Colin Douthwaite wrote in article <5uf32f$i0g$1@mnementh.southern.co.nz>... =========================================================================== , ___ _,_ _, _, _ _, _ _ _,_ __, __, _, _, __, , _ / | | |_| / \ |\ | |\ | | | / |_ |_) (_ /_\ |_) \ | ~~| | | | |~| | \| | \| | |/ | | \ , ) | | | \ \| ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ) ~' _, __, _, _, ___ _, _, _, _ _ _, __, ___ / \ |_ /_\ | | /_\ (_ / ` | | /_\ |_) | \ / | | | | , | | | , ) \ , | | ~~ | | | \ | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ================================= 2 ================================== CIRCLES ========================================================================== I find circles a very difficult shape, especially as they become smaller. I usually start with a template - e.g. the 2 speedos and work inside or outside those: 90 100 90 100 80 \ 110 80 110 \ 70 \ 120 70 120 \ 60 \ 130 60 130 O O 50 140 50 \ 140 \ 40 150 40 \ 150 mph mph \ 30 160 30 \ 160 This is your code on the VAX This is your code on the SGI Depending on your screen characteristics they will look like: perfect circles horizontal ovals vertical ovals ..... _d^^^^^^^^^b_ .d'' ``b. .p' Objects `q. .d' in mirror may `b. .d' be less virtual `b. :: than they appear. :: :: ................... :: :: :: `p. johnca@netcom.com .q' `p. John Abbe aka .q' `b. Rademir .d' `q.. ..p' ^q........p^ '''' _.,,,,,,,,,._ .d'' ``b. .p' Objects `q. .d' in mirror may `b. .d' be less virtual `b. :: than they appear. :: `p. johnca@netcom.com .q' `p. John Abbe aka .q' `b. Rademir .d' `q.. ..,' '',,,,,,,,,,'' . -- ~~~ -- . .-~ ~-. / \ / \ | | | | | | \ / \ / `-. .-' ~- . ___ . -~ , - ~ ~ ~ - , , ' ' , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ' ' - , _ _ _ , ' Bryon DeLaBarre's "Chinese Face" makes quite a nice Circle. ooo OOO OOO ooo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo oO OOo oOO OOo oOO OOo ooo OOO OOO ooo after -Byron DeLaBarre- Use your own version of "Find" and "Replace" to replace the characters making this circle to characters of your own choice. example: Find "O" Replace "#" Find "o" Replace "*" *** ### ### *** *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *## ##* *# ##* *## ##* *## ##* *** ### ### *** ,,ggddY""""Ybbgg,, ,agd""' `""bg, ,gdP" "Ybg, ,dP" "Yb, ,dP" _,,ddP"""Ybb,,_ "Yb, ,8" ,dP"' `"Yb, "8, ,8' ,d" "b, `8, ,8' d" "b `8, d' d' ,gPPRg, `b `b 8 8 dP' `Yb 8 8 8 8 8) (8 8 8 8 8 Yb dP 8 8 8 Y, "8ggg8" ,P 8 Y, Ya aP ,P `8, "Ya aP" ,8' `8, "Yb,_ _,dP" ,8' `8a `""YbbgggddP""' a8' `Yba adP' "Yba adY" `"Yba, ,adP"' `"Y8ba, ,ad8P"' ``""YYbaaadPP""'' I got these circles from cycle wheels: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x _ _ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ ~ %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% %%% ================================================ cfbd ==========