• Re: ANSI Editors and Display in BBS

    From Omnibrain@21:2/150 to phigan on Sat Dec 27 03:44:43 2025
    When I went to try out all the modern ANSI editors, I ran into issues
    with every single one. More than likely, if you work on one long enough, you can get it set and working just right. For me, I picked Moebius because I was using MacOS at the time. If you turn of ALL the extra options in Moebius (no ICE colors, no SAUCE, no nothing extra), which
    seem to all be on by default by the way, and you "save without sauce",
    you get the desired results. Actually, one more thing... make your
    canvas 79 columns instead of 80.

    I've tried to make this situation a bit better in icy draw where you can choose different output levels and different types of documents to improve compatibility and make that easier.

    Feedback would be helpful.

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  • From zarniwoop@21:3/185 to Omnibrain on Sun Dec 28 08:29:52 2025
    I've tried to make this situation a bit better in icy draw where you can choose different output levels and different types of documents to
    improve compatibility and make that easier.

    Feedback would be helpful.

    I'm going to try and find some time over the holidays to play. I downloaded the latest, and tried to do what I was doing before - no luck (it is solid background colour, but shouldn't be an issue??) Basic...sooo basic.

    But as I originally said, probably PEBKAC.

    Will let you know how I get on (but have been using Icy more than others).

    ... A book misplaced is a book lost

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  • From opicron@21:3/126 to Omnibrain on Sat Jan 3 16:37:52 2026
    When I went to try out all the modern ANSI editors, I ran into issues with every single one. More than likely, if you work on one long enou you can get it set and working just right. For me, I picked Moebius because I was using MacOS at the time. If you turn of ALL the extra options in Moebius (no ICE colors, no SAUCE, no nothing extra), which seem to all be on by default by the way, and you "save without sauce" you get the desired results. Actually, one more thing... make your canvas 79 columns instead of 80.

    I've tried to make this situation a bit better in icy draw where you can c different output levels and different types of documents to improve compatibility and make that easier.

    Feedback would be helpful.


    After trying most editors I stuck with IcyDraw since two years. The output options are crazy good ^^. Exactly what I needed!

    oP!

    ... 1st we shoot all the lawyers, 2nd we strangle them, 3rd..

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