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Display ANSI within a msssage?

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First post	2026-07-12 21:42 +0800
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  Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-12 21:42 +0800
    Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? Schlomo Goldberg <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com> - 2026-07-13 15:43 +0000
      Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-14 01:19 +0800
      Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-07-13 17:32 +0000
        Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? Schlomo Goldberg <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com> - 2026-07-13 18:09 +0000
        Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2026-07-13 21:55 +0200
          Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-14 08:59 +0800
      Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? Michael Uplawski <michael.uplawski@uplawski.eu> - 2026-07-16 10:07 +0200
        Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-17 07:44 +0800
    Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? 孫悟空 <displ@y.in.coloᵘr> - 2026-07-15 12:07 +0800
      Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-14 22:14 -0700
        Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-15 13:30 +0800
          Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-15 13:28 +0200
            Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-16 12:34 +0800
              Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-16 13:02 +0200
          Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-15 23:07 -0700
            Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? 孫悟空 <displ@y.in.coloᵘr> - 2026-07-18 14:28 +0800
              Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-18 20:53 +0800
                Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-07-18 12:15 -0400
                  Re: Display ANSI .... [OT]"congratulate" vs "thank"? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-19 03:04 +0800
                    Re: Display ANSI .... [OT]"congratulate" vs "thank"? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-18 19:17 +0000
                      Re: Display ANSI .... [OT]"congratulate" vs "thank"? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-19 08:46 +0800
                Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? 孫悟空 <displ@y.in.coloᵘr> - 2026-07-20 19:51 +0800
          Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-07-15 23:10 -0700
            Re: Display ANSI within a msssage? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-16 22:23 +0800

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#21401 — Display ANSI within a msssage?

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-12 21:42 +0800
Subject	Display ANSI within a msssage?
Message-ID	<11305kk$2rq0r$6@toylet.eternal-september.org>

Can Thunderbird display ANSI text within a message?

You know those fancy ANSI art back in the golden
days of B.B.S., widely used in login and menu
screens?

I designed those screens while being co-sysop
of the Concerto BBS Group back then. :)

ansi art - Google 搜尋
<https://www.google.com/search?q=ansi+art>



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#21417

From	Schlomo Goldberg <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com>
Date	2026-07-13 15:43 +0000
Message-ID	<1133130$3b5si$2@amigaxess.de>
In reply to	#21401

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:

> Can Thunderbird display ANSI text within a message?

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██ ██ ██ ██      █▄  ██       ██ ▄▄ ██▀██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ 
▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀       ▀▀  ▀▀        ▀▀▀  ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀   ▀▀

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#21418

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-14 01:19 +0800
Message-ID	<11336n8$3oprm$3@toylet.eternal-september.org>
In reply to	#21417

On 7/13/2026 11:43 PM, Schlomo Goldberg wrote:
> "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Can Thunderbird display ANSI text within a message?
> 
> ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄      ▀▀ ▄██▄      ▄█▀█▄ ▄█▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄ ▄██▄
> ██ ██ ██ ██      █▄  ██       ██ ▄▄ ██▀██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██  ██
> ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀       ▀▀  ▀▀        ▀▀▀  ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀   ▀▀


What happened to your colors? :)

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#21419

From	Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Date	2026-07-13 17:32 +0000
Message-ID	<eli$2607131320@qaz.wtf>
In reply to	#21417

In news.software.readers,
Schlomo Goldberg  <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com> wrote:
> 
> ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄      ▀▀ ▄██▄      ▄█▀█▄
> ▄█▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄ ▄██▄
> ██ ██ ██ ██      █▄  ██       ██ ▄▄ ██▀██ ██
> ██ ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ 
> ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀       ▀▀  ▀▀        ▀▀▀  ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀
> ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀   ▀▀

That's not looking good here:

https://qaz.wtf/tmp/screen-20260713-102045.png

What happened?

This, with escape sequences, doesn't display in my editor or newsreader,
I can see it with `cat` however.

[0m
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Out of band alternative (UTF-8):

https://qaz.wtf/tmp/acid0594.ans

Elijah
------
the link works with `curl` for me

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#21420

From	Schlomo Goldberg <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com>
Date	2026-07-13 18:09 +0000
Message-ID	<11339kg$cs6o$1@amigaxess.de>
In reply to	#21419

Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> writes:

> In news.software.readers,
> Schlomo Goldberg  <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄      ▀▀ ▄██▄      ▄█▀█▄
>> ▄█▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄ ▄██▄
>> ██ ██ ██ ██      █▄  ██       ██ ▄▄ ██▀██ ██
>> ██ ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ 
>> ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀       ▀▀  ▀▀        ▀▀▀  ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀
>> ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀   ▀▀
>
> That's not looking good here:

Must be your newsreader. Try another one, like Thunderbird. I assume
most TUI ones, like slrn, will work too (as long as they support
Unicode).

> This, with escape sequences, doesn't display in my editor or newsreader,
> I can see it with `cat` however.
>
>
> ▓
> ▓▓▄▄▄▓▓▓▓▓▓▄▄▄▄
> ▐▓▓▓▄▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▄▄▄ ▓▓▓▓▓▓
> ▓▄▄
> ▐▓▓▓▌░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▀▀   ▓▓▓▓▒▒▓▓▓▓▓
> ▄
> ▒▓▓▓▓▐░░░░▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▄
> ░▒▓▓▓▓▌░░▀  ▀▒▒▒▓▓▄▓
> ▓▓▓▀▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
> ░▒▒▌▒▓▓▐▒▒▓▀▌   ▌ ▀
> ▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
> ░░▒▒▒▐▒▓▓▒▌▄▄▓▌    
> ▐░▒▒▒▒▒▒
> ░░░░░▌ ▒▓▓▐   ▄▄▄▄▓▓▓▓▓▓░░
> ░░▒▒░▌
> ▄▄▄▄▄▄▀▀  ▐▓▓▌▐   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒
> ░░░░▒▒░░
> ▄▀▀▀▀▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▄▓▓▓▓▄▄▒▓
> ▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▄▄▄▄▄░░░░▒░░
> ▀  ░▄▄▄▄▀▀▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▌░░░▒▒▒▒▓▓▒
> ▓▒▒░▌░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▌
> ▄▄░░░░░░░░░▄ ▀▓▓▓▓▒░░░░▒▒▒▓▓
> ▐▒▒▒░░▌░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
> ▀   ▀▀▀░░░░░▌    ▀▓▓▓░░░░▒▒▓▓
> ▓▐░▒░░░▌░░▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄
> ▀░░▌▀▀▄▀    ▀▀▓▌
> ░░░░░░░▄ ·VS/ACiD·
> ░▀    ▀▀▀▀▀▄
> ▐  · P R O D U C T I O N S · 1 9 9 4 ·

Interestingly, I can see colors (blue for the picture, gray for
signature) but the picture itself is mangled. And it seems that for
picture both foreground and background set to blue. In any case, there
is no way to make something like that to work across the board,
especially in case of modern (GUI) newsreaders. None of them support
escape sequences, as far as I know.

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#21421

From	Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee>
Date	2026-07-13 21:55 +0200
Message-ID	<6A5542B2.2080107@backwurst.de>
In reply to	#21419

Eli the Bearded wrote:
> In news.software.readers,
> Schlomo Goldberg  <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄      ▀▀ ▄██▄      ▄█▀█▄
>> ▄█▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄ ▄██▄
>> ██ ██ ██ ██      █▄  ██       ██ ▄▄ ██▀██ ██
>> ██ ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ 
>> ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀       ▀▀  ▀▀        ▀▀▀  ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀
>> ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀   ▀▀
> 
> That's not looking good here:
> 
> https://qaz.wtf/tmp/screen-20260713-102045.png
> 
> What happened?

Use fixed width fonts.

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#21424

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-14 08:59 +0800
Message-ID	<11341lg$10ro$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>
In reply to	#21421

On 7/14/2026 3:55 AM, Frank Miller wrote:
> 
> Use fixed width fonts.

Not just that. You need a special
fixed-width fonts that also decodes
ANSI. Um.... maybe a custom font
like those smiling-face fonts. Oh,
it's called Emoji? :)

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#21455

From	Michael Uplawski <michael.uplawski@uplawski.eu>
Date	2026-07-16 10:07 +0200
Message-ID	<AABqWJEq9goAAArf.A3.flnews@ferrat.uplawski.eu>
In reply to	#21417

Schlomo Goldberg wrote in alt.comp.software.thunderbird,alt.bbs.ads,alt.bbs.general,news.software.readers:
>"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>Can Thunderbird display ANSI text within a message?
>
>██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄      ▀▀ ▄██▄      ▄█▀█▄ ▄█▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ██▀█▄ ▄█▀▄▄ ▄██▄
>██ ██ ██ ██      █▄  ██       ██ ▄▄ ██▀██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██  ██ 
>▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀       ▀▀  ▀▀        ▀▀▀  ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀   ▀▀

flnews can, although the colors are imposed (black on white, here).

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#21461

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-17 07:44 +0800
Message-ID	<113bqd6$2cfpf$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>
In reply to	#21455

On 7/17/2026 1:00 AM, Michael Uplawski wrote:
> 
> Cool ;)
> flnews can.

flnews USENET newsreader
<https://micha.freeshell.org/flnews/doc/flnews.1.html>

Unless I misunderstood, Flnews Usenet Reader does not
decode ANSI escape codes.

ANSI escape code - Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code>

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   / v \  May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
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#21446

From	孫悟空 <displ@y.in.coloᵘr>
Date	2026-07-15 12:07 +0800
Message-ID	<6ID5S.147339$AYg8.95570@usenetxs.com>
In reply to	#21401

Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>
> Can Thunderbird display ANSI text within a message?
>
> You know those fancy ANSI art back in the golden
> days of B.B.S., widely used in login and menu
> screens?
>
> I designed those screens while being co-sysop
> of the Concerto BBS Group back then. :)
>
> ansi art - Google 搜尋
> <https://www.google.com/search?q=ansi+art>


Does the below work in your Thunderbird?

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#21447

From	The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-14 22:14 -0700
Message-ID	<1137508$t88i$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#21446

On 7/14/26 21:07, 孫悟空 wrote:
> Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>>
>> Can Thunderbird display ANSI text within a message?
>>
>> You know those fancy ANSI art back in the golden
>> days of B.B.S., widely used in login and menu
>> screens?
>>
>> I designed those screens while being co-sysop
>> of the Concerto BBS Group back then. :)
>>
>> ansi art - Google 搜尋
>> <https://www.google.com/search?q=ansi+art>
> 
> 
> Does the below work in your Thunderbird?
> 
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
> 

Assuming Chinese characters, yes.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
               ...so few snipers, so many politicians...

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#21448

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-15 13:30 +0800
Message-ID	<11375uk$u88c$2@toylet.eternal-september.org>
In reply to	#21447

On 7/15/2026 1:14 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 7/14/26 21:07, 孫悟空 wrote:
>>
>> Does the below work in your Thunderbird?
>> ...
>> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨
> 
> Assuming Chinese characters, yes.


Big5 Character Set, I suspect?? But is it
ANSI coloring?

-- 

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   / v \  May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
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#21451

From	"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date	2026-07-15 13:28 +0200
Message-ID	<nbp969Fhm5kU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to	#21448

On 2026-07-15 07:30, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 7/15/2026 1:14 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> On 7/14/26 21:07, 孫悟空 wrote:
>>>
>>> Does the below work in your Thunderbird?
>>> ...
>>> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨
>>
>> Assuming Chinese characters, yes.
> 
> 
> Big5 Character Set, I suspect?? But is it
> ANSI coloring?
> 

I think it is UTF-8, not ANSI.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#21452

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-16 12:34 +0800
Message-ID	<1139n0s$1mssl$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>
In reply to	#21451

On 7/15/2026 7:28 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-07-15 07:30, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>> On 7/15/2026 1:14 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>> On 7/14/26 21:07, 孫悟空 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Does the below work in your Thunderbird?
>>>> ...
>>>> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨
>>>
>>> Assuming Chinese characters, yes.
>>
>>
>> Big5 Character Set, I suspect?? But is it
>> ANSI coloring?
> 
> I think it is UTF-8, not ANSI.


UTF-8 can have colors in the fonts?
Really?????

-- 

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   / v \  May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
  /( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
    ^ ^   https://github.com/changmw/changmw
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#21456

From	"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date	2026-07-16 13:02 +0200
Message-ID	<nbrs1iFb64bU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to	#21452

On 2026-07-16 06:34, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 7/15/2026 7:28 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2026-07-15 07:30, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>>> On 7/15/2026 1:14 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>> On 7/14/26 21:07, 孫悟空 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does the below work in your Thunderbird?
>>>>> ...
>>>>> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨
>>>>
>>>> Assuming Chinese characters, yes.
>>>
>>>
>>> Big5 Character Set, I suspect?? But is it
>>> ANSI coloring?
>>
>> I think it is UTF-8, not ANSI.
> 
> 
> UTF-8 can have colors in the fonts?
> Really?????
> 

Certainly. Look at my signature.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#21453

From	The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-15 23:07 -0700
Message-ID	<1139sf6$1nr58$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#21448

On 7/14/26 22:30, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 7/15/2026 1:14 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> On 7/14/26 21:07, 孫悟空 wrote:
>>>
>>> Does the below work in your Thunderbird?
>>> ...
>>> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨
>> 
>> Assuming Chinese characters, yes.
> 
> 
> Big5 Character Set, I suspect?? But is it
> ANSI coloring?

UTF-8.  Where do I find the ANSI coloring setting/label?

-- 
Cheers, Bev
    There's something wrong with my keyboard.
    Whenever I type x I get x.

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#21465

From	孫悟空 <displ@y.in.coloᵘr>
Date	2026-07-18 14:28 +0800
Message-ID	<%1F6S.124866$zZu2.66356@usenetxs.com>
In reply to	#21453

The Real Bev wrote:
> On 7/14/26 22:30, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>> On 7/15/2026 1:14 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>> On 7/14/26 21:07, 孫悟空 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Does the below work in your Thunderbird?
>>>> ...
>>>> 🟥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨
>>>
>>> Assuming Chinese characters, yes.
>>
>>
>> Big5 Character Set, I suspect?? But is it
>> ANSI coloring?
> 
> UTF-8.  Where do I find the ANSI coloring setting/label?

“ANSI”, in this sense, is a set of escape sequences for setting such 
things as coloᵘr. Ref: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code>

Eli the Bearded’s first reply has an example of these ANSI escape 
sequences — and demonstrates that these do not work in Thunderbird.

These ANSI escape sequences were for coloᵘr TTYs. Back in Man-wai 
Chang’s “golden days of B.B.S.”, ANSI escape sequences worked in the 
terminal emulator programs used by B.B.S. users. ANSI escape sequences 
do not work in modern GUI newsreaders such as Thunderbird.

🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪

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#21466

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-18 20:53 +0800
Message-ID	<113ft06$3in39$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>
In reply to	#21465

On 7/18/2026 2:28 PM, 孫悟空 wrote:
> 
> 🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪


Looks like Unicode(UTF-8? UTF-16?) characters?

Google has no problem displaying them. :)

Emoji-s? Why don't they make a font for
ANSI escape codes? VT-100? 3270?

🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪 - Google 搜尋
<https://www.google.com/search?q=%F0%9F%9F%AB%F0%9F%9F%A5%F0%9F%9F%A7%F0%9F%9F%A8%F0%9F%9F%A9%F0%9F%9F%A6%F0%9F%9F%AA%F0%9F%9F%AB%F0%9F%9F%A5%F0%9F%9F%A7%F0%9F%9F%A8%F0%9F%9F%A9%F0%9F%9F%A6%F0%9F%9F%AA%F0%9F%9F%AB%F0%9F%9F%A5%F0%9F%9F%A7%F0%9F%9F%A8%F0%9F%9F%A9%F0%9F%9F%A6%F0%9F%9F%AA>

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#21467

From	Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Date	2026-07-18 12:15 -0400
Message-ID	<113g8ri$3mhm3$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#21466

On Sat, 7/18/2026 8:53 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 7/18/2026 2:28 PM, 孫悟空 wrote:
>>
>> 🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪
> 
> 
> Looks like Unicode(UTF-8? UTF-16?) characters?
> 
> Google has no problem displaying them. :)
> 
> Emoji-s? Why don't they make a font for
> ANSI escape codes? VT-100? 3270?

I think you should be congratulating the poster,
on a job well done.

The colored squares appear just fine in my copy of Thunderbird.

And that's what matters.

   Paul

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#21468 — Re: Display ANSI .... [OT]"congratulate" vs "thank"?

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Date	2026-07-19 03:04 +0800
Subject	Re: Display ANSI .... [OT]"congratulate" vs "thank"?
Message-ID	<113gin1$3pikc$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>
In reply to	#21467

On 7/19/2026 12:15 AM, Paul wrote:
> 
> I think you should be congratulating the poster,
> on a job well done.

You don't usually "congratulate" someone's
effort, but thank him/her. Or you can
use that finger salute.

If someone's effort earned an award, you
then congratulate him/her. You can
however use the same finger salute. :)

CONGRATULATE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/congratulate>

good job thrumb - Google 搜尋
<https://www.google.com/search?q=good+job+thrumb>

when to use congratulate - Google 搜尋
<https://www.google.com/search?q=when+to+use+congratulate>


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