I did the same thing. I messed with padding forever and never could g it to work properly with it along with a few other files.
I like using the $T and $X MCI codes whenever trying to "inject" text within a ANSI bordered box. For for example I've used:
Subject $T30 &2 [X39 &3 $X78 !07 .. well not exactly those numbers but
.. (spaces used in place of pipe codes in the above example, but obviouslyl pipe codes should be used)
for those new ..
Trim ensures the subject line is limited to 30 characters.
30+7 for Subject+2 Spaces = 39. I set the next data (&3) at X39, then follow with $X followed by a space. The $X command (with any character after it) will duplicate that character for up to ## of times. With my message reader, I use a space between the $X78 then a change the color
to that of my ansi's forground/backround. The $X78 will display spaces
up to column 78, therefore I have at one line of ansi border directly after the $XZ78 !07!Border.
Just another way to skin a cat. Tdraw sounds like a lot more work :)
-tG
So I used to do the TheDraw Animation way... and tG and I were working on ansimrd.ans's one day (BTW, *he* and what he wrote above was correct!) ... it seems like it shouldn't be hard! To have borders around the text, and all... but it certainly is a bitch to get these ANSI-heavy custom headers setup... Personally, I now follow tG's work. :P Luckily he shared some ANSI with me.
tG, I think you should release yours... MAYBE mine (Well, the one I did for Rainman...) and maybe we could whip up a SIMPLE border/ANSI outline one.... it really should be just.. easy.
Paulie is sipping. Sorry, tG. :P But, I suggest using tGs above info. It might take some text editing, but DOES work. This should be easier to do...
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