X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,168730852dd3fa2f X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-23 13:32:38 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Answer: Why does ASCII art look screwed up when I dl? Date: 23 Oct 1994 15:32:38 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 708-367-1871 Lines: 43 Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <38eh96$663@gagme.wwa.com> References: <38egd6$jja@sashimi.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Robert Kennedy wrote: > >I am new to ascii art and have a question which probably has an obvious >answer but I couldn't find it in the FAQ I had. > >When I download, for instance, ascii art files from the ftp.mcs.com >archive and save them as MS Word documents and then try to look at them, >they come out totally screwed up. > >Also, copying them from the newsgroup and pasting them into another >document--or even opening them in the clipboard produces the same result. > >What am I doing wrong? TIA. The fact that a document has an MS Word, MacWrite, etc. creator on it doesn't mean anything in itself, if it is a plain text document. I suspect you are looking at posts in your newsreader on a term program that uses a mono-spaced font. When you look at it in the clipboard or in an application on your machine, you are not using a mono-spaced font. Look for a font with names like Monaco, Courier, System, Terminal, TTY, VT100, etc. This information is in the FAQ in the section on the best ways to view ASCII art. If this is not the problem you are having, post again. -- .: :: :::::::: .:::::::::: :: :::: .: .::::::::::::::. ::::::: : :: :::::::::::::::::::: : ::::::::::: : :::::::::::::::::::::: ====== ======::====== ======::======::======::======: ====== == == == == ==::::::==::== == == ==::::::==::: ::== :==::==::==: == == == ====== == : ::====== ====== ====::::==:::: :======::==::== == == == == == ==: == == == == ::==:::: == ==:: == :== == == == ====== ====== == ==::== == ====== :======: == == ====== ========== .::::::. :::::: : :. ::::::: ::::: : .:: : :::: :: .::::::. :: :: ::: : ; ;