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When making pictures using your keyboard, follow the same rules as for math formulas: to line characters up, do not use tabs - use only the space bar and a monospace font.
Here's an example of a keyboard drawing constructed by Student Project Coordinator Annie Fetter for the Geometry Problem of the Week:
1. __ __ 2. __ __ __ 3. /\ 4. __
/\ /\ / \ /\ /\ /\ /__\ /\ /\
/__\/__\/ \/__\/__\/__\ \ /\ /__\/__\
\ /\ \/__\ __ \ /\ /
\/__\ \ /\ / \/__\/
\/__\/
/\ __ __
5. __ /__\ 6. /\ /\ 7. /\ /\ 8. /\ /\
\ /\ /\ /__\/__\ __ /__\/__\ /__\/__\
\/__\/__\ \ /\ / \ /\ / \ /\ /\
\ / \/__\/ \/__\/ \/ \/__\
\/ \ /
\/
__
/\ /\ / /\ /\
9. __ /__\ __ 10. __ /__\/ 11. /__\ 12. /__\ __
\ /\ /\ / /\ /\ / /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
\/__\/__\/ /__\/__\/ /__\/__\ /__\/__\/__\
/\ /
/__\/
If you don't follow the rules and if you mistakenly use tabs and a variable space font like Times, carefully composed diagrams like these: _____
/\ \ _____
/ \ \ /\ \
/ \____\ / \____\
\ / / \ / /
\ / / \/____/
\/____/
_____ _____
/ \ / | \
/ \ / \ / \ | / \
/___\ /___\ / \|/ \
\ / \ / \ /|\ /
\ / \ / \ / | \ /
\_____/ \__|__/
could easily arrive looking like this:
___
/ / /\
/_/_/\ \
\ \ \ \/
\_\_\/
or this...
-------
/ / \
/_ _ _ / \
\ \ /
\ \ /
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or even this!
----|---
/\ | /\
/ \ | / \
/____\|/____\
\ /|\ /
\ / | \ /
\/__|__\/
For best results, compose your drawings right in your
e-mail program, making sure it's set for a monospace font,
and never use tabs!
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