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Re: [pbmserv-dev] Stymie enhancements

Randall Bart wrote:

You mean like this:

A B C D E F G H I J K

     ,-.   ,-.   ,-.   ,-.   ,-.   ,-.
    /   \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /   \
11 |     |     |     |     |     |     | 11
    \   / \   / \   / \   / \   / \   /
10   )-(   )-(   )-(   )-(   )-(   )-(   10
    /   \ /   \ /   \ /hhh\ /vvv\ /   \
 9  |     |     |     |hhhhh|vvvvv|    | 9
    \   /-\   / \   /hhhhh/ \vvvvv\  /
 8    )-(hhhhh(   )-(hhh)-(   )-(vvv)-(   8
    /   \hhhhh\ /vvv\h/   \ /HHH\v/   \
 7  |     |hhhhh|vvvvv|    |HHHHH|    | 7
    \   /v\hhhhh\vvv/ \   / \HHHHH\  /
 6    )-(vvv)-(hhh)-(   )-(   )-(HHH)-(   6
    /   \vvvvv\hhhhh\ /   \ /vvv\H/   \
 5  |     |vvvvv|hhhhh|    |vvvvv|    | 5
    \   / \vvvvv\hhhhh\  /vvvvv/ \   /
 4    )-(   )vvvvv)hhhhh)-(vvv)-(   )-(   4
    /   \ /vvvvv/hhhhh/   \v/   \ /   \
 3  |     |vvvvv|hhhhh|    |     |     | 3
    \   / \vvv/ \hhh/ \   / \   / \   /
 2    )-(   )-(   )-(   )-(   )-(   )-(   2
    /   \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /   \ /   \
 1  |     |     |     |     |     |     | 1
    \   / \   / \   / \   / \   / \   /
     `-'   `-'   `-'   `-'   `-'   `-'

Well, that works, but I liked the "-" and "|" version a lot better. 

Not only that, but those slashes with letters confuddle mail clients
smart enough to translate /this/ into italics and _this_ into
underlining.

Phil