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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 15 Aug 1998.
Re: I Really Have Read All the FAQs. Still Questions?

Re: I Really Have Read All the FAQs. Still Questions?

>Message-id: <199...@ladder03.news.aol.com>
>Here's what I understand to be true as an "AOLer":
>1.  My only available font on this newsreader is NOT a fixed width.
>2.  There is no way to remedy that situation.
>3.  If I want my art to look ok to other folks in the group, I must create my
>art on Notepad and cut and paste it to my newsgroup window.

Absolutely true to all.  However, there are some options for fonts if you
upgrade to AOL 4.0-- I'm not sure if that includes  newsgroup.

>1.  When I do this my art appears nasty to me but will look ok to you SO....
>will my art look as bad to other AOL'ers???
Yes.

>2.  Does this mean that I would have to post 2 versions of my art?  One that
>looks good to folks on aol and one that is correct when viewed with a fixed
>width newsreader?
No-  don't post the AOL version-  we really don't want to see it here.
AOL is just a micro-spot on the entire internet-- many more people
can view the ASCII art if it is in a fixed-width font such as Courier or
FixedSys.
If you want to make your pics for your family and AOLers, feel free to-- just
don't
share them with this newsgroup.

-joan
spu...@juno.com
ASCII ART GALLERY: http://www.ascii-art.com

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Subject: Re: I Really Have Read All the FAQs. Still Questions?
Date: 1998/08/15
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