From: Omer Ansari (omer@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Aug 25 2002 - 17:06:16 GMT-3
One could also draw a pretty picture as a jpg/bmp and host it on a free
webserver, and point to the diagram using a URL.. quite some work tho..
On Sun, 25 Aug 2002 sean@ttank.com wrote:
> You don't have to rely on the fonts available within your email clients to
> do this.
> To create good ASCII art diagrams or tables, just open up the Notepad or
> VI, if you like ;-)
> do all you want within there and copy and paste into your email message
> destined for GS list.
>
>
> - Sean Liu
>
> CCIE, CCNP, CCDP, CCSE,
> AIX-CATE, CNE, MCSE+I
>
> Think Tank Systems, LLC
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>
> "Michael
> Snyder" To: "'Przemyslaw Karwasiecki'" <
karwas@bellsouth.net>
> <msnyder@ldd. cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> net> Subject: RE: ASCI art
> Sent by:
> nobody@groups
> tudy.com
>
>
> 08/25/2002
> 10:25 AM
> Please
> respond to
> "Michael
> Snyder"
>
>
>
>
>
> You have a very good point.
>
> The only problem I see is that everyone needs to agree to a standard
> font. I have outlook running with this message send in plain text, and
> my font options are greyed out.
>
> I assume I can set a default plain text font somewhere in the outlook
> options.
>
> Jezzee, I just checked, I dont have any monospaced fonts listed. I was
> looking for Lucida Fixed I used with Hyperterm. Maybe Lucida Console
> which is listed is the same one.
>
> So not only do we need the same font settings, but maybe even a place to
> download that font.
>
> At the very least we could add a tag line, best viewed with XYZ font in
> our emails, like they do with resolutions on web pages.
>
>
> Now, if I can that visio save as ascii art option working! <smile>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Przemyslaw Karwasiecki
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:50 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: ASCI art
>
> Guys, Gals,
>
> Do you think it would be possible for all of you,
> to whenever you send ascii art, format it with monospaced font?
>
> Problem with majority of ascii arts sent to group is that they
> are created with an assumption, that all email clients will render
> such lines of text in the same way. This is unfortunately false.
>
> Unless you will choose font in which all characters occupies exactly
> the same space, like for instance courier.
>
> This will improve legibility of such diagrams for everybody
>
> And, I am not suggesting by any means, to post HTML to the group!
> But when you create your ascii art, or tables, or anything which
> depends on size of the space character, please format it in monospaced
> font.
>
> What do you think? Agree, disagree?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Przemek
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