My graphics

Hello, everyone!

Someone asked how I did my diagrams.
I do it the old-fashioned way . . . go into CODE-mode and type the diagrams.

Since the characters do not line up nicely, the result is often unpredictable.
So I type a "grid" to work on.

I start with something like:

Code:

. . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - -

Then I use COPY and PASTE to make some "graph paper".

Code:

. . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - -

I can insert a set of coordinate axes . . .

Code:

. . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . ------------+------------ . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - -

Then, for example, I've designed a pretty nice circle.

Code:

. . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . - - - - * * * - - - - - . . . - - * - - | - - * - - - . . . - * - - - | - - - * - - . . . -*- - - - | - - - -*- - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . * - - - - | - - - - * - . . --*---------+---------*-- . . . * - - - - | - - - - * - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - - . . . -*- - - - | - - - -*- - . . . - * - - - | - - - * - - . . . - - * - - | - - * - - - . . . - - - - * * * - - - - - . . . - - - - - | - - - - - -

As we type in symbols to replace the hyphens,
. . the array gets out-of-line.

It looks like this on your screen:

. . . - - - - - | - - - - - -
. . . - - - - * * * - - - - -
. . . - - * - - | - - * - - -
. . . - * - - - | - - - * - -
. . . -*- - - - | - - - -*- -
. . . - - - - - | - - - - - -
. . . * - - - - | - - - - * -
. . --*---------+---------*--
. . . * - - - - | - - - - * -
. . . - - - - - | - - - - - -
. . . -*- - - - | - - - -*- -
. . . - * - - - | - - - * - -
. . . - - * - - | - - * - - -
. . . - - - - * * * - - - - -
. . . - - - - - | - - - - - -

so, I do some serious counting when I work
. . and PREVIEW it often.

The last step is the removal of the unwanted hyphens.
My fingers automatically press: $\boxed{\text{space}}\;\boxed{\text{delete}}\;\boxe d{\rightarrow}$

And this is the final result:

Code:

| * * * * | * * | * * | * | * | * --*---------+---------*-- * | * | * | * * | * * | * * * * |

It's a lot of work, but the results are most rewarding.
. . Give it a try!