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Posted by fallsfall on January 27, 2004, at 13:34:32
I want to draw an ascii picture. When I try this any set of 2 or more spaces are replaced by 1 space, so the picture gets all squashed:
``------
``|``````|
``|``````|`````````(where each tic mark is really a space)
``|``````|
``------comes out like this:
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| |
| |
| |
------Is there a way to preserve the white space characters in between the other characters?
Can the font when you are entering a message be the same font that displays messages?
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 28, 2004, at 0:07:12
In reply to How to preserve white space, posted by fallsfall on January 27, 2004, at 13:34:32
> Is there a way to preserve the white space characters in between the other characters?
Not that I know of, that's the way HTML works. But maybe ask Slinky? She's the queen of ASCII pictures...
> Can the font when you are entering a message be the same font that displays messages?
It won't preserve the white space, but you can set the font your browser uses to whatever you like...
Bob
Posted by SLS on January 28, 2004, at 7:19:36
In reply to Re: How to preserve white space, posted by Dr. Bob on January 28, 2004, at 0:07:12
The ASCII character #255 is a "non-blank" space. I have used it on the subject line when I wanted more than just one space. I don't how the script would handle this were it in the message body. Maybe the system would crash? :-) (hope not)
Let's see.
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Posted by fallsfall on January 28, 2004, at 7:23:59
In reply to Re: How to preserve white space, posted by SLS on January 28, 2004, at 7:19:36
Thank you. I'll try that in the next couple of days. That should work.
Posted by badhaircut on January 28, 2004, at 8:53:55
In reply to Re: How to preserve white space, posted by SLS on January 28, 2004, at 7:19:36
But in my Windoze 95, I had to use ALT + 0160.
(ALT+ 255 was _ and 0255 was ÿ.)-bhc
Posted by SLS on January 28, 2004, at 13:27:27
In reply to Thanks! I wanted to do that, too! » SLS, posted by badhaircut on January 28, 2004, at 8:53:55
> But in my Windoze 95, I had to use ALT + 0160.
> (ALT+ 255 was _ and 0255 was ÿ.)
>
> -bhcHow did you figure that one out? Is there a chart somewhere?
- Scott
Posted by badhaircut on January 29, 2004, at 22:07:55
In reply to Re: Thanks! I wanted to do that, too!, posted by SLS on January 28, 2004, at 13:27:27
> > But in my Windoze 95, I had to use ALT + 0160.
>
> How did you figure that one out? Is there a chart somewhere?
> -ScottMy Start Menu® has a thingie¹
called „¡Character Map!" (© ´95). I found it at
C:\WINDOWS\CHARMAP.EXEBulleted lists are now ½-way possible!
•But I have to type ALT+··· every time.
•No copy-&-paste in the PB post box.
•So, no indented block quotes for me.-bhc™
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¹program? chart? thingie.
²Note solid line.
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