On 14 Dec 04  16:10:00, BRUCE CLARK got back to DAN CEPPA 
-> Re: In the BW echo !

 DC> For most replying, I prefer to remove leading spaces.  For ASCII, 
 DC> I genenarly save to file as I want the pic and then import it 
 DC> back for the reply.  

 BC> Unfortunately, when you remove the leading spaces in something like 
 BC> that, it throws the entire thing out of whack. 

Just slightly!  

 BC> +-------------
 BC> |             
 BC> |''''''''''';;
 BC> |     ;   ,;' 
 BC> |     ;  ''   
 BC> |     ;       
 BC> |    ;'       
 BC> |  ,;'        
 BC> |'''          
 BC> +-------------

 BC> If the border wasn't there, the leading spaces on Katakana
"A" (ah) 
 BC> would all all collapse to the left margin, bringing anything to the 
 BC> right of them along with them. 
 BC> Worse then a line wrap in the wrong place, which can be figured out 
 BC> and undone. 

True, but ASCII art is a relative rarity.  




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