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Re: Geez, its hard to stomach all of this
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Tue, 22 Dec 1998 05:58:58 GMT
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On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 08:01:42 GMT, Beaker <beaker@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:

Also sprach Terry K:
: Oh!  I get it!    I hate when ascii art is offset. Makes it hard to
: see what the heck is represented.
: Thanks Larry, for lighting that bulb.

If it was offset, it probably means you are using a variable width font.
Try switching to a fixed width font, like courier, and all these nasty
ascii-art mysteries will become clear to you:)

True, but using a variable font is easier for me to read.  I should
have just done a quick copy/paste into a simple text editor.
Instead I sit there scratching my head trying to figure it out.

-- Terry K --



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  Re: Geez, its hard to stomach all of this
 
Also sprach Terry K: : Oh! I get it! I hate when ascii art is offset. Makes it hard to : see what the heck is represented. : Thanks Larry, for lighting that bulb. If it was offset, it probably means you are using a variable width font. Try switching (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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