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 Message 42455 
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 How to format / upload ANSI art directly 
 28 Sep 25 10:01:10 
 
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So I've seen messages usually on advertisement type subs that have embedded
Cp437 style art with color, call it ANSI art if it fits - I'm not 100% certain
it meets the criteria as I'm beyond a 1:1 create ansi:upload ansi, trying
preprocessing, making dead simple ones, etc.  all coming out wonky.

I have been uploading the files into the message boards using ZModem in the
editor.  I've got a pre-processing script to add some crlf at the end of lines
to wrap and strip sauce and when I open those files in an editor they look ok.
Adding line feeds does seem to maybe improve things, instead of seeing: "Added
5 lines", I'm seeing "added 37 lines" (size of ansi) after upload.  There's
less over lap. 

I'll cut myself short as I realize there's not that much value in saying all
the things I've tried at this point as there's probably someone who has a
technique for how to make ANSI messages that look good when browsing forums. 
Maybe it's how I'm drawing the art, processing it, exporting it or uploading
it, I don't know.  Any veteran advice appreciated.

Cheers

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