ASCII and its extensions [Was: ASCII fades]

On Wed, 11 Feb 1998 03:22:31 -0500, Krogg <kro...@inspace.net> wrote:

>Ilmari Karonen wrote:
>> 
>> RaD Man [ACiD Founder] (rad...@nospam.acid.org) wrote:
>> : evidence (such as the ANSI standard number) to this group, I feel the 
>> : entire paragraph in question should be removed from the FAQ, or modified
>> : to convey a more accurate description of this 8-bit character set.
>> 
>> I second the motion.
>
>If,RaD Man will make a replacement to the ansi part of the faq i will
>replace the current part with his.

	I would be more than honored to re-write that portion of the FAQ.  After
it has been done I will email it to you, Kross, and cc: Ilmari to ensure it's
accuracy.  I would hate to be a guilty party to providing half-truths my self ;)

>It must follow these guidelines:
>1.when the old part is sniped and the newpart is put in the
>  faq must not be any larger,hopefully smaller.
>2.The point of it should be to disscourage readers from
>  posting anything that contains any charecters from outside
>  the 32-127 range.
>3.tell them why in respect to point 2
>
>4.not go in to a lot of irrelevant stuff as this is a faq for ascii-art
>  not ansi-art so keep it simple.(not that you wouldnt,no dis here)
>
>5.Include the chart allready in it, or a simular one of the "allowed"
>  asciizzzz
>
>6.Be subject to re-editing per ME.
>
>7.RaD Man will not get upset if i ridicule it and gripe about 
>  things in it and ask him to rewrite parts of it.

	To keep things simple, I won't even use the word ANSI in the revision.

	In fact, I don't see any of these guidelines being a problem.  I fully
understand your intentions for the emphasis to be placed on what is and what is
not true, real ASCII.  The replacement should be as small and crystal clear.

	Since you've taken it upon yourself to moderate future amendments to the
FAQ, I would like to ask everyone a question who is reading and participating in
this NG the following question: ("ANSI" graphics aside >8-) )

	Is anyone interested in including details on extended "PC-ASCII" and
"Amiga-ASCII" art in the FAQ?  Is this something worth exploring for anyone?

	There are many artists out there who are drawing text-based artwork
outside of the original ASCII character set.  Some are unaware that the medium
they are using is not pure ASCII, but a hybrid made specifically for their
operating system.  

	Maybe I'll digress for now...  Keep checking your mailbox ;-)


>Just send me something in the ole email and i will review it.I do see your
>point.

-- enq...@npvq.bet

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