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are used to insert a new-line by a variety of Operating Systems).

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[4] Why do the pictures look strange?
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If one particular picture posted to this group looks faulty, but the
rest of them look fine, then its most likely a problem with that
particular picture, or with the poster's Usenet program. But if
all the pictures look bad, then your Usenet reader may be set to
display messages in a proportional font (see Question 5).

* If there are a lot of almost-blank lines in the picture, then
the message is probably suffering from `wrapping'. This
wrapping may be being done by your newsreader; see if it has an
option called `wrap long lines' or similar, and make sure it is
turned off. If this doesn't work, then the wrapping was probably
done by the news program of the person who sent the picture, in
which case there's not much you can do -- everybody else will be
seeing the same thing.

* If there are a lot of < and > symbols in the picture, with
words like HTML, FONT COLOR, B, I, and so on inside them, then
the picture has been sent in HTML format and your newsreader
does not understand HTML (most newsreaders don't).

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[5] What font do you use for ASCII art?
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ASCII art is created using a fixed-width font (like on a traditional
typewriter), because this is the only way to make it portable.
However, several Usenet readers now display messages in a
proportional font (where different characters are different widths).

The following two lines tell you which kind of font you're using.
The arrow ends up in a different place for different font types and
is right most of the time:

You are using a [Proportional] [Monospaced] font
................................. --^--

Also, to see what your program is doing, look at these two lines:
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii\|
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW\|
If they look the same length, you're using a fixed-width font and
all should be ok. If the second line is longer than the first, you
need to change your settings to use a fixed-width font.

In Netscape Messenger, this option is set in
Edit > Preferences > Mail & Newsgroups.
In Outlook Express, the option is set in
View > Options > Fonts (see Question 19)
In Forte Agent, the option is set in
Options > Display Preferences > Fonts
and Free Agent, the option is set in
Options > General Preferences > Fonts
The AOL newsreader can not, at the time of writing,
display Usenet messages in a fixed-width font at all.

Detailed information on how to configure other Usenet readers is
available at the:
ASCII-Art Documentation Archive (see the beginning of this FAQ).
If all else fails, copy the text of the picture from
your program and paste it into a text editor (such as Notepad).
It's a hassle, but at least you'll get to see the pictures.

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[6] What program do you use for ASCII art?
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You can create ASCII art in any text editor, [jorn barger]
such as: Notepad in Windows,
SimpleText or BBEdit in MacOS,
nedit, vi, vim, or pico in Unix, _+m"m+_
BEd or AZ in AmigaOS, edit in DOS, Jp qh
or any of the various Emacs editors. O O
Yb dY
A 'quick-start' program for learning "Y5m2Y"
is JavE, a free Java program that can be
obtained from:- http://www.jave.de

Some editors have features which make them more
suitable for ASCII art than others, but that is
largely a matter of personal opinion. Features which
are both useful for ASCII art and available in many
text editors, include the following:-

* Overtype, also known as overstrike: removes the need for
you to constantly realign characters using the Backspace,
Space, and Delete keys. Try the Insert key if there is one
on your keyboard, or your program's Options or Preferences.

* Rectangular copy and paste: allows you to select rectangular
sections of text (not just rows or parts of rows). On programs
which have this feature, it is usually done by holding down a
key such as Ctrl while selecting text.

* Find/Change: allows you to change all the characters of one
value to another (eg: change all the ~s to "s).

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[7] How do I draw my own ASCII art?

are used to insert a new-line by a variety of Operating Systems).

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[4] Why do the pictures look strange?

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If one particular picture posted to this group looks faulty, but the

rest of them look fine, then its most likely a problem with that

particular picture, or with the poster's Usenet program. But if

*all* the pictures look bad, then your Usenet reader may be set to

display messages in a proportional font (see Question 5).

* If there are a lot of almost-blank lines in the picture, then

the message is probably suffering from `wrapping'. This

wrapping may be being done by your newsreader; see if it has an

option called `wrap long lines' or similar, and make sure it is

turned off. If this doesn't work, then the wrapping was probably

done by the news program of the person who sent the picture, in

which case there's not much you can do -- everybody else will be

seeing the same thing.

* If there are a lot of < and > symbols in the picture, with

words like HTML, FONT COLOR, B, I, and so on inside them, then

the picture has been sent in HTML format and your newsreader

does not understand HTML (most newsreaders don't).

========================================================================

[5] What font do you use for ASCII art?

========================================================================

ASCII art is created using a fixed-width font (like on a traditional

typewriter), because this is the only way to make it portable.

However, several Usenet readers now display messages in a

proportional font (where different characters are different widths).

The following two lines tell you which kind of font you're using.

The arrow ends up in a different place for different font types and

is right most of the time:

You are using a [Proportional] [Monospaced] font

................................. --^--

Also, to see what your program is doing, look at these two lines:

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii|

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW|

If they look the same length, you're using a fixed-width font and

all should be ok. If the second line is longer than the first, you

need to change your settings to use a fixed-width font.

In Netscape Messenger, this option is set in

Edit > Preferences > Mail & Newsgroups.

In Outlook Express, the option is set in

View > Options > Fonts (see Question 19)

In Forte Agent, the option is set in

Options > Display Preferences > Fonts

and Free Agent, the option is set in

Options > General Preferences > Fonts

The AOL newsreader can not, at the time of writing,

display Usenet messages in a fixed-width font at all.

Detailed information on how to configure other Usenet readers is

available at the:

ASCII-Art Documentation Archive (see the beginning of this FAQ).

If all else fails, copy the text of the picture from

your program and paste it into a text editor (such as Notepad).

It's a hassle, but at least you'll get to see the pictures.

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[6] What program do you use for ASCII art?

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You can create ASCII art in any text editor, [jorn barger]

such as: Notepad in Windows,

SimpleText or BBEdit in MacOS,

nedit, vi, vim, or pico in Unix, _+m"m+_

BEd or AZ in AmigaOS, edit in DOS, Jp qh

or any of the various Emacs editors. O O

Yb dY

A 'quick-start' program for learning "Y5m2Y"

is JavE, a free Java program that can be

obtained from:- http://www.jave.de

Some editors have features which make them more

suitable for ASCII art than others, but that is

largely a matter of personal opinion. Features which

are both useful for ASCII art and available in many

text editors, include the following:-

* Overtype, also known as overstrike: removes the need for

you to constantly realign characters using the Backspace,

Space, and Delete keys. Try the Insert key if there is one

on your keyboard, or your program's Options or Preferences.

* Rectangular copy and paste: allows you to select rectangular

sections of text (not just rows or parts of rows). On programs

which have this feature, it is usually done by holding down a

key such as Ctrl while selecting text.

* Find/Change: allows you to change all the characters of one

value to another (eg: change all the ~s to "s).

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[7] How do I draw my own ASCII art?