Comments on: Beta 4.4 released

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:12:52 +0000

This ramp was the best that I got for producing monospace results in Times New Roman Size 12.

8×19

#########8888888888899996022553333311111

Quite impressed with it, infact. It enables me to overcome the preserve text limitations on the site I frequent.

It seems to hold hold at smaller font sizes, as well. Numbers seem to be monospace for Verdana as well; # is the only exception. Numbers alone are not sufficient for black and white images, but I was able to insert a colour shade and replace # with 8′s and I think it looks really nice. 4 & 7 are also monospace, but I subtracted them due to aesthetics.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:43:20 +0000

3 generations using different width gens (with a few characters removed in some instances) and the Times New Roman font:

||lllliiiiiiiiii””””’::: (3/19 width chars)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/Dwayne2005/ASCII-Homerw3s250.gif

ffffttttttttttttttt;;;;;;;;;,,,,… (4/19 width chars)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/Dwayne2005/ASCII-Homerw4s250.gif

HHHHHHHHHHXXXXXXXXXXXDDDUUGGGGGGGCCCCCCC (11/19 width chars)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/Dwayne2005/ASCII-Homerw11s90.gif

It’s gets messier when you deal with photos, but I feel it has some merrit.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:20:50 +0000

Looks more like Times New Roman size 14 on my monitor.

One last try under Times New Roman/14…

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNCCNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCNNNNCNNNNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCNNNNNCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCC
CCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCC
CCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCC
CCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCC
CCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCNNNNNNCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCNCCCCCC
CCCCNCCCNNNNCCCNNNNCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCNCCCCCC
CCCNCNNNNCCCCCCCCCNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCNCNCCNCCC
CCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCNNCNNNNCCC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCNCNNNNCNCC
CCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCNCCNNCCCNC
CCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCNNCCNNCCCNC
CCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCNNNNNNCC
CCCCNNCCCCCCCCNNNNNCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCNNCCCCNNC
CCCCCNNCCCCCNNNNCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCNNNCCNC
CCCCCCCNNNCNNCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCNNCCNNC
CCCCCCCCNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCC
CCCCCCCCNNNNNNCCCCCNNNNNNNNCCCNNNNNCCCCCCCNNNNCCCC
CCCCCCCCNNCCCNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNCCCCCCCNCCCCC
CCCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCNNCCCC
CCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCNNCCCC
CCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCNCCCC
CCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCNNCCC
CCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNCCCCNNCCC
CCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCNCCC
CCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCNNCC
CCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCNNC
CCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNCCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCNC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNCCCCCCCCCN
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:04:52 +0000

I think this should work; couldn’t figure out how to weigh the characters, so here’s just a two character gen using Times New Roman 16. [fingers crossed]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNONNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNOOOOONNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOONNOOOONNNONNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOONNNNNOOOOOOOONNOOOOONNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOO
OOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOO
OOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOO
OOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOO
OOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOO
OOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOO
OOOONOOOOOONNNNNNOOOOOONNNONNNNNNNNOOOOOOOONOOOOOO
OOOONOOONNNOOOOONNNOOONNOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOONOOOOOO
OOONONNNNOOOOOOOOONNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOONONOONOOO
OOONNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOONNONNNNOOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNONONNNNONOO
OOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNONOONNOOONO
OOONNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOONOONNOOONO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOONNNNNNOO
OOOONOOOOOOOOOONNNNNONNOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOONNOOOONNO
OOOOONNOOOOONNNNOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOONNOONO
OOOOOONNNOONNOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOONNNOONO
OOOOOOOONNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOO
OOOOOOOONONNNOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOONNNNNOOO
OOOOOOOOONOONNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOOOONOOOOO
OOOOOOOONOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOONOOOOO
OOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOONNOOOO
OOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOONOOOO
OOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOONOOOO
OOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOONNOOO
OOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOONOOO
OOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOONNOO
OOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOONOO
OOOOOOONNNNNNNNNOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOONNO
OOOOOOOOOOONNNOONOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOONN
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOON
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNOOOOOOOOONNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOONNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:31:10 +0000

Just tested it on Times New Roman size 10 and found these lower case characters share the same width:

ijl
frt
xz
aceks
bdghnopquvy
mw

I’d post a picture up here in variable width, but I’m not sure what font your page uses. I was able to simply determine the width by typing up the alphabet in Wordpad, with each character given it’s own line, and starting from a blank line, drag a highlighting up and rearrange the characters until the highlight all matched. Try putting any of those combinations into ASCGen character gen and copying the resulting image to Wordpad in Times New Roman size 10. I’ll try to do some more research into a proper ramp since the shades won’t be the same for Times New Roman.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:04:58 +0000

Verdana is variable width, I believe. I’ve personally trialed out a dozen programs and I don’t think any had any form of variable width generation.

A question for Jonathan, would it be possible to have a form of variable width font monospacing? The idea I had would be to have an item to tick in the options menu enabling you to select the variable width fonts. After you select a variable width font, it outputs all of it’s characters into images files stored in RAM and counts the width of each character. It also automatically brings the Valid Characters dialogue up as well as a smaller dialogue that consists of a selector for width. When you adjust that width (up and down arrows would be nice) the characters that correspond with that width are inserted into the valid characters box.

The generation would, I imagine, be limited, but there’d also be the fact that it’d allow access to a lot more fonts and I’m sure some would generate ok. Plus, for more basic images like drawings or cartoons the generation might be decent. And it could be essentially just a stepping stone in variable width generation, since it’s not clear whether complete variable width gen will ever be possible.

By: Sony

Sony — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:46:10 +0000

Your app is great, but Verdana is necessary for me at now… If you know any app who support it, please say me. Thanks, and good luck with your work.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:52:06 +0000

Bartek, I just spent a little while looking it–not comprehensively, but I found this for another piece of software. It suggests as Jonathan has to remove the .NET Framework and try reinstalling. I don’t know why it wouldn’t install correctly, but apparently it happens if the link is anything to go by.

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2005/s1606/37s06/37s06.asp&articleid=26621

Also, this kind of indicates that if it’s a different version, then that might be the cause.

http://www.scrammit.com/troubleShoot/EMIPTShoot.htm

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:20:28 +0000

That’s odd. It’s the error you get when you don’t have the framework installed.

Maybe try reinstalling it?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

By: Bartek

Bartek — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:02:48 +0000

Hello again,
I’m having the alert in polish which more or less sounds like this:
“Application hasn’t been properly initialized (0xc0000135) .Click OK to close.”
I don’t know what’t the cause. I have Framework 1.1 installed. I would be glad to have this small program working, I used b13 to make paintings – it’s a great tool for me. I thought that maybe the file I am downloading is corrupted or so – you’re welcome to mail me the file to the email address I have entered in the form. All the best. B