On Mon, 08 May 2006 20:48:39 -0400, cga2000 wrote: > Thus spake T on Mon, May 08, 2006 at 02:46:31PM -0400 or thereabouts: <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> [2006-05-08 20:05]: >> On Mon, 08 May 2006 13:31:27 -0400, Stephen R Laniel wrote: >> >> > On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 01:27:59PM -0400, T wrote: >> >> which font is capable of showing the PC graphics characters (ie ascii >> >> art)? >> > >> > Well, if you want to display ASCII, then every font known to >> > man, basically, will display it. So ASCII art isn't the >> > trouble. It's probably characters that are outside of the >> > ASCII range that are troubling you. >> >> Yes, exactly, those PC graphics characters/symbols. > > Do you mean the box drawing characters?
oh, yes. > That's not the same thing as ascii art. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_art > > If what you need is the former - semi-graphic characters that let you.. > or a program.. draw continuous lines & right angles so you can build > boxes (squares, rectangles..) in a non-graphic (text-mode) context you > would need to be more specific as to what you are trying to do (draw the > boxes under an editor, maybe.. ) and where you are trying to do it. Thanks for the clarification. According to the wiki, I was looking for solution for "Block" ASCIIs, which were dominating the PC Text Art Scene. And still popular in .nfo files or zip comments. I just want to view them, preferable in my favorite xterm environment. thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
