JediTricks
08-25-2001, 10:57 AM
Hey there gang, this is a post answering an unasked question, I remember when everybody was into ASCII-art designs and how detailed some of them got, before web forums got high tech and stopped using non-proportional fonts. Anyway, one nifty thing about these forums is that you can make a special code to do ASCII-art without it turning into a big fat mess; the only limitation is the width of the thread. It works by using the code VB tags (click HELP next to "VB Code" for how to use this) around your ascii-art, remember to PREVIEW your post to make sure it worked.
Here's how ASCII-art looks on the forums without this:
____ ____
/ --.| |.-- \
/,---|| ||---.\
// || || \\
// || || \\
// __ || || __ \\
//,' `. || || ,'||`.\\
//( \`--|)|| ||( \'| )\\
// `.-_,' ||________|| `.-_,' \\
// | || _| || \\
// | || | .. | || \\
// | || | :: | || \\
/ __ 888|| | _ | || __ \
/ ,'|_'. _ 888|| | | | || _ ,'-.`. \
/ ( ,-._ | |888|| | -| | || |_| ( |==) \
/ `O__,'|_|8@ || | [| | |@ |_| `._|,' \
/ __..|--| | )| | |--|_|__ \ ,==.
/ __,--'' | | | | | ``--.__ \ //[]\\
/ ,::::' |-=| | | |::::.. `-. \ //||||\\
/ ,-'::::: ..::| | /| | |:::::::: `-. \ ||,' `.||
/ ,' '' ::::::| | \| | | '':::: oo `. \ |--------|
/,' ,'\ :::'''|] | | | | .... o8888o `.\ |:::_[[[[]
/' ,' ) |> | | | [| :::::: 88888 .. \ | | ]
/ ,' | |] |=_| | [| '::::'oo 8 :::: \-' |---|
.' o ,' \_/ | :| \| |.[| o8888o ::;-' ,' |
,' o88,' `._/:\| | :| | |: | 88888888 ,-' \ _,-' |
| 8888 ``--'|::::| |_:| | |:_| 8888 ,-' \ ,-' .::_,-'
,' 8888 ''--"" || || [| || || ,-' _,-' \ _::'
| || |_,--._| || ,-' \ ,-' _,-'
| |__(______)__| ,-' _,-' .::_,-' |
|' 88o =====,,--..===== .-' ,-' \ _::' `|
| 888888o ,-'\ /`-. \ \-' . _,-' |
`---._____ 888888888 ,' / [HHHH[=====- \ |_::' _____.---'
__|_____`=======._____ / \ [HHHH[=====- `'__.======='_____|__
{I | _______________ || / /\/____\/\:. \ || _______________ | I}
[I | :___]__[_______ ||( / _.._ \:. )|| ______]___[___: | I]
{I_|____________o8o___|| \ /: /\ /\ \: / ||__________________|_I}
|_____,------' \/:' \ \/ / \/:.. 88`-------._____|
.---' :::::: `. [||||] ,' '::.. `---.
| '::..:: ,' `-. ,-' `. ':' |
|. .:::'' ,' __ ``--'' __ `. .::. ,|
| ''' ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. '::::. |
| ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) 88. '::::. |
`. ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' 88888. ':' ,'
| ,' __ `.||,' __ 88 `. |
`. ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. ,'
`. ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) `. ,'
\ ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' `. /
`. | `.||,' | ,'
`-| |-'
`. ,'. .`. ,'
`-:,'o88o ,/ \. `.;-'
`-888 // / ||ooo \ oo88 \\ __,-'
`--..__ /' ||888 `\ oo8;--'
```-----''-----''''
See how it looks like someone barfed up a can of alphabet soup? Now here it is using the code tags:
____ ____
/ --.| |.-- \
/,---|| ||---.\
// || || \\
// || || \\
// __ || || __ \\
//,' `. || || ,'||`.\\
//( \`--|)|| ||( \'| )\\
// `.-_,' ||________|| `.-_,' \\
// | || _| || \\
// | || | .. | || \\
// | || | :: | || \\
/ __ 888|| | _ | || __ \
/ ,'|_'. _ 888|| | | | || _ ,'-.`. \
/ ( ,-._ | |888|| | -| | || |_| ( |==) \
/ `O__,'|_|8@ || | [| | |@ |_| `._|,' \
/ __..|--| | )| | |--|_|__ \ ,==.
/ __,--'' | | | | | ``--.__ \ //[]\\
/ ,::::' |-=| | | |::::.. `-. \ //||||\\
/ ,-'::::: ..::| | /| | |:::::::: `-. \ ||,' `.||
/ ,' '' ::::::| | \| | | '':::: oo `. \ |--------|
/,' ,'\ :::'''|] | | | | .... o8888o `.\ |:::_[[[[]
/' ,' ) |> | | | [| :::::: 88888 .. \ | | ]
/ ,' | |] |=_| | [| '::::'oo 8 :::: \-' |---|
.' o ,' \_/ | :| \| |.[| o8888o ::;-' ,' |
,' o88,' `._/:\| | :| | |: | 88888888 ,-' \ _,-' |
| 8888 ``--'|::::| |_:| | |:_| 8888 ,-' \ ,-' .::_,-'
,' 8888 ''--"" || || [| || || ,-' _,-' \ _::'
| || |_,--._| || ,-' \ ,-' _,-'
| |__(______)__| ,-' _,-' .::_,-' |
|' 88o =====,,--..===== .-' ,-' \ _::' `|
| 888888o ,-'\ /`-. \ \-' . _,-' |
`---._____ 888888888 ,' / [HHHH[=====- \ |_::' _____.---'
__|_____`=======._____ / \ [HHHH[=====- `'__.======='_____|__
{I | _______________ || / /\/____\/\:. \ || _______________ | I}
[I | :___]__[_______ ||( / _.._ \:. )|| ______]___[___: | I]
{I_|____________o8o___|| \ /: /\ /\ \: / ||__________________|_I}
|_____,------' \/:' \ \/ / \/:.. 88`-------._____|
.---' :::::: `. [||||] ,' '::.. `---.
| '::..:: ,' `-. ,-' `. ':' |
|. .:::'' ,' __ ``--'' __ `. .::. ,|
| ''' ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. '::::. |
| ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) 88. '::::. |
`. ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' 88888. ':' ,'
| ,' __ `.||,' __ 88 `. |
`. ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. ,'
`. ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) `. ,'
\ ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' `. /
`. | `.||,' | ,'
`-| |-'
`. ,'. .`. ,'
`-:,'o88o ,/ \. `.;-'
`-888 // / ||ooo \ oo88 \\ __,-'
`--..__ /' ||888 `\ oo8;--'
```-----''-----''''
It doesn't take a Jedi Master to see the difference there! This is just a fun little extra, something people used to really be into back before DSL and cable modem, but some of the work that's out there is really great, and a lot of fun to make yourself. Just remember to PREVIEW your work before of submitting it so you won't have to go back and edit.
(ASCII Falcon from http://www.joereiss.net/ascii/, who's done some great work and good links to even more!)
Here's how ASCII-art looks on the forums without this:
____ ____
/ --.| |.-- \
/,---|| ||---.\
// || || \\
// || || \\
// __ || || __ \\
//,' `. || || ,'||`.\\
//( \`--|)|| ||( \'| )\\
// `.-_,' ||________|| `.-_,' \\
// | || _| || \\
// | || | .. | || \\
// | || | :: | || \\
/ __ 888|| | _ | || __ \
/ ,'|_'. _ 888|| | | | || _ ,'-.`. \
/ ( ,-._ | |888|| | -| | || |_| ( |==) \
/ `O__,'|_|8@ || | [| | |@ |_| `._|,' \
/ __..|--| | )| | |--|_|__ \ ,==.
/ __,--'' | | | | | ``--.__ \ //[]\\
/ ,::::' |-=| | | |::::.. `-. \ //||||\\
/ ,-'::::: ..::| | /| | |:::::::: `-. \ ||,' `.||
/ ,' '' ::::::| | \| | | '':::: oo `. \ |--------|
/,' ,'\ :::'''|] | | | | .... o8888o `.\ |:::_[[[[]
/' ,' ) |> | | | [| :::::: 88888 .. \ | | ]
/ ,' | |] |=_| | [| '::::'oo 8 :::: \-' |---|
.' o ,' \_/ | :| \| |.[| o8888o ::;-' ,' |
,' o88,' `._/:\| | :| | |: | 88888888 ,-' \ _,-' |
| 8888 ``--'|::::| |_:| | |:_| 8888 ,-' \ ,-' .::_,-'
,' 8888 ''--"" || || [| || || ,-' _,-' \ _::'
| || |_,--._| || ,-' \ ,-' _,-'
| |__(______)__| ,-' _,-' .::_,-' |
|' 88o =====,,--..===== .-' ,-' \ _::' `|
| 888888o ,-'\ /`-. \ \-' . _,-' |
`---._____ 888888888 ,' / [HHHH[=====- \ |_::' _____.---'
__|_____`=======._____ / \ [HHHH[=====- `'__.======='_____|__
{I | _______________ || / /\/____\/\:. \ || _______________ | I}
[I | :___]__[_______ ||( / _.._ \:. )|| ______]___[___: | I]
{I_|____________o8o___|| \ /: /\ /\ \: / ||__________________|_I}
|_____,------' \/:' \ \/ / \/:.. 88`-------._____|
.---' :::::: `. [||||] ,' '::.. `---.
| '::..:: ,' `-. ,-' `. ':' |
|. .:::'' ,' __ ``--'' __ `. .::. ,|
| ''' ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. '::::. |
| ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) 88. '::::. |
`. ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' 88888. ':' ,'
| ,' __ `.||,' __ 88 `. |
`. ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. ,'
`. ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) `. ,'
\ ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' `. /
`. | `.||,' | ,'
`-| |-'
`. ,'. .`. ,'
`-:,'o88o ,/ \. `.;-'
`-888 // / ||ooo \ oo88 \\ __,-'
`--..__ /' ||888 `\ oo8;--'
```-----''-----''''
See how it looks like someone barfed up a can of alphabet soup? Now here it is using the code tags:
____ ____
/ --.| |.-- \
/,---|| ||---.\
// || || \\
// || || \\
// __ || || __ \\
//,' `. || || ,'||`.\\
//( \`--|)|| ||( \'| )\\
// `.-_,' ||________|| `.-_,' \\
// | || _| || \\
// | || | .. | || \\
// | || | :: | || \\
/ __ 888|| | _ | || __ \
/ ,'|_'. _ 888|| | | | || _ ,'-.`. \
/ ( ,-._ | |888|| | -| | || |_| ( |==) \
/ `O__,'|_|8@ || | [| | |@ |_| `._|,' \
/ __..|--| | )| | |--|_|__ \ ,==.
/ __,--'' | | | | | ``--.__ \ //[]\\
/ ,::::' |-=| | | |::::.. `-. \ //||||\\
/ ,-'::::: ..::| | /| | |:::::::: `-. \ ||,' `.||
/ ,' '' ::::::| | \| | | '':::: oo `. \ |--------|
/,' ,'\ :::'''|] | | | | .... o8888o `.\ |:::_[[[[]
/' ,' ) |> | | | [| :::::: 88888 .. \ | | ]
/ ,' | |] |=_| | [| '::::'oo 8 :::: \-' |---|
.' o ,' \_/ | :| \| |.[| o8888o ::;-' ,' |
,' o88,' `._/:\| | :| | |: | 88888888 ,-' \ _,-' |
| 8888 ``--'|::::| |_:| | |:_| 8888 ,-' \ ,-' .::_,-'
,' 8888 ''--"" || || [| || || ,-' _,-' \ _::'
| || |_,--._| || ,-' \ ,-' _,-'
| |__(______)__| ,-' _,-' .::_,-' |
|' 88o =====,,--..===== .-' ,-' \ _::' `|
| 888888o ,-'\ /`-. \ \-' . _,-' |
`---._____ 888888888 ,' / [HHHH[=====- \ |_::' _____.---'
__|_____`=======._____ / \ [HHHH[=====- `'__.======='_____|__
{I | _______________ || / /\/____\/\:. \ || _______________ | I}
[I | :___]__[_______ ||( / _.._ \:. )|| ______]___[___: | I]
{I_|____________o8o___|| \ /: /\ /\ \: / ||__________________|_I}
|_____,------' \/:' \ \/ / \/:.. 88`-------._____|
.---' :::::: `. [||||] ,' '::.. `---.
| '::..:: ,' `-. ,-' `. ':' |
|. .:::'' ,' __ ``--'' __ `. .::. ,|
| ''' ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. '::::. |
| ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) 88. '::::. |
`. ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' 88888. ':' ,'
| ,' __ `.||,' __ 88 `. |
`. ,' ,'||`. __ ,'||`. `. ,'
`. ,' (||||||) ,'||`. (||||||) `. ,'
\ ,' `.||,' (||||||) `.||,' `. /
`. | `.||,' | ,'
`-| |-'
`. ,'. .`. ,'
`-:,'o88o ,/ \. `.;-'
`-888 // / ||ooo \ oo88 \\ __,-'
`--..__ /' ||888 `\ oo8;--'
```-----''-----''''
It doesn't take a Jedi Master to see the difference there! This is just a fun little extra, something people used to really be into back before DSL and cable modem, but some of the work that's out there is really great, and a lot of fun to make yourself. Just remember to PREVIEW your work before of submitting it so you won't have to go back and edit.
(ASCII Falcon from http://www.joereiss.net/ascii/, who's done some great work and good links to even more!)