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Posted by Justin on 04/30/07 14:16
SuperM@ssiveBlackHoleAtTheCenterOfTheMilkyWayGalaxy.org wrote on [Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:51:02 -0700]:
> On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:26:21 -0400, "Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> Gave us:
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>>Richard's using Outlook Express, probably viewing the messages in Times New
>>Roman font, which doesn't preserve the "equal spacing for each character"
>>rule that's needed for ASCII art. It probably does look like just a bunch
>>of gibberish to him, forming no coherent image.
>>
>>Richard, if you copy the text in question and paste it to notepad, you'll
>>see what Justin was intending.
>
> Even Notepad allows the wrong font to be used. All he needs is what is
> called a "proportional font" and most REAL Usenet folks use one, because
> that is and has been traditional for decades.
Actually, he needs a fixed-width font. Which is was REAL usenet folk
use.
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