X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,1821f86b4de50f0b X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Shimrod Subject: Re: The Best way to make ASCII Art. Date: 1998/02/14 Message-ID: <34E570A4.4511FCE1@wing.rug.nl>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 325005434 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6bh7d0$95k$2@solaris.cc.vt.edu> <19980211021501.VAA04708@ladder03.news.aol.com> <34E2A529.422D@slip.net> <34E3ABBC.4DA057CA@inspace.net> To: Tony Relyea Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: http://huizen.dds.nl/~shimrod/ Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: shimrod@fmf.ml.org Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Tony Relyea wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 21:11:08 -0500, Krogg wrote: >  I think it would be nice if you asked the user b4 they start drawing if what they are > drawing will ever be posted to the net and if so,restrict them to only using the > standard ascii-art "ascii-codes" rather then let them run amok.They will get flamed > > I will add a topic to my help file describing the difference between regular > ASCII and extended ASCII and that most net sites only use regular. However, > I have found a lot of BBS's and FTP sites that use extended logos. Yes, because those can be accessed through DOS programs. Websites are never accessed through DOS, since they're graphical. I've never seen a webpage display Extended ASCII-art. It's there, but only in zip files and such. > I too find the most uesful feature cut & paste. I do not agree that a text > editor is better. This is not some simple program that does simple stuff. I > spent a lot of time on this thing. It has many features (including remapping > the ASCII chart). As I've already said, it's a useful program for DOS-users. I've got an old laptop myself, and it's always handy to have an ASCII chart, unfortunately, that chart is DOS only. > I never intended to start such a ruckus. A couple of years ago I came to > this newsgroup promoting the idea of my program. People here were VERY > receptive. When I got my first unREGISTERed executable finished, I informed > the people here. Many people went and tried it out. I wonder, what ever > happened that turned this group from a nice, welcoming group into the cynical > kind of group it is now. I have never even seen the FAQ. The group is > called ASCII art. I thought that meant ASCII (all ASCII). When I began this > thread, someone "Could" have just informed me of the problem and I would have > understood. Instead I got a bunch of stupid posts doing anything from > calling me names to simply laughing and then getting mad when I didn't go > away. I thought I did inform you of the problem, I didn't call you names or laugh at you, I most certainly didn't flame you. This group is by far the nicest I know on all usenet. I'm not suprised there is interest in your program from DOS users, since it's a nice program. All we ask is that people don't post extended ASCII-art to the newsgroup, as I've explained to you earlier. > I submit, that my program CAN be useful even here. It is not limited > to using ONLY extended ASCII, all the keys on the keyboard are present as > well. If you aren't interested, then don't look at it. I am seriously > considering removing the link to here from my web site. This used to be a > welcoming area, now it is nothing but a bunch of angry cynics who hate > anybody and anything new. > > Tony Relyea > (sure, go ahead, flame me. I have a delete key). Greetz, -- (`. ____________________________ \ `. / __/ / / / /_ / /_ / ) `._..---._ \__ \ \ \ \_\ \ \ \ \_\ \ \`. __...---` o ) /___/_/_/_/_/ /_/_/_/___/___/ \ `._,--' , ___,' Herman Hiddema ---------------------- ) ,-._ \ ) _,-' ----------- mailto:shimrod@fmf.ml.org /,' ``--.._____\/--'' http://fmf.ml.org/~shimrod ----------