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a non-proportional,
or mono-spaced, font, the three lines in the inset area above should
appear the same length. If they don't look the same length, try another
font. Names to look for on various systems include: Monaco, Courier,
Courier New, Video Terminal, System, TTY, VT100, Screen, Terminal,
FixedSys, Line Printer, etc. This is a simple Geometric Article.
It is used as a wrap-around for the lines of characters.
o A small, say, 9 point font, will help to increase the apparent
resolution. A small font also helps the illusion of gray scale images.
o Viewing from a distance of a meter or more also helps.
o Using light characters on a dark background. Many ASCII pictures are
meant to be viewed light on dark. This is because the artist can more
easily control the light and get a better lighting effect. Also, the
viewer benefits because there is less glare than you would get from a
light background.
And in some instances:
o While most gray scale pics are made to be viewed light characters on a
dark background, some will be made to be viewed dark on light. This is
because they are meant to be printed with dark ink on light paper. Use
dark characters on a light background, or print them out.
o While most ASCII pics are made to be viewed on a monitor that displays
80 characters across, some ASCII pics are wider, say, 81 to 132
characters across. They are meant to be printed. Use a small, say, 4
point type, and view dark on light, or print them out.
o While mast ASCII art is either ready to view, 'cat' or print, you may
find art that has been saved as a picture in a bitmap, EPS, GIF, or
other binary format. These must be viewed or printed with the
appropriate software.
There are a few important things to remember when making, viewing, or
talking about an ASCII art image. And they're obvious but almost always
forgotten.
o Even though different fonts may all be mono-spaced, they ARE different,
and can give a picture a different look. Some artists may mention the
font the picture was made with.
o A font may be serif or sans-serif (serifs are the little feet on
characters. The ascenders and descenders may be straight or curved.
And characters may be wider or narrower.
o The weight, or heaviness of characters can vary. Serifs, the little
feet on characters, can make them look heavier. Especially effected by
weight inconsistencies are symbols like:
# hatch/hash mark
$ dollar sign
@ at sign
o Shapes can vary too. Here are some of the more consistent shapes:
- dash
/ slash
\ backslash
Richard Kirk says "Shapes to be wary of are:"
~ sometimes sits high, sometimes in middle
^ same reason
* same reason
& sometimes closed, sometimes open
| same reason
' sometimes hooked left, sometimes straight
[] sometimes centered, sometimes far off
<> sometimes touch top and bottom, sometimes centered
0 sometimes with slash, sometimes open
l sometimes with base, sometimes not
y sometimes straight tail, sometimes curved
o According to Jorn in his 'asciitech' file, "Unfortunately, this narrow
standard ignored the needs of many other cultures: the British 'pound'
sign, letters with accents in French and Scandinavian alphabets, etc.,
which led them to introduce slight modifications to the standard, making
the following symbols (at least) non-universal:"
^ caret
` backquote
# hatch/hash mark
| pipe
{} curly braces
~ tilde
\ backslash
[] square brackets
$ dollar sign
@ at sign
o Different systems display text differently. If you look at a picture on
a terminal at a Unix site, and then bring it home and view it on a Mac,