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From: Matthew Thomas <mpt26@spamfree.land>
Subject: Re: Work in progress: ASCII art FAQ 3.0.-1
Date: 1999/03/31
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LDB wrote:
>...
> >    [what exactly is the situation with the OE 5 bugs???]
> 
> One of the first things I want to do when Im on my computer again is
> download IE 5. LOL  What bugs does it have already? Are they still
> making life difficult for those of us who like to use FixedSys?

Um, Internet Explorer 5 is a different product from Outlook Express 5.
Internet Explorer is <trying to keep a straight face here/> just an
`update' to Windows, remember? Outlook Express is an e-mail and Usenet program.

>...
> >  *   Is it under 72 characters wide? Most news readers can only show
> >      lines which are under either 72, 76, or 80 characters wide, so
> >      if your picture is wider than 72 characters it may get wrapped
> >      [see Question 4). Also remove any unnecessary space characters
> >      from the end of each line of the picture, to prevent lines from
> >      being too long (and getting wrapped) without your realizing.
> 
> I have found the best way to be sure of width is to create ascii in
> NotePad. If it fits in there it never has any trouble fitting anywhere
> else. By fitting I mean NotePad doesnt stretch to accomodate it. Does
> anyone else do this?

That depends on (a) something not being stored in your registry to
adjust the Notepad window size, and (b) your being <insert relevant
adjective here/> enough to run Windows in the first place.

> Another point to add here is to highlight the whole ascii pic and look
> for extra spaces that need to be deleted.

Good idea.

>...
> I am editor of the ascii art section of the Open Directory search
> engine. Its not as well known as Yahoo but we have a lot fewer broken
> and/or outdated links. The URL is: http://dmoz.org/Arts/ASCII/

Oh dear, as an editor you should know that the ODP is a *directory*, not
a *search engine*! If you want a *search engine*, you should use Google (http://www.google.com/).

I agree that the ODP is a very good directory, and it's only a matter of
time before it gets larger than Yahoo, simply by sheer weight of
editors. Martin, perhaps you should discuss with Laura the possibility
of using the ODP's ASCII art FAQ section as a place for recording the
ASCII-art Documentation Archive mirror locations?

Regards
-- 
Matthew `pity the ODP isn't OpenContent Licensed, though' Thomas
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