X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ee6cc8e403cb94ca,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,ee6cc8e403cb94ca,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,ee6cc8e403cb94ca,start X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-11-08 22:31:12 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!dearn!blekul11!idefix.CS.kuleuven.ac.be!ub4b!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: Brad Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: Should "Font" be added to subject IDs Date: 8 Nov 1994 07:20:51 -0600 Organization: University of Wales - Abwiswis - Prifysgol Cymru Lines: 28 Sender: boba@wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <39ntvj$cdq@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: nntp.gmd.de rec.arts.ascii:2697 alt.ascii-art:16437 On 7 Nov 1994, Bob Allison wrote: > I have hesitated to add a "Font" subject ID, because it wouldn't be > good to have too many. But it seems like it makes sense. > On the one hand, a font can be line art or a Figlet font, so there can > be IDs like: > Line: Fiddler's Font > Binary: fiddlers.flf font > These are OK, but fonts are popular and different enough to seem to > justify a "Font" subject ID. What do you think? I think that fonts deserve their own ID, yes. Maybe something like: FONT: Line: Fiddler's Font FONT: Figlet: fiddlers.flf This seems to show more clearly that the post is a font, which, after all, is the idea of these ID's. :) :::::::: ::::::::::: :::: :::: :::::::: :::: ::: ::: :+: :+: :+: :+:+: :+:+: :+: :+: :+:+: :+: :+: +:+ +:+ +:+ +:+:+ +:+ +:+ +:+ :+:+:+ +:+ +:+ +#++:++# +#+ +#+ +:+ +#+ +#+ +:+ +#+ +:+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+ +#+#+# +#+ #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# #+# #+#+# ######## ########### ### ### ######## ### #### ###