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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 11 Apr 1999.
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alt.ascii-art · 22 messages · 11 Apr 1999 - 11 May 1999
.----- On Sat, 10 Apr 1999 13:17:20 +0100, CJRandall posted:
|
|[][
|[][  here is Method-5 version 1.0  [ Ns4,Ie4 ]
|[][
|
|this is _not_ alpha code ... it is a genuine usable script!
|
|it has been cross-posted so that you cannot avoid it ...
|this is the first public release ... not even on my website yet
|
|... please, please, please check this out ...
|
'----------------------------

Bah you cheated with that Grass! <g>

Jus' Kidding... nice use of DHTML there. That's never ever going to work on
anything below v4 browsers so I'm intriegued (eek!) at how your other code
works!

-Martin
|\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

CJRandall <col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 11 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Martin Atkins writes
>.----- On Sat, 10 Apr 1999 13:17:20 +0100, CJRandall posted:
>|
>|[][  here is Method-5 version 1.0  [ Ns4,Ie4 ]
>|
>|... please, please, please check this out ...
>
>Bah you cheated with that Grass! <g>
>
>Jus' Kidding... nice use of DHTML there. That's never ever going to work on
>anything below v4 browsers so I'm intriegued (eek!) at how your other code
>works!
>
>-Martin
>|\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
>|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

[][ hi ..

thanks Martin ... yeah .. i guess the grass layer could be considered as
cheating ... altho' i just wanted to show _some_ of the possibilities
... apart from extra code there's no reason why the grass couldn't have
been animated too and then overlaid ...

the v3 browser code, Method-3 (pop-up) and Method-4 (frame) is nearly
complete (that means tidy enough) but uses a different technique which
is a bit messy due to Ns3 bugs and Ie3 variants ... but does work tho'

i've seen some good anim experiments from miK recently that really fire
 the imagination .. and extensions from Meph .. that could make this
whole thing snowball out of proportion

..simplicity is the key.. a web-page style generator _is_ in the making

thanks again for the comments

[][ see yuz
[][ colin
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CJRandall <col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 11 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Meph writes
>CJRandall schrieb in Nachricht ...
>>i want feedback (and that includes lurkers too)
>
>for (i=0;i<endless;i++) {
>    document.write(' genial, amazing, fascinating, ... ')
>}
fanx matey ;)

>
>Here is another animation, which works with the same (main)script.
>The layout is a bit different and you can set the background color.
>THIS JAVASCRIPT IS A BETA VERSION ! Not all functions are optimal

>(only absolute centering of the display, ...).

yep ... that is a nice touch

>
>>features:-
>>----------
>> o - works on both Netscape 4.x and Explorer 4.x
>
>(Font size selection works only with IE 4.x)
>
>> o - all components contained in a single page
>
>All media player components are in the 'data' directory
>
>>  o - all browser controls accessible during runtime
>>  o - no special character escaping required
>>  o - no special array formatting required
>>  o - allows use of colour using <font> tags
>
>This sample uses 'Style Sheet's'

yep ... i do like that form of compressing the font-color tag length
>
>>
>>contents:-
>>----------
>>the attachment contains an
>Animation by TaRo.
>
>Meph.
>     \\_ ) http://studenten.freepage.de/meph/ascii/ascii.htm
>\___ __ /  English "fast-link" page:
>  _//  \\_ http://studenten.freepage.de/meph/ascii/eng/eng.htm
>

i did like that anim .. very pretty indeed

one oddity i found running it on Netscape 4.5 was that i had to
reduce the length of line 7 of layer 21 by 1 char on the end
to stop an odd split/jump from occurring ... haven't been able
to figure why yet

anyways ... good stuff

[][ see yuz
[][ colin
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CJRandall schrieb in Nachricht ...

>>>  o - allows use of colour using <font> tags
>>
>>This sample uses 'Style Sheet's'
>
>yep ... i do like that form of compressing the font-color tag length

You can realize it easy with a 'search replace' macro of a advanced text
editor. (works good if you use always the same palette)

>one oddity i found running it on Netscape 4.5 was that i had to
>reduce the length of line 7 of layer 21 by 1 char on the end
>to stop an odd split/jump from occurring ... haven't been able
>to figure why yet

I have not checked it after I have removed the framenumber display - Sorry.
This kind of problems happens often and I couldn't found a explanation.
Long strings with 'symbol' chars like > _,.'`" < produce errors in tables,
layers ... (both browser). Mostly the problem can be solved by adding or
removing a char (Add an other char at line1,pos1 of the layer). This was
a real problem for my ANSI2HTMLtable program - there are too many 'not
allowed' string combinations, depending from the browser. The only
solutions is to use only alphabet chars or replace(remove, add) a char
manually.

Marc

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llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> ASCII art 12 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <7eqene$i6...@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>, "Meph"
<UZS...@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> wrote:
> Here is another animation, which works with the same (main)script.
> The layout is a bit different and you can set the background color.
> THIS JAVASCRIPT IS A BETA VERSION ! Not all functions are optimal
> (only absolute centering of the display, ...).
[snip]
> Animation by TaRo.
[snip]
> Please decode the file with the 'directories' (>data<) information.
> 
> Meph.
[snip]
> \__/    \  Index page:
>      \\_ ) http://studenten.freepage.de/meph/ascii/ascii.htm
> \___ __ /  English "fast-link" page:
>   _//  \\_ http://studenten.freepage.de/meph/ascii/eng/eng.htm
> 
>                   Name: taro.zip
>    Part 1.2       Type: Zip Compressed Data
>                         (application/x-zip-compressed)
>               Encoding: x-uuencode

Meph, that animation is NOT by Taro. It is by jgs. TaRo merely coloured
it. 

Joan's original is at:

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/jgsfirewrk.htm

and was done in 1997

She has her version on her page as well but alas has not yet copied the
code fix I did so that hers will work in MSIE4 as well as Netscape3.

I tried to view your colourized version in Opera 3.51, and alas, it
didn't work. I still haven't been anywhere that has NS4 and/or MSIE4 
(Don't get around much anymore)
                   ___
                   \  -\        /
         _______    \   \      /                  |
        /       |   ().-()-  ()                   |
       /        |           Don't get around     ()
   ___/         |       | /   much ...           ()
  /             |       |/        a n y m o r e   |
 /              |_     ,>%                      -()-
(_______________|_\  \/<
|__________________|_/  >
 )(            )( |    __>|^
 )(   ejm      )( |:  //| |


But I will upgrade to Netscape 4 (or is it 5 now?) eventually.


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In article <lqd...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>, CJRandall
<col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> [][ hi ...
[snip]
>      Advanced Ascii-Animation - NEW
> 
> [][
> [][  here is Method-5 version 1.0  [ Ns4,Ie4 ]
> [][
[snip]
> Llizard: ... i have a some browser version 3 code for colour-anims
> but i am still tinkering with it ... please be patient ... try, if
> you can, to find anyone you know that has a version 4 browser, so
> that you can see this ... it _is_ a 'must see'
> 
> All: ... the attachment that follows is uuencoded ... if you have
> problems decoding it then mail me and i shall send it to you
> mime encoded
> 
> [][ enjoy
> [][ colin
> 
> [ Section: 1/1 File: method-5.zip UUencoded by: Turnpike Version 4.01  ]
> 
>                   Name: method-5.zip
>    Part 1.2       Type: Zip Compressed Data
>                         (application/x-zip-compressed)
>               Encoding: x-uuencode
> 
> sum -r/size 38609/2749 section (from "begin" to "end")
> sum -r/size 18053/1972 entire input file
> 
> --
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Colin, I tried to look at your animation in Opera 3.51. Alas, it doesn't
work. I can see the frames only but not the animation.

Rats!!! I've got to upgrade! The animation looks like it is brilliant,
Colin. Can't you possible put it in black and white for old foagy's like
me who are still stuck in Netscape 3?

                  ,^%---
              `   > _\  It makes me want to try
               \\_/>/   throwing one of those boomerangs.
               //   >
              ,    /\^^ I bet they aren't as dangerous as they look... 
                   | \



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CJRandall <col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 13 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
llizard writes
>colin wrote:
>> 
>> [][  here is Method-5 version 1.0  [ Ns4,Ie4 ]
>
>Colin, I tried to look at your animation in Opera 3.51. Alas, it doesn't
>work. I can see the frames only but not the animation.

yeah opera 3.5 claims to be mozilla-4 compatible .. but it didn't work 
...i know .. its one of the browsers i've tested

>
>Rats!!! I've got to upgrade! The animation looks like it is brilliant,
>Colin. Can't you possible put it in black and white for old foagy's like
>me who are still stuck in Netscape 3?
>
>                  ,^%---
>              `   > _\  It makes me want to try
>               \\_/>/   throwing one of those boomerangs.
>               //   >
>              ,    /\^^ I bet they aren't as dangerous as they look... 
>                   | \
>
>     `   __                www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/
>      \\/<\                        cq547@freene+.+oron+o.on.ca
>      // <  \                                   llizard aka ejm
>     ,^^<_     / 
>  ejm  _\/   ^%--- ...ok, maybe they ARE a little dangerous.

alas ... i can't or if i did i'd have to mail it to you
...it belongs to Matthew Thomas who posted it here last year ...
perhaps he's got a black and white at his website?
i merely 're-cycled' it as a 1-off to keep the posted article short

... i got my ass kicked by abu...@demon.net due to complaints ...
still ...only myself to blame

sorry i can't help further :(

thanks for the reply

[][ see yuz
[][ colin
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CJRandall wrote in a message ...

>... i got my ass kicked by abu...@demon.net due to complaints ...
>still ...only myself to blame



Oh Colin what have you been up to hmmm?

Andrew

In article <BFR...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>, CJRandall
<col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> llizard writes
> >colin wrote:
> >>
> >> [][  here is Method-5 version 1.0  [ Ns4,Ie4 ]
> >
> >Colin, I tried to look at your animation in Opera 3.51. Alas, it doesn't
> >work. I can see the frames only but not the animation.
> 
> yeah opera 3.5 claims to be mozilla-4 compatible .. but it didn't work
> ...i know .. its one of the browsers i've tested
> 
> >
> >Rats!!! I've got to upgrade! The animation looks like it is brilliant,
> >Colin. Can't you possible put it in black and white for old foagy's like
> >me who are still stuck in Netscape 3?
[snip]
> 
> alas ... i can't or if i did i'd have to mail it to you
> ...it belongs to Matthew Thomas who posted it here last year ...
> perhaps he's got a black and white at his website?
> i merely 're-cycled' it as a 1-off to keep the posted article short
[snip]
> . /\_/\   ( () |_ | |\|   _/   |? .\ |\| |) .\ |_ |_
> :( a a(   CJRandall http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk
> ' \___")  <tHISsIGiStHEoNLYpROMOmYwEBsITEgETSaNYWAY:>

Thanks, Colin. After going into DejaNews, I now remember seeing this.
The animation used to be at

http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/pics/boomerang.htm

but Matthew has removed all his pics from his website.

I would think that Matthew would not be upset if you put it on your
website under the heading "animation by another person" and clearly
stated that he had done it. In fact, I might do that... (I copied the
post from DejaNews)


                  ,^%---
              `   > _\  But I'll wait for permission
               \\_/>/   and instruction. Was the
               //   >   animation on a continuous loop?
              ,    /\^^
                   | \



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CJRandall <col...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 14 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Andrew Carpenter writes
>
>CJRandall wrote in a message ...
>
>>... i got my ass kicked by abu...@demon.net due to complaints ...
>>still ...only myself to blame
>
>
>
>Oh Colin what have you been up to hmmm?
>
>Andrew
>
[][ hi ... along these lines ...

> We have noticed that you have been posting one or more binary files to
> non-binary newsgroups, specifically alt.ascii-art.animation and
> alt.ascii-art.
[snip]
>
> We therefore ask you to stop posting binaries to non-binary newsgroups.
>

... enough said eh?

[][ see yuz
[][ colin
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CJRandall wrote in message <2zl...@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>...
>Andrew Carpenter writes
>>
>>CJRandall wrote in a message ...
>>
>>>... i got my ass kicked by abu...@demon.net due to complaints ...
>>>still ...only myself to blame
>>
>>
>>
>>Oh Colin what have you been up to hmmm?
>>
>>Andrew
>>
>[][ hi ... along these lines ...
>
>> We have noticed that you have been posting one or more binary files to
>> non-binary newsgroups, specifically alt.ascii-art.animation and
>> alt.ascii-art.
>[snip]
>>
>> We therefore ask you to stop posting binaries to non-binary newsgroups.
>>
>
>... enough said eh?



Ahh right.  Well FreeServe just filter out any binaries in non-binary
newsgroups, so I never see any.

Andrew

llizard wrote:
>...
> > > Rats!!! I've got to upgrade! The animation looks like it is
> > > brilliant, Colin. Can't you possible put it in black and white for
> > > old foagy's like me who are still stuck in Netscape 3?
> >...
> > alas ... i can't or if i did i'd have to mail it to you
> > ...it belongs to Matthew Thomas who posted it here last year ...
> > perhaps he's got a black and white at his website?
> > i merely 're-cycled' it as a 1-off to keep the posted article short
>...
> Thanks, Colin. After going into DejaNews, I now remember seeing this.
> The animation used to be at
> 
> http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/pics/boomerang.htm
> 
> but Matthew has removed all his pics from his website.

More from a lack of space than for any other reason ... I've only got 1
Mb of space to play with <sniffle/>

> I would think that Matthew would not be upset if you put it on your
> website under the heading "animation by another person" and clearly
> stated that he had done it. In fact, I might do that... (I copied the
> post from DejaNews)

Go right ahead. I'd consider it an honour. :-)

bye
-- 
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Webmaster, http://www.ucsa.canterbury.ac.nz/clubs/kakariki/
FAQ maintainer, news:alt.ascii-art

.----- On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 12:06:50 +1200, Matthew Thomas posted:
|
|More from a lack of space than for any other reason ... I've only got 1
|Mb of space to play with <sniffle/>
|
'-----------------------------

I get around this problem by having lots of sites :o)

Why not sign up to something like GeoCities, Tripod, Hypermart... or if you
don't mind FTPing to the UK you could sign up for LineOne and pretend that
you live in Swansea or something :o) www.lineone.net they give you five
email addresses and five 10MB web space accounts to match - that's where
http://website.lineone.net/~martin.atkins/ada/ is :o)

I doubt they would check that you were really in the UK... but they might
have postcode validation - I can't remember. If they do try putting in your
house number as 7 and postcode as UB10 0XA :o)


-Martin
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|  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com

In article <371...@spamfree.land>, Matthew Thomas
<mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote:
> 
> llizard wrote:
[snip]
> > The animation used to be at
> >
> > http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/pics/boomerang.htm
> >
> > but Matthew has removed all his pics from his website.
> 
> More from a lack of space than for any other reason ... I've only got 1
> Mb of space to play with <sniffle/>
> 
> > I would think that Matthew would not be upset if you put it on your
> > website under the heading "animation by another person" and clearly
> > stated that he had done it. In fact, I might do that... (I copied the
> > post from DejaNews)
> 
> Go right ahead. I'd consider it an honour. :-)
> 
> bye
> --
> Matthew `one day I'll be able to put my collection back up' Thomas
> Columnist, http://www.newsroom.co.nz/
> Webmaster, http://www.ucsa.canterbury.ac.nz/clubs/kakariki/
> FAQ maintainer, news:alt.ascii-art

Matthew, it is done. I was quite arbitrary with the speed. I don't know
how fast you had it. Please tell me if you'd like it changed.

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/MThomasanim.htm


                  ,^%---
              `   > _\  I put it on a continuous loop
               \\_/>/   and then took more liberties...
               //   >
              ,    /\^^
                   | \



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      // <  \                                   llizard aka ejm
     ,^^<_     / 
  ejm  _\/   ^%--- ...hope that was ok, Matthew.

llizard wrote:
>...
> Matthew, it is done. I was quite arbitrary with the speed. I don't
> know how fast you had it. Please tell me if you'd like it changed.
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/MThomasanim.htm
> 
>                   ,^%---
>               `   > _\  I put it on a continuous loop
>                \\_/>/   and then took more liberties...
>                //   >
>               ,    /\^^
>                    | \
>...

Cool bananas! Just one problem though ... I'm using Netscape 4.5 for the
Mac, and both animations have wrapping trouble ... here's a freeze-frame
I copied from the first animation:

     _o         >

    //\_

    /\  

   / /  

I'd guess just increasing the width of each text box by a couple of
characters would fix this.

Excellent work tho.

bye
-- 
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Columnist, http://www.newsroom.co.nz/
Webmaster, http://www.ucsa.canterbury.ac.nz/clubs/kakariki/
FAQ maintainer, news:alt.ascii-art (next draft coming Real Soon Now ...)

In article  <371...@spamfree.land>, Matthew Thomas
<mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote:
> 
> llizard wrote:
> >...
> > Matthew, it is done. I was quite arbitrary with the speed. I don't
> > know how fast you had it. Please tell me if you'd like it changed.
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/MThomasanim.htm
> >
> >                   ,^%---
> >               `   > _\  I put it on a continuous loop
> >                \\_/>/   and then took more liberties...
> >                //   >
> >               ,    /\^^
> >                    | \
> >...
> 
> Cool bananas! Just one problem though ... I'm using Netscape 4.5 for the
> Mac, and both animations have wrapping trouble ... here's a freeze-frame
> I copied from the first animation:
> 
>      _o         >
> 
>     //\_
> 
>     /\
> 
>    / /
> 
> I'd guess just increasing the width of each text box by a couple of
> characters would fix this.
> 
> Excellent work tho.
> 
> bye
> --
> Matthew `mah boomerang won't un-wrap!' Thomas
> Columnist, http://www.newsroom.co.nz/
> Webmaster, http://www.ucsa.canterbury.ac.nz/clubs/kakariki/
> FAQ maintainer, news:alt.ascii-art (next draft coming Real Soon Now ...)

Matthew, I did as you suggested but I have a bad feeling that that is
not the answer. I think it might be something to do with the \r\n"+  The
\r has to be there so that MSIE4 can view the animation. (I think...  no
doubt one of the experts will rush in to refute what I've just said.)

But do tell me if the fix worked. In the meantime, it looks okay in
NS3.04....


                  ,^%---
              `   > _\  Matthew, does the same wrapping error happen
               \\_/>/   on all the animations?
               //   >
              ,    /\^^ 
                   | \


http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/animframe.htm



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  ejm  _\/   ^%--- or do I have to make a note on my main page?

Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> ASCII art 23 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
.----- On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:26:32 -0400, llizard posted:
|In article  <371...@spamfree.land>, Matthew Thomas
|<mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote:
|> 
\
 > SNIP! (message about the anim being on the web)
/ 
|> Cool bananas! Just one problem though ... I'm using Netscape 4.5 for the
|> Mac, and both animations have wrapping trouble ... here's a freeze-frame
|> I copied from the first animation:
|> 
|>      _o         >
|> 
|>     //\_
|> 
|>     /\
|> 
|>    / /
|> 
|> I'd guess just increasing the width of each text box by a couple of
|> characters would fix this.
|> 
|> Excellent work tho.
|
|Matthew, I did as you suggested but I have a bad feeling that that is
|not the answer. I think it might be something to do with the \r\n"+  The
|\r has to be there so that MSIE4 can view the animation. (I think...  no
|doubt one of the experts will rush in to refute what I've just said.)
|
|But do tell me if the fix worked. In the meantime, it looks okay in
|NS3.04....
|
|
|                  ,^%---
|              `   > _\  Matthew, does the same wrapping error happen
|               \\_/>/   on all the animations?
|               //   >
|              ,    /\^^ 
|                   | \
|
|
|http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/animframe.htm
|
'-----------------------------------

All MSIEs for windows have the newline problem, since they act like the
Windows textbox (which of course these anims are in) whereby they don't like
lone newline characters. (you can see the effect if you load a Un*x/Amiga
created text file into Windows Notepad.) Windows likes to have a carriage
return+linefeed in textboxes. I think netscape sorts this out but MSIE just
shoves the text into the box as-is.
MSIE on the Mac probably wouldn't do this because it would use the Mac text
box control which interprets both cr and lf as newline characters (this from
memory, not based on any fact!) so the spaces could be caused by this.

So in short, llizard, you are probably right!

-Martin
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llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> ASCII art 23 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Martin Atkins wrote:
> 
> .----- On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:26:32 -0400, llizard posted:
> |In article  <371...@spamfree.land>, Matthew Thomas
> |<mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote:
> |>
> \
>  > SNIP! (message about the anim being on the web)
> /
> |> Cool bananas! Just one problem though ... I'm using Netscape 4.5 for the
> |> Mac, and both animations have wrapping trouble ... here's a freeze-frame
> |> I copied from the first animation:
> |>
> |>      _o         >
> |>
> |>     //\_
> |>
> |>     /\
> |>
> |>    / /
> |>
> |> I'd guess just increasing the width of each text box by a couple of
> |> characters would fix this.
> |>
> |> Excellent work tho.
> |
> |Matthew, I did as you suggested but I have a bad feeling that that is
> |not the answer. I think it might be something to do with the \r\n"+  The
> |\r has to be there so that MSIE4 can view the animation. (I think...  no
> |doubt one of the experts will rush in to refute what I've just said.)
> |
> |But do tell me if the fix worked. In the meantime, it looks okay in
> |NS3.04....
> |
> |
> |                  ,^%---
> |              `   > _\  Matthew, does the same wrapping error happen
> |               \\_/>/   on all the animations?
> |               //   >
> |              ,    /\^^
> |                   | \
> |
> |
> |http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/animframe.htm
> |
> '-----------------------------------
> 
> All MSIEs for windows have the newline problem, since they act like the
> Windows textbox (which of course these anims are in) whereby they don't like
> lone newline characters. (you can see the effect if you load a Un*x/Amiga
> created text file into Windows Notepad.) Windows likes to have a carriage
> return+linefeed in textboxes. I think netscape sorts this out but MSIE just
> shoves the text into the box as-is.
> MSIE on the Mac probably wouldn't do this because it would use the Mac text
> box control which interprets both cr and lf as newline characters (this from
> memory, not based on any fact!) so the spaces could be caused by this.
> 
> So in short, llizard, you are probably right!
> 
> -Martin
> |\/| _..__|_o._   /\_|_| o._  _   mart.atkins@--
> |  |(_||  |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_>            --bigfoot.com


Hmmm. I am just shooting in the dark here (as if you all didn't know
that). My method for learning anything to do with the computer is "trial
and error to the nth degree". I don't really understand what you wrote
Martin. I just got e-mail from Joan saying that her fireworks animation
works in her MSIE4 and Netscape 4.

Would you people with your newfangled MSIE4 and Netscape 4 mind looking
at this revised version and tell me if it looks correct?


http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/MThomasanim2.htm

Thanks.


I'm intrigued by Bertrand's applet method of animation. It looks much
nicer than the Javascript versions and appears on first glance to be
easier to impliment.


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are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "freent";
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llizard wrote:
> 
> Would you people with your newfangled MSIE4 and Netscape 4 mind looking
> at this revised version and tell me if it looks correct?
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/MThomasanim2.htm
> 
> Thanks.
> 

I'm using Netscape Communicator 4.51 for Linux. The animations look ok
to me.

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llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> ASCII art 26 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <372...@erols.com>, Martin DiViaio
<mar...@erols.com> wrote:
> 
> llizard wrote:
> >
> > Would you people with your newfangled MSIE4 and Netscape 4 mind looking
> > at this revised version and tell me if it looks correct?
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/MThomasanim2.htm
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> 
> I'm using Netscape Communicator 4.51 for Linux. The animations look ok
> to me.

And I gather that this is true for MSIE4 as well. I will change my
template as soon as I can (by the end of the week - I hope).

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     |     o |
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     |   (   |        \_,^%---  ha
     |  < \  |         />  \ ha
    _|_______|_   ____/ >         ha
        /|\      (#  o) >
       / | \      '--~ /|^^      I have WAY too much time on my
ejm   /  |  \          | \       hands but can't seem to juggle it
efficiently.



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          o
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ber...@usa.net 27 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <372...@iNOdirect.ca>,
 cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca wrote:

> I'm intrigued by Bertrand's applet method of animation. It looks much
> nicer than the Javascript versions and appears on first glance to be
> easier to impliment.

Well, to speak the truth, I have nothing to deal with the Applet part of the
animation : I "just" made the ascii-animations themselves, that's all.

It's Vincent Lepetit (mailto:vin...@loria.fr) who made the
Java-viewer part, and I know it's not over yet : when he has time, he'll try
to implement an optional system of compression so that the biggest animations
can be viewed in shorter time. For exemple, the "Les Caribous de l'Espace"
animation (initial size : 733 Kb of raw text) would weight only 31 Kb.
Nevertheless, big animations are rather rare, therefore such a system
shouldn't interest much people 'xcept me.

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Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.comQQ> ASCII art 11 May 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
>Message-id: <372...@iNOdirect.ca>

>Would you people with your newfangled MSIE4 and Netscape 4 mind looking
>at this revised version and tell me if it looks correct?
>
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/MThomasanim2.htm
>
It looks fine on my Netscape Composer 4.0
and on AOL's MSIE 4.0 (5.0?)

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