Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 19 Oct 1998.
This is my first try at ASCII art
alt.ascii-art
· 9 messages · 19 Oct 1998 - 25 Oct 1998
This my first try at ASCII art fir my signature, but I'm told it appears a
bit wonky on some computers.
Any help or ideas?
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Cosmic Bunster
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Adam Sargant <ada...@bigfoot.com> writes >This my first try at ASCII art fir my signature, but I'm told it appears a >bit wonky on some computers. > >Any help or ideas? > >-- >* * /\ * __ > { | } / | ~ * > * \/__\/ * * > / \ * >* ( ^ ^ ) * > * \ Y / >* * * * >Cosmic Bunster > [][ hi ... you are using 'arial' font ... .---- To get a Monospaced/Fixed Width font in MS Outlook Express --> |Click Tools/ Options. |Click the Read tab. |Click the Fonts button. |Select Courier or another proportional font for ALL of the listboxes. |Select Smallest. |Click OK. |Click OK. '------------------ (Thanks to aardvarko) -------------------------> [][ see yuz [][ colin -- ( () /_ / /\) _/ /? .\ /\) /) .\ /_ /_ CJRandall http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk
XSkreeemxX wrote in message <199...@ng38.aol.com>... >i like! =) >~~~ >The best message for an answering >machine, short and sweet: >=) =) =) =) =) =) >"Hello?" >(= (= (= (= (= (= >...and leave them talking. >~~~ Thanks, flattery will get you anywhere * * /\ * __ { | } / | ~ * * \/__\/ * * / \ * * ( ^ ^ ) * * \ Y / * * * * Cosmic Bunster Visit the Sargant Family at http://sargant.future.easyspace.com Love is indivisible at source
XSkreeemxX wrote in message <199...@ng38.aol.com>... >i like! =) >~~~ >The best message for an answering >machine, short and sweet: >=) =) =) =) =) =) >"Hello?" >(= (= (= (= (= (= >...and leave them talking. >~~~ How is this one? (I'm trying the fixed, proportional font thing) -- * * /\ __ * * CB /|~ * * \/__\/ * * / \ * * ( ^ ^ ) * * \ Y / * * * * * Cosmic Bunster Visit the Sargant Family at http://sargant.future.easyspace.com Love is indivisible at source
Adam Sargant wrote: > > How is this one? (I'm trying the fixed, proportional font thing) > > -- > * * /\ __ * * > CB /|~ * > * \/__\/ * * > / \ * > * ( ^ ^ ) * > * \ Y / * > * * * * > Cosmic Bunster > > Visit the Sargant Family at http://sargant.future.easyspace.com > > Love is indivisible at source Nice! Much better! ...but a bit long... How about something like this: -- * * /\ __ * * * Cosmic Bunster * * CB / .' * * * * * \/__\/ * * * Visit the Sargant Family at: * / \ * http://sargant.future.easyspace.com * * * ( ^ ^ ) * * * * * * \ Y / * Love is indivisible at source * * -- _ __ __ _ _ __ ___.--'_`. \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/~ix/ ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr /-' '/ ` ascii art chat: http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ '
Veronica Karlsson wrote in message <362...@on.spammer>... >Adam Sargant wrote: >> >> How is this one? (I'm trying the fixed, proportional font thing) <picture snipped> >Nice! Much better! > >...but a bit long... > >How about something like this: > > >-- >* * /\ __ * * * Cosmic Bunster * * > CB / .' * * * * > * \/__\/ * * * Visit the Sargant Family at: * > / \ * http://sargant.future.easyspace.com * * >* ( ^ ^ ) * * * * * > * \ Y / * Love is indivisible at source * * > > I get it. Can I use this?
Adam Sargant wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > >Adam Sargant wrote: > >> > >> How is this one? (I'm trying the fixed, proportional font thing) > > > >Nice! Much better! > > > >...but a bit long... > > > >How about something like this: > > > > > >-- > >* * /\ __ * * * Cosmic Bunster * * > > CB / .' * * * * > > * \/__\/ * * * Visit the Sargant Family at: * > > / \ * http://sargant.future.easyspace.com * * > >* ( ^ ^ ) * * * * * > > * \ Y / * Love is indivisible at source * * > > > > > I get it. Can I use this? Yes, if you like. I didn't relly _do_ anything other than move the text, add some stars (and a slight diddle of one of the ears). :) -- _ __ __ _ _ __ ___.--'_`. \ \ / /__ _ _ ___ _ _ (_)__ __ _ .'_`--.___ __ ( _`.'. - 'o` ) \ V / -_) '_/ _ \ ' \| / _/ _` | ( 'o` - .`.'_ ) _\.'_' _.-' \_/\___|_| \___/_||_|_\__\__,_| `-._ `_`./_ ( \`. ) //\` '/\\ ( .'/ ) \_`-'`---'\\__, uggc://jjj.yhqq.yhgu.fr/~ix/ ,__//`---'`-'_/ \` `-\ r93...@fz.yhgu.fr /-' '/ ` ascii art chat: http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/ '
.----- On Tue, 20 Oct 1998 12:41:13 +0100, CJRandall posted:
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|.---- To get a Monospaced/Fixed Width font in MS Outlook Express -->
||Click Tools/ Options.
||Click the Read tab.
||Click the Fonts button. t
||Select Courier or another propor.ional font for ALL of the listboxes.
||Select Smallest. / \
||Click OK. / '-\-----------.
||Click OK. |
|'------------------ (Thanks to aardvarko) -----|------------------->
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Should be "non-proportional" or "monospaced" ---'
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|\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@--
| |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
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