From: CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: mini FAQ
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:05:01 +0100
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              ___________
         ____(_ miniFAQ _)____
         >______)     (______<

what is ascii-art ?        == pictures drawn in ascii

where to post ascii-art ?  == news:alt.ascii-art
where to post animations ? == news:alt.ascii-art.animation
where to post binaries ?   == news:alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
where to post off-topic ?  == news:alt.ascii-art.endless.blah.blah.blah

where to read the FAQ ?    == http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/faq.html
where to find out more ?   == http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/
ada/
where to talk about it ?   == http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/

what does 'obascii' mean ? == obligatory ascii picture

can i post off-topic inc. ascii-pic ? == yes
can i post off-topic inc. ascii-sig ? == yes
what do i have to do to get flamed ?  == fill-out the form below...
                  http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk/ascii/flamefrm.txt
                                     ... and then post it to yourself:)

where to get a kewl logo ?   == ask Figlet - search for Figlet
where to get a kewl sig ?    == do it yourself

is it fun ?                  == yes
can i do it too ?            == yes
what computer should i use ? == one that works
what operating-system ?      == any OS
what program should i use ?  == text-editor
what font should i use ?     == fixed-width font (monospace)
what font-face is best ?     == the one you like
can i use a typewriter ?     == if you want to

is there a program for ascii-art ? == yes
-  to convert image to ascii ?     == yes
-  i meant colour html-ascii ?     == yes
-  i meant colour irc-ascii ?      == yes
-  i meant 8-bit ascii ?           == yes

the latest program for ascii-art   == www.jave.de (java ascii draw)

how do i make MsOutlook work ? == options > fonts > courier new
____________________________________________________________________
disclaimer: the information above is not guaranteed to be accurate
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"CJRandall" <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BiUkRFA9$c27EwG8@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk...
>               ___________
>          ____(_ miniFAQ _)____
>          >______)     (______<
>
> what is ascii-art ?        == pictures drawn in ascii
>
> where to post ascii-art ?  == news:alt.ascii-art
> where to post animations ? == news:alt.ascii-art.animation
> where to post binaries ?   == news:alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
> where to post off-topic ?  == news:alt.ascii-art.endless.blah.blah.blah
>
> where to read the FAQ ?    == http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/faq.html
> where to find out more ?   == http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/
> ada/
> where to talk about it ?   == http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/
>
> what does 'obascii' mean ? == obligatory ascii picture
>
> can i post off-topic inc. ascii-pic ? == yes
> can i post off-topic inc. ascii-sig ? == yes
> what do i have to do to get flamed ?  == fill-out the form below...
>                   http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk/ascii/flamefrm.txt
>                                      ... and then post it to yourself:)
>
> where to get a kewl logo ?   == ask Figlet - search for Figlet
> where to get a kewl sig ?    == do it yourself
>
> is it fun ?                  == yes
> can i do it too ?            == yes
> what computer should i use ? == one that works
> what operating-system ?      == any OS
> what program should i use ?  == text-editor
> what font should i use ?     == fixed-width font (monospace)
> what font-face is best ?     == the one you like
> can i use a typewriter ?     == if you want to
>
> is there a program for ascii-art ? == yes
> -  to convert image to ascii ?     == yes
> -  i meant colour html-ascii ?     == yes
> -  i meant colour irc-ascii ?      == yes
> -  i meant 8-bit ascii ?           == yes
>
> the latest program for ascii-art   == www.jave.de (java ascii draw)
>
> how do i make MsOutlook work ? == options > fonts > courier new

Very good CJR!
It needs "how to get rid of bluelines in OE" (I know how)
and
"where can i find tutorials teaching me this stuff". (I can put mine on my
webpage if you'd like)

######

From: bug <bugi@akw.pl>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
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It was a beautiful day/night Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:05:01 +0100, when
CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> wrote in alt.ascii-art that: 

[...]

Great work. Now everybody who enters that group and want to draw will
have directions to all usefull pages!

>how do i make MsOutlook work ? == options > fonts > courier new

I would rather use Lucida Console 9pt but you know me, I don't accept
any other font so forget about it... :)


Best regards/Pozdrowienia,

bug
-- 
Blazej Kozlowski -=O=- bug
bugi@akw.pl blazejk@akw.pl
-=< Gadu-Gadu: 1093730 >=-
GSM cell phn: +48608093718

######

From: CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: mini FAQ
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 09:19:09 +0100
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CeeJay writes
>CJRandall wrote
>>
>> where to find out more ?   == http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/
>> ada/
>>
>Very good CJR!
>It needs "how to get rid of bluelines in OE" (I know how)
>and
>"where can i find tutorials teaching me this stuff". (I can put mine on my
>webpage if you'd like)
>
h6gy ``` t!ayf ``` ``` qo !f i

! qou.f !uf6uq fo bozf !f gag!u fyo.
!f mgz P.coz b6obl6 ygq gzk6q g conbr6
ot dn6zf!ouz fygf !f guzm6l6q

!.^6 cygua6q ou6 r!uk q6zcl!bf!ou :-

where to find out how-to ? == http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/ada/

br6gz6 gqq honlz fy6l6 foo 7

fy6 z!f6 !z w!llol6q !uf6lugf!ougrrh
gf fy6z6 blgc6z :-

>********************************************************
>*** There is a wealth of information about ASCII Art ***
>***         in the ASCII Documents Archive           ***
>
>                 International Mirrors
>http://martweb.hypermart.net/ada/ (Seattle, America)
>http://www.sci.fi/~iltzu/ascii/ada/ (Helsinki, Finland)
>http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/q/ada/ (Luleå, Sweden)
>http://voices.vossnet.co.uk/a/atkins/ada/ (Langley, UK)
>http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/ada/ (London, UK)
>********************************************************

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From: CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: mini FAQ
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:32:26 +0100
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CJRandall writes
>CeeJay writes
>>CJRandall wrote
>>
>h6gy ``` t!ayf ``` ``` qo !f i
          ^^^^^
>
oops! typo
meant to read:  l!ayf

obascii >>-->

1  ____     ____   ____     ____
2  )_  \_V_/  _(   )_  \_V_/  _(
3    )_     _(       )__   __(
4      `-.-'            `-'

1   __       __   ____       ____
2   ) \     / (   )   \     /   (
3  )_  \_V_/  _(   )_  \_V_/  _(
4    )__   __(       )__   __(
5       `-'             `-'
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From: CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: mini FAQ
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:31:46 +0100
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Markus Moebs writes
>CJRandall wrote:
>
>>               ___________
>>          ____(_ miniFAQ _)____
>>          >______)     (______<
>> 
>> what is ascii-art ?        == pictures drawn in ascii
>> 
>
>hmm. you should probably include "what is ascii?" somewhere here. We all know 
>what it means, but I can name at least... many persons who do not.
>
it is answered in the real FAQ ...
unable to describe in just a few words


obasc ==
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From: sdias@netlane.com (Shanaka Dias)
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Subject: Re: mini FAQ
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:31:46 +0100, CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

>Markus Moebs writes
>>CJRandall wrote:
>it is answered in the real FAQ ...
>unable to describe in just a few words
>

Where is the latest FAQ?
perhaps someone should start posting it regularly!

-------------------THE ASCII ART FAQ TEN COMMANDMENTS-------------------

           \\\\`///
           /  _  _|                  1. Thou shalt read the FAQ.
          (\'('\/')                  2. Thou shalt not remove the
    ______/(    >(__                     initials from any ASCII art.
   /`-    \ \_=__| `\                3. Thou shalt not claim ownership
  /       /__(  _____\  _____            of someone else's ASCII art.
 /_ \.____    ,"     "."     ",__    4. Thou shalt read the FAQ.
|    /   _\__/_       -       /  \   5. Thou shalt ask permission
\/      /____  \ASCII ART FAQ  ///       before using someone else's
 )     / /   \__\     -        |         ASCII art.
 '-.__|_/    ///| I      VI    |     6. Thou shalt not sell someone
      \_     |        |        |         else's ASCII art.
        |    |   II      VII   |     7. Thou shalt read the darn FAQ.
         \   |        |        |     8. Thou shalt not post post someone
         /   |  III      VIII  |         else's ASCII art without making
         \   |        |        |         clear that you didn't make it.
          \_ |   IV      IX    |     9. Thou shalt not assume that
            \|        |        |         ASCII art isn't art at all.
             |    V      X     |     10. Thou shalt read the FAQing FAQ.
             |______b'ger______|
             


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      \  '-._                            _,:__.-"/---\_ \
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`'--.___  _\  /    |         Shanaka Dias    ,'    \)|\ `\|
     /_.-' _\ \ _:,_       Victoria, Australia     " ||   (
   .'__ _.' \'-/,`-~`      sdias@netlane.com         |/
       '. ___.> /=,|                                 |
        / .-'/ ,\  '---------------------------------'
   snd  )'  ( /(/_ 
             \\ `"  
              '=='

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From: Veronica Karlsson <ascii_girl@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: mini FAQ
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Shanaka Dias <sdias@netlane.com> wrote:
: On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:31:46 +0100, CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
: wrote:
:
:>Markus Moebs writes
:>>CJRandall wrote:
:>it is answered in the real FAQ ...
:>unable to describe in just a few words
:>
:
: Where is the latest FAQ?
: perhaps someone should start posting it regularly!

We're still using Matthew Thomas' FAQ. David tried posting it here a
while ago and got a ton of criticism for it (it needs some updating).
I have tried emailing Matthew Thomas about it but he hasn't responded.  :-/


-- 
Veronica Karlsson  ( e93-vkn@sm.luth.se  http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ )

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From: Andreas Freise <adf@mpq.mpg.de>
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> We're still using Matthew Thomas' FAQ. David tried posting it here a
> while ago and got a ton of criticism for it (it needs some updating).
> I have tried emailing Matthew Thomas about it but he hasn't responded.  :-/

Hm, he never meant to be a "maintainer" of the FAQ as far as I remember.
If he will not respond for some time we have to get either a new FAQ
or more simple decide to update his. Of course it is copyrighted blabla
but I think one could copy bits and pieces of it without annoying
Matthew at all. BTW if it comes to that I'd be glad if a native English
speaker volunteers for the "writing" part. It is nice when such a text
is not written in that weird "international English".

I think it's time for an update. And I would favour the idea
of naming someone who maintains it this time. Should be easier
than maintaining a link list on a web site.

Finally: the mini FAQ is a good idea in any case. Colin, you seem to
take over some tasks of the late Colin Douthwaite. :)

:)
Andreas
______________________________________________ http://www.ascii-art.de

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> We're still using Matthew Thomas' FAQ. David tried posting it here a
> while ago and got a ton of criticism for it (it needs some updating).

CONSTRUCTIVE criticism .. suggestion .. I don't remember anyone being mad at him for
posting it .. people just wanted updates

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> It needs "how to get rid of bluelines in OE" (I know how)

How DO you?

-- Robert

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> > It needs "how to get rid of bluelines in OE" (I know how)
>
> How DO you?

You press the decode button twice when viewing a bluestruck image.
Because after a ROT13 OE will not parse links - 2 x ROT13 return everything to normal ,
but without the blue lines.

I created a button in my toolbar so I can do that quickly.

It also helps to install OE 5.5 or 6.0 (or newer when they arrive) because the URL parsing
code is slightly better and do not fall short on as many images as previous versions did.

Kind Regards
CeeJay

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* CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> [2001-10-27 23:31]:
["what is ascii?"]
> it is answered in the real FAQ ...
> unable to describe in just a few words

 Of course it is quite simple:

    ASCII Character Table   The numbers show you the hex-code of
    =====================   the characters (e.g. the letter 'C' has
       xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     the code 43).
   `.  0123456789ABCDEF
     `,----------------.  
   2x | !"#$%&'()*+,-./|. 
   3x |0123456789:;<=>?|| 
   4x |@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO||
   5x |PQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_||   Also you should see this as a box.
   6x |`abcdefghijklmno||   If you don't then you have to change
   7x |pqrstuvwxyz{|}~ ||   to a fixed-width font (e.g. COURIER).
      `----------------'|
       `----------------'   Use only these characters and you will
                   [alf]    have more fun in news:alt.ascii-art

 I don't exactly remember when I've done it, but you can of course strip
it down to the absolute minimum, like this:

 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?  |  Only the characters that you can find
@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_  |  on the left are called ASCII, you
`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~   |  shouldn't use any other.   [alf]

 Feel free to use any version, of course.

 So long!
Alfie
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bug writes
>
>>how do i make MsOutlook work ? == options > fonts > courier new
>
>I would rather use Lucida Console 9pt but you know me, I don't accept
>any other font so forget about it... :)
>
'courier new' is shipped with *every* version of ms.win
alas ... 'lucida console' is not

obascii>>
    +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
    | << | |  > | | ][ | | [] | | >> | | -^-|
    +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
    rewind  play  pause   stop  forward eject
-- 
    __ ___ __
:::/  |_  | .`)::
::( (-| | |  <:::
:::\__|___|_|_\::

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[Not snipping, because, well, it's useful stuff]

CJRandall wrote:
> 
>               ___________
>          ____(_ miniFAQ _)____
>          >______)     (______<
> 
> what is ascii-art ?        == pictures drawn in ascii
> 
> where to post ascii-art ?  == news:alt.ascii-art
> where to post animations ? == news:alt.ascii-art.animation
> where to post binaries ?   == news:alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
> where to post off-topic ?  == news:alt.ascii-art.endless.blah.blah.blah


That should be news:alt.ascii-art.endless-blabla

(yes, that group does exist!)


> where to read the FAQ ?    == http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/faq.html
> where to find out more ?   == http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/ada/
> where to talk about it ?   == http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/
> 
> what does 'obascii' mean ? == obligatory ascii picture
> 
> can i post off-topic inc. ascii-pic ? == yes
> can i post off-topic inc. ascii-sig ? == yes
> what do i have to do to get flamed ?  == fill-out the form below...
>                   http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk/ascii/flamefrm.txt
>                                      ... and then post it to yourself:)
> 
> where to get a kewl logo ?   == ask Figlet - search for Figlet


Here one could simply link to a Figlet site (the CGI kind, where one
enters a word, chooses a font and pushes a button... Unfortunately the
one at the "surfplaza" site isn't working).


> where to get a kewl sig ?    == do it yourself
> 
> is it fun ?                  == yes
> can i do it too ?            == yes
> what computer should i use ? == one that works
> what operating-system ?      == any OS
> what program should i use ?  == text-editor
> what font should i use ?     == fixed-width font (monospace)
> what font-face is best ?     == the one you like
> can i use a typewriter ?     == if you want to
> 
> is there a program for ascii-art ? == yes
> -  to convert image to ascii ?     == yes
> -  i meant colour html-ascii ?     == yes
> -  i meant colour irc-ascii ?      == yes
> -  i meant 8-bit ascii ?           == yes
> 
> the latest program for ascii-art   == www.jave.de (java ascii draw)
> 
> how do i make MsOutlook work ? == options > fonts > courier new
> ____________________________________________________________________
> disclaimer: the information above is not guaranteed to be accurate


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