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o Avoid busy backgrounds. Generally avoid bright backgrounds.
o Use an image that is tightly cropped, without a lot of waste.
o Be prepared to quickly run through a series of conversions,
you will probably not like 9 to 11 out of 12.
o It helps to do touch-up work on the converted picture,
concentrate on the focal points and important areas.

[14.2] tracing:
Another method is by tracing a picture, either onto clear-plastic
and sticking it onto the screen then opening an editor to trace
under or using an editor which allows the loading of a background
image to trace over, a process known as `water-mark'.

[14.3] image2html:
There are computer programs and web-servers available which convert
graphics files of a variety of formats (often GIF) to HTML colored
TEXT art for use on web-pages. Do a quick search on your favourite
web search-engine.

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[15] I have a picture and I would like it Asciified?
========================================================================
In this case, post a request to news:alt.ascii-art asking for
someone to `asciify' it, but
>>> PLEASE DON'T POST THE PICTURE ITSELF <<<
to save downloading time for people reading the messages,
if possible give the URL (Web address) of the picture instead.

If you saw the picture on a Web page, you can find out its URL by
right-clicking on it (on the Macintosh, right-clicking,
Ctrl-clicking, or holding down the mouse button) and selecting
`Open this image' (or its equivalent for your Web browser), then
copy the URL from the Location bar to your news program (make sure
you copy it exactly).

If the picture is not on a Web site anywhere, put it up on your own
site (if you have one), or get a friend to put it up on their site,
and post the URL to alt.ascii-art. If you can't do this, post your
request to the newsgroups and wait for someone to reply, then post
the picture to news:alt.binaries.pictures.ascii or e-mail to them.

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[16] What should I know about signature files?
========================================================================
A signature file (or `sig' for short; not to be confused with the
initials added to an ASCII picture) is a small, personalized text
file which an e-mail or news program can add to the end of every
message a person sends -- the equivalent of a letterhead for dead
tree (paper) mail (or snail-mail). Usually it contains little more
than the person's name, organization and e-mail address, maybe an
inspirational quote of some sort and some people like to incorporate
ASCII art into their signature files as well.

_ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ \\|/ ____ \\|/
\| \| \| ___\| \| (_) \\| \| __/ __\| @~/ ,. \~@
\|_ _\|___\| \|__\| \| .` \| _\|\__ \ /_( \__/ )_\ Mike
\|_\| \|____\|_\|_\|\_\|___\|___/[Figlet] \__U_/ Jittlov

The lack of importance in relation to global warming, violence in
society, and so on, can be the subject of heated arguments. To be
brief, (almost) no-one will complain if your signature file is four
lines long or fewer -- and it is quite possible to draw good ASCII
pictures which are that small.
_______________________________________________
(@) (@) `) There are a lot of web-pages on this with )
^ < > ^ ( google search ascii sig. _______)
=== `----Richard James-----------------'

Some e-mail/news programs don't allow you to have a signature file
which is longer than four lines, while others just complain. Five or
six lines may be acceptable, but any longer, and you're starting to
take the risk that your signature will be longer than some of your
e-mail messages; this wouldn't really make sense on paper, so it
isn't really acceptable in cyberspace either. The exception is in
messages posted to news:alt.ascii-art itself -- we're used to seeing
long sigs, so we won't complain.

-'((,,.-'((,,.-'((,,.-'((,,.-'((,,.-'((,,.-'*((,,.-

But, no matter what the length of your signature, make sure it's
fewer than 72 characters wide, otherwise it may end up a horrible
mess (see Question 8).

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[17] What is ascii-animation?
========================================================================
An animated image produced by a sequence of changing ASCII pictures.
The speed will depend on the system you are using.
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o \ o / _ o __\| \ / \|__ o _ \ o / o
/\|\ \| /\ __\o \o \| o/ o/__ /\ \| /\|\
/ \ / \ \| \ /) \| ( \ /o\ / ) \| (\ / \| / \ / \
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ascii-Animation transports vary a lot. The earliest known portable
types used the Control-Codes of the (often .VT or .ANS) terminal
screens for either `paging' or `direct cursor addressing'.
Sometimes found as c-code in .sigs, which, when compiled and run
produce moving patterns or images.
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o _ _ _

o Avoid busy backgrounds. Generally avoid bright backgrounds.

o Use an image that is tightly cropped, without a lot of waste.

o Be prepared to quickly run through a series of conversions,

you will probably not like 9 to 11 out of 12.

o It helps to do touch-up work on the converted picture,

concentrate on the focal points and important areas.

[14.2] tracing:

Another method is by tracing a picture, either onto clear-plastic

and sticking it onto the screen then opening an editor to trace

under or using an editor which allows the loading of a background

image to trace over, a process known as `water-mark'.

[14.3] image2html:

There are computer programs and web-servers available which convert

graphics files of a variety of formats (often GIF) to HTML colored

TEXT art for use on web-pages. Do a quick search on your favourite

web search-engine.

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

[15] I have a picture and I would like it Asciified?

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

In this case, post a request to news:alt.ascii-art asking for

someone to `asciify' it, but

>>> PLEASE DON'T POST THE PICTURE ITSELF <<<

to save downloading time for people reading the messages,

if possible give the URL (Web address) of the picture instead.

If you saw the picture on a Web page, you can find out its URL by

right-clicking on it (on the Macintosh, right-clicking,

Ctrl-clicking, or holding down the mouse button) and selecting

`Open this image' (or its equivalent for your Web browser), then

copy the URL from the Location bar to your news program (make sure

you copy it exactly).

If the picture is not on a Web site anywhere, put it up on your own

site (if you have one), or get a friend to put it up on their site,

and post the URL to alt.ascii-art. If you can't do this, post your

request to the newsgroups and wait for someone to reply, then post

the picture to news:alt.binaries.pictures.ascii or e-mail to them.

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

[16] What should I know about signature files?

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

A signature file (or `sig' for short; not to be confused with the

initials added to an ASCII picture) is a small, personalized text

file which an e-mail or news program can add to the end of every

message a person sends -- the equivalent of a letterhead for dead

tree (paper) mail (or snail-mail). Usually it contains little more

than the person's name, organization and e-mail address, maybe an

inspirational quote of some sort and some people like to incorporate

ASCII art into their signature files as well.

_ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ \|/ ____ \|/

| | | ___| | (_) \| | __/ __| @~/ ,. \~@

|_ _|___| |__| | .` | _|\__ \ /_( \__/ )_\ Mike

|_| |____|_|_|\_|___|___/[Figlet] \__U_/ Jittlov

The lack of importance in relation to global warming, violence in

society, and so on, can be the subject of heated arguments. To be

brief, (almost) no-one will complain if your signature file is four

lines long or fewer -- and it is quite possible to draw good ASCII

pictures which are that small.

_______________________________________________

(@) (@) `) There are a lot of web-pages on this with )

^ < > ^ ( google search ascii sig. _______)

=== `----Richard James-----------------'

Some e-mail/news programs don't allow you to have a signature file

which is longer than four lines, while others just complain. Five or

six lines may be acceptable, but any longer, and you're starting to

take the risk that your signature will be longer than some of your

e-mail messages; this wouldn't really make sense on paper, so it

isn't really acceptable in cyberspace either. The exception is in

messages posted to news:alt.ascii-art itself -- we're used to seeing

long sigs, so we won't complain.

-'*((,,.-'*((,,.-'*((,,.-'*((,,.-'*((,,.-'*((,,.-'*((,,.-

But, no matter what the length of your signature, make sure it's

fewer than 72 characters wide, otherwise it may end up a horrible

mess (see Question 8).

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

[17] What is ascii-animation?

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

An animated image produced by a sequence of changing ASCII pictures.

The speed will depend on the system you are using.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

o \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / o

/|\ | /\ __\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | /|\

/ \ / \ | \ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ / \

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Ascii-Animation transports vary a lot. The earliest known portable

types used the Control-Codes of the (often .VT or .ANS) terminal

screens for either `paging' or `direct cursor addressing'.

Sometimes found as c-code in .sigs, which, when compiled and run

produce moving patterns or images.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

o _ _ _