. The image plays out as the screen is redrawn
with the next 'page' of the image.
5 What is the best way to view ASCII art?
For best results in viewing ASCII art, try:
o A 'non-proportional' font, also called a 'mono-spaced' font. This
is a font that displays the same number of characters per inch, no
matter what the actual width of the characters. If you are
viewing with a mono-spaced font, the two lines below should appear
the same length.
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
If they don't look the same length, try another font. Names to
look for on various systems include: Monaco, Courier, Courier New,
Video Terminal, System, TTY, VT100, Screen, Terminal, FixedSys,
Line Printer, etc.
o A small, say, 9 point font, will help to increase the apparent
resolution, and the illusion of gray scale images.
o Viewing from a distance of a meter or more.
o Using light characters on a dark background. Many ASCII pictures
are meant to be viewed light on dark. This allows the artist more
control over the light. Also, you see less glare than you would
from a light background.
And in some instances:
o While most gray scale pics are made to be viewed light characters
on a dark background, some will be made to view dark on light.
This is because they are meant to be printed with dark ink on
light paper. Use dark characters on a light background, or print
them out.
o While most ASCII pics are made to be viewed on a monitor that
displays 80 characters across, some ASCII pics are wider, say, 81
to 132 characters across. They are meant to be printed. Use a
small, say, 4 point type, and view dark on light, or print them
out.
o While mast ASCII art is either ready to view, 'cat' or print, you
may find art that has been saved as a picture in a bitmap, EPS,
GIF, or other binary format. These must be viewed or printed with
the appropriate software.
There are a few important things to remember when making, viewing,
or talking about an ASCII art image. And they're obvious but almost
always forgotten.
o Even though different fonts may all be mono-spaced, they ARE
different, and can make a picture LOOK different. Some artists
may mention the font the picture was made with.
o A font may be serif or sans-serif (serifs are the little feet on
the characters). The ascenders and descenders may be straight or