X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,4c9193100e1609f7 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Matthew Thomas Subject: Re: dinosaur and request Date: 1999/09/20 Message-ID: <37E56823.3637219C@student.canterbury.ac.nz>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 527202573 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <7s2bbg$rtf$1@news.kolumbus.fi> <37E52575.2B12@earthling.net> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: University of Canterbury (opinions expressed are my own) Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > Lauri Kangas wrote: > > > > can anyone get me a WORKING ascii converter. > > i've tried everything and found only bugs > > in the programs :( >... > I think the most reliable method is the "plastic bag method". What you > do is you copy the outlines of your picture on a plastic bag or OH > film, tape that to your monitor (yes! really! no kidding! I know it > *sounds* like a tippex-on-the-screen joke but this actually works!) so > that it overlaps your text editor. Then you try to "copy" it by > writing text in the editor. >... I use the `tab method'. That is, I position the text editor window over the window with the picture in it on the computer screen (most of my conversions are of pictures in electronic format anyway). Then I use Command+Tab (if I'm in MacOS) or Alt+Tab (if I'm in Windows or fvwm) to switch between the windows every few seconds, drawing a few characters each time. ttfn -- Matthew `mpt' Thomas http://critique.net.nz/ ASCII ART FAQ: http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/art/ascii/faq/