From: "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Lines shapes and forms .. an ascii-art helper Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:07:37 +0200 Organization: Posted through some European Outpost of TDC Internet A/S Lines: 410 Message-ID: <9bfmua$b63$1@news.inet.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip71.hgnxr2.ras.tele.dk X-Trace: news.inet.tele.dk 987455242 11459 195.215.226.71 X-Complaints-To: the appropriate department of the poster's provider X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news-fra1.dfn.de!news.tele.dk!TDC-Europe.POSTED!ip71.hgnxr2.ras.tele.dk!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:18517 I have made this file as a refernce for creating my own ascii-art. When Markus added extra linestyles to Jave I figured mine was a good adition to the program too. I therefore decided to clean the file up and add some descriptions to it to make it look like it could fit in the FAQ. I hope that other people can find good use in it. I would also be very happy to see additions for the file. Most of the stuff in the file was made by me. Kind Regards CeeJay 8< -------- CUT HERE ----------- >8 [Lines] Lines in general are made by putting characters with different "height" next to each other in a way that simulates a line. Most characters suitable for creating a line fall in 4 heightcategories. For some heights there are a choice between different characters. It's important to choose a character for your height with a form and position that seems to match the line. Common suitable characters are : High : ` ' " Middle : - = Low : . , Bottom : _ Some of theese are best for lines slanting .. Right : _,.-'" and some for slanting : Left : "`-._ And then there are / and \ and | .. all characters which forms restrict their usability to lines to closely resembles their shape. The best characthers are entirely a personal preference. Here are some different types of lines.. which do you like the best ? | | / .' .-' _.-' | .' / .' .-' _.-' | | / .' .-' _.-' __..--"" | .' / .' .-' _.-' __..--"" | | / .' .-' .-' __..--"" _______________ | | / ,' _,' _,-' | ,' / ,' _,' _,-' | | / ,' _,' _,-' __..--'" | ,' / ,' _,' _,-' __..--'" | | / ,' ,' ,-' __..--'" _______________ | | ; ," ,-" _.-" | ; ; ," ,-" _.-" | | ; ," ,-" _.-" __..--'" | ; ; ," ,-" _.-" __..--'" | | ; ," ,-" .-" __..--'" _______________ Here are some people's favourite linestyles : 3/1 2/1 1/1 2/3 1/2 | | / / .' .' | | | / / .' | / / / .' .' 1/3 | | | / / .' .-' | | / / .' .' .-' | / | / / .' .-' 1/4 | | / / .' .' .-' _.-' | | | / / .' .-' _.-' 1/5 | / / / .' .' .-' _.-' _.--' | | | / / .' .-' _.-' _.--' 1/6 | | / / .' .' .-' _.-' _.--' __.--' 1/7 | | | / / .' .-' _.-' _.--' __.--' __..--' _.-' _.--' __.--' __..--' 1/8 _.--' __.--' __..--' __..--'' __.--' __..--' __..--'' __..--' __..--'' __..--'' [VK] -------------------------- 0 6/1 3/1 2/1 1/1 2/3 1/2 | J J J / .' .' | J | F / / .' | | F J / .' .' 1/3 | | J F / / .' .-' | F | J / .' .' .-' | F F F / / .' .-' 1/4 | J J J / .' .' .-' _.-' | J | F / / .' .-' _.-' 1/5 | | F J / .' .' .-' _.-' _.--' | | J F / / .' .-' _.-' _.--' 1/6 | F | J / .' .' .-' _.-' _.--' __.--' 1/7 | F F F / / .' .-' _.-' _.--' __.--' __..--' _.-' _.--' __.--' __..--' 1/8 _.--' __.--' __..--' __..--'' __.--' __..--' __..--'' __..--' __..--'' __..--'' [HS] -------------------------- 0 ...and if the line slopes the other way use L instead of F. 2\1 3\2 1\1 1\2 1\3 12infinity `. `. \ \ | | `. \ \ | | | 3\1 `. `. \ \ \ | `-. `. \ \ | | | `-. `. `. \ \ | | 4\1 `-. `. \ \ | \ | `-._ `-. `. `. \ \ | | 5\1 `-._ `-. `. \ \ | | | `--._ `-._ `-. `. `. \ \ \ | 6\1 `--._ `-._ `-. `. \ \ | || 7\1 `--.__ `--._ `-._ `-. `. `. \ \ || `--..__ `--.__ `--._ `-._ `-. `. \ \ | || 8\1 `--..__ `--.__ `--._ `-._ _=_ ``--..__ `--..__ `--.__ `--._ q(-_-)p ``--..__ `--..__ `--.__ '_) (_` ``--..__ `--..__ /__/ \ ``--..__ _(<_ _/)_ infinity21 ----------------------- (__\_\_|_/__) [mic] [Sun of directions] My "Sun of directions" It show my (CeeJay) favourite linestyles The first number is the change in the X value. The second number is the change in the Y value. Note that the lines in the upper half of the sun differs from the ones in the lower half. I prefer the ones in the upper half but there are different lines for different occasions. 1/3 | 1/3 1/2 | | | 1/2 1/1 | | | | | 1/1 3/2 \ `. `. | ,' ,' / 3/2 2/1 \ \ | | | | | / / 2/1 . `. \ `. | | | ,' / ,' , 3/1 `. \ \ | `. | ,' | / / ," 3/1 . `. `. \ `. | | | ,' / ,' ," , 4/1 `-. `. \ \ | | | | | / / ," ,-" 4/1 -._ `-. `. `. \ `. `.|,' ,' / ,' ," ,-" _.- 5/1 `-._ `-. `. \ \ | ||| | / / ," ,-" _.-" 5/1 `--._ `-._ `-. `. `. \ `. ||| ,' / ,' ," ,-" _.-" _.--" 6/1.__ `--._ `-._ `-. `. \ / ," ,-" _.-" _.--" __.6/1 `--.__ `--._ `-._` _____ "_.-" _.--" __.--" 7/1 `--..__ `--.__ `--._ .-' `-. _.--" __.--" __..--" 7/1 --..__ `--..__ `--.__ ,' `. __.--" __..--" __..-- 8/1 ``--..__ `--..__ / _ _ \ __..--" __..--'" 8/1 ``--..__ ; (_) (_) : __..--'" ----------------------- | | ------------------------ ..--''"" : | | ; ""``--.. 8/1 ..--''"" .--''"" \ `.___.' / ""``--. ""``--.. 8/1 --''"" .--''"" .--'"" `. ,' ""`--. ""``--. ""``-- 7/1 .--''"" .--'"" ,--' `-._____.-' CJ ``--. ""`--. ""``--. 7/1 .--'"" ,--'" _,-". . `-._ ``--. ""`--. 6/1'"" ,--'" _,-" .-' ,' / \ `. `-. `-._ ``--. ""`6/1 ,--'" _,-" .-' ,' .' / .' ||| `. \ `. `. `-. `-._ ``--. 5/1" _,-" .-' ,' / / | ||| | \ \ `. `-. `-._ 5/1 ,-" .-' ,' .' / .' .'|`. `. \ `. `. `-. `-. 4/1 .-' ,' / / | | | | | \ \ `. `-. 4/1 ' ,' .' / .' | | | `. \ `. `. ` 3/1 ,' / / | .' | `. | \ \ `. 3/1 ' .' / .' | | | `. \ `. ` 2/1 / / | | | | | \ \ 2/1 3/2 / .' .' | `. `. \ 3/2 1/1 | | | | | 1/1 1/2 | | | 1/2 1/3 | 1/3 [Special purpose lines & steps] ,8 ;" _| ,;' .oO | ,8' ;" _| ,;' .o0008 __| ,8' ;" _| ,;' .o0008888 | ,8' ;" | ,;' .o0008888888 | 98b 080 d8P .o0P' 98b 080 d8P .oOP' 98b 080 d8P .o0P' 98b 080 d8P .o0P' 98b 080 d8P .o0P' _|| _( _||" _( _||" _( ||" ( [Circular shapes] _____ __ .-' `-. ,dP""Yb, ,' `. ,d" "b, / \ d' _ `Y, __ ; : 8 8 `b __ ,'" "`. | | `b,_,aP P __ ,' `. / \ : ; """" d' ,' `. : | | | \ / ,P" _ | | | ; \ / `. ,' a,.__,aP" . o (_) `.__.' `.__.' `.____.' `-._____.-' `"""'' _______ .-'"" ""`-. .-' `-. ,' `. ,' `. / \ / \ ; : : : | | : : : ; \ / \ / `. ,' `. ,' `-. ,-' `-.,,_______,,.-' ( An example of what you can achive by using curves from ever smaller/bigger circles - A spiral ) _______ .-'"" ""`-. .-" `-. ," `. ," `. / \ / \ ; _ : : ,'" "`. ; | ( , \ | ; `' | ; \ / `. ," `-.,_____,.-" ( .. and in this case a seashell) _______ .-'"" ""`-. .-" `-. ," `. ," `. / \ / \ ; _ : : ,'" "`. : | ( , \ | ; `' | | \ / | `. ," : `-.,_____,.-" ; ,' `. / / \ / ; : / | | / | | ," | | ," : : ,-" \ / _,-" `. ," _.--" CJ `""---'" [Sentence drawing] - ( Drawing with characters aligned so they actually spell something! ) ught i ca n m a ' ... t I . . i ! m ! ! e p !pool l e h [Geometric figures] ( Mirrored cubes ) | _______ | _______ /\ \ | / /\ / \ \ | / / \ / \______\ | /______/ \ / / / | \ \ \ \ / / | \ \ / \ / / | \ \ / \/______/ | \______\/ _________________|___________________ _______ | _______ /\ \ | / /\ / \ \ | / / \ / \ \ | / / \ \ \______\ | /______/ / \ / / | \ \ / \ / / | \ \ / \/______/ | \______\/ | | CJ (Pyramid) ___________________________ /\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\\\\\ \/\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\/__/_\\\\ \/\__\/\__\/\__\/\__\__\__\\\\ \/\__\/\__\/\__\/__/__/__/_\\\ \/\__\/\__\/\__\__\__\__\__\\\ \/\__\/\__\/__/__/__/__/__/_\\ \/\__\/\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\\ \/\__\/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/_\ \/\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\__\ CJ \/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ If you keep at it long enough you can create some pretty amazing and sometimes confusing stuff. ( Two very similar drawings with very different illusions of depth ) _________ / ___ /\ / /__/\ / \ / \__\/ / ___\ /________/ /__/\\ \ ___ \ \__\// \ /__/\ \ / \ \__\/ \ / \________\/ CJ _________ / ___ /\ / /\__\ / \ / \/__/ / ___\ /________/ /\__\\ \ ___ \ \/__// \ /\__\ \ / \ \/__/ \ / \________\/ CJ And sometimes ... REALLY confusing stuff. Here f.x is a Escher-style geometric form .. Dont look too long trying to figure it out. It's an impossible form .. it cannot not exist in RealLife(tm) ______________ /\ __________ \ / \ \______ /\ \ / /\ \ \ / / \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / \ \ \/ / / \ \ \ / / / \ \ \/_/____\_\ \ / / / \ \____________ \ / / /______/_\ ___________ / \ \ ________ / / / / / \ \ \______ \ \ / / / \ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / \ \ V / / \ \ \ / / / \ \ / /____\_\ / / / \ / /_________\/ / \______________/ lgbeard/KPB/ap ###### From: "Arjen Pilon" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Lines shapes and forms .. an ascii-art helper Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:45:15 +0200 Organization: Knoware Lines: 31 Message-ID: <987507730.281765@news.knoware.nl> References: <9bfmua$b63$1@news.inet.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.114.230.34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Cache-Post-Path: news.knoware.nl!unknown@greg.115.conceptsfa.nl X-Cache: nntpcache 2.4.0b2 (see http://www.nntpcache.org/) Cache-Post-Path: cache.news.support.nl!unknown@news.knoware.nl Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!psinet-eu-nl!news-x2.support.nl!News-Service!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:18497 > > And sometimes ... REALLY confusing stuff. > Here f.x is a Escher-style geometric form .. > Dont look too long trying to figure it out. > It's an impossible form .. it cannot not exist in RealLife(tm) > > ______________ > /\ __________ \ > / \ \______ /\ \ > / /\ \ \ / / \ \ > / / /\ \ \ / / /\ \ \ > / / / \ \ \/ / / \ \ \ > / / / \ \ \/_/____\_\ \ > / / / \ \____________ \ > / / /______/_\ ___________ / > \ \ ________ / / / / / > \ \ \______ \ \ / / / > \ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / > \ \ V / / \ \ \ / / / > \ \ / /____\_\ / / / > \ / /_________\/ / > \______________/ lgbeard/KPB/ap > > > :DDDDD ###### From: "Arjen Pilon" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Lines shapes and forms .. an ascii-art helper Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:52:18 +0200 Organization: Knoware Lines: 30 Message-ID: <987508151.450357@news.knoware.nl> References: <9bfmua$b63$1@news.inet.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.114.230.34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Cache-Post-Path: news.knoware.nl!unknown@greg.115.conceptsfa.nl X-Cache: nntpcache 2.4.0b2 (see http://www.nntpcache.org/) Cache-Post-Path: cache.news.support.nl!unknown@news.knoware.nl Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.tele.dk!194.176.220.130!newsfeed.icl.net!news-x.support.nl!skynet.be!news-x2.support.nl!News-Service!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:18496 > > And sometimes ... REALLY confusing stuff. > Here f.x is a Escher-style geometric form .. > Dont look too long trying to figure it out. > It's an impossible form .. it cannot not exist in RealLife(tm) > ______________ /\ __________ \ / \ \______ /\ \ / /\ \ \ / / \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / \ \ \/ / / \ \ \ / / / \ \ \/_/____\_\ \ / / / \ \____________ \ / / /______/_\ ___________ / \ \ _________/ / / / / \ \ \_______ \ \ / / / \ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / \ \ / / / \ \ \ / / / \ V / /____\_\ / / / \ / /_________\/ / \______________/ lgbeard/KPB/ap > I made a small adjustment, and it looks a bit better now (though it still isn't entirely correct, even for an impossible shape). ###### From: "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Lines shapes and forms .. an ascii-art helper Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:38:16 +0200 Organization: Posted through some European Outpost of TDC Internet A/S Lines: 24 Message-ID: <9bhkf4$4nd$1@news.inet.tele.dk> References: <9bfmua$b63$1@news.inet.tele.dk> <987508151.450357@news.knoware.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip191.hgnxr1.ras.tele.dk X-Trace: news.inet.tele.dk 987518244 4845 195.249.199.191 X-Complaints-To: the appropriate department of the poster's provider X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newscore.univie.ac.at!194.25.134.126.MISMATCH!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.germany.net!news.tele.dk!TDC-Europe.POSTED!ip191.hgnxr1.ras.tele.dk!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:18516 > ______________ > /\ __________ \ > / \ \______ /\ \ > / /\ \ \ / / \ \ > / / /\ \ \ / / /\ \ \ > / / / \ \ \/ / / \ \ \ > / / / \ \ \/_/____\_\ \ > / / / \ \____________ \ > / / /______/_\ ___________ / > \ \ _________/ / / / / > \ \ \_______ \ \ / / / > \ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / > \ \ / / / \ \ \ / / / > \ V / /____\_\ / / / > \ / /_________\/ / > \______________/ lgbeard/KPB/ap > > > > I made a small adjustment, and it looks a bit better now (though it still > isn't entirely correct, even for an impossible shape). I can't spot the change .. what did you do ? ###### From: mikechat@best.com (MJP) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Lines shapes and forms .. an ascii-art helper Message-ID: <3adc606d.8937032@news.verio.net> References: <9bfmua$b63$1@news.inet.tele.dk> <987508151.450357@news.knoware.nl> <9bhkf4$4nd$1@news.inet.tele.dk> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Lines: 48 Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:27:24 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.157.114.218 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: sjc-read.news.verio.net 987521244 209.157.114.218 (Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:27:24 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:27:24 GMT Organization: Verio Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news-fra1.dfn.de!news-lei1.dfn.de!news-was.dfn.de!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!sjc-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:18508 On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:38:16 +0200, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" wrote: >> ______________ >> /\ __________ \ >> / \ \______ /\ \ >> / /\ \ \ / / \ \ >> / / /\ \ \ / / /\ \ \ >> / / / \ \ \/ / / \ \ \ >> / / / \ \ \/_/____\_\ \ >> / / / \ \____________ \ >> / / /______/_\ ___________ / >> \ \ _________/ / / / / >> \ \ \_______ \ \ / / / >> \ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / >> \ \ / / / \ \ \ / / / >>-----> \ V / /____\_\ / / / >> \ / /_________\/ / >> \______________/ lgbeard/KPB/ap >> > >> > >I can't spot the change .. what did you do ? > > Took me a while too -- ____ .-'"" 8 8""`-. .-´888O_____O8888`-. ,´OOO .-' `-. OOO8`. ,´O o.' `.o OO`. / o / _ _ _ ___ \ o O\ / o ; )\/,) )) ))_) ; o \ ;o : | ((`(( (( (( | : o : : : _____ ._)) _____ : o: | : (___ \'-.__.-'/ ___) : | :: . (____\-.__.-/____) . : : :: . . (___\.__./___) . . : ; \ . . : '-.__.-' : . . / \ . : o O8O o : . / `. . : oo oo : . .,´ \.. :: :: . ,´ `-. ::::: ,-´ `-.,,____,,.-' Get JAVE http://www.jave.de ###### From: "Arjen Pilon" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Lines shapes and forms .. an ascii-art helper Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:34:19 +0200 Organization: Knoware Lines: 44 Message-ID: <987525076.973162@news.knoware.nl> References: <9bfmua$b63$1@news.inet.tele.dk> <987508151.450357@news.knoware.nl> <9bhkf4$4nd$1@news.inet.tele.dk> <3adc606d.8937032@news.verio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.114.230.34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Cache-Post-Path: news.knoware.nl!unknown@the-chief.095.conceptsfa.nl X-Cache: nntpcache 2.4.0b2 (see http://www.nntpcache.org/) Cache-Post-Path: cache.news.support.nl!unknown@news.knoware.nl Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!kanja.arnes.si!news-hub.siol.net!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!surfnet.nl!news-x2.support.nl!News-Service!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:18498 MJP schreef in berichtnieuws 3adc606d.8937032@news.verio.net... > On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:38:16 +0200, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" wrote: > > >> _______________ > >> /\ ___________ \ > >> / \ \_______ /\ \ > >> / /\ \ \ / / /\ \ \ > >> / / /\ \ \ / / / \ \ \ > >> / / / \ \ V / / \ \ \ > >> / / / \ \ V_/______\_\ \ > >> / / / \ \______________\ > >> / / /______/_\ ____________ / > >> \ \ _________/ / / / / > >> \ \ \_______ \ \ / / / > >> \ \ \ / / /\ \ \ / / / > >> \ \ / / / \ \ \ / / / > >>-----> \ V / /____\_\ \/ / / > >> \ / /__________\/ / > >> V_______________/ lgbeard/KPB/ap > >> > > >> > > > > >I can't spot the change .. what did you do ? > > > > > Took me a while too > -- Sorry, I could have been a bit clearer, anyway, I tried improving it, but if you look closely you'll see that it is now definately weird... Arjen > > Get JAVE > http://www.jave.de I got it allright?!?!