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I can't believe I've never heard about a sixel up to now!
by beprogrammed 5y ago
I can't believe I've never heard about a sixel up to now!
- rbanffy 5y agoConsider yourself lucky. It’s a terrible standard, really. It wasn’t very consistent even with DEC terminals alone. Plus it’s a LOT of bytes per image.
- rleigh 5y agoFrom today's persepective, maybe. However, it is entirely consistent with the terminal control sequences of that era which can't use CL for transmitting data. It's limited to control, or else you wouldn't be able to cancel operations at arbitrary points. Sixel data is using GL, CR and GR [the high six bits], and from the point of view of fitting in with the design constraints, it's actually quite elegant.
- rbanffy 5y agoIt’s more or less the same protocol used to print graphics on DEC printers, but now true colour is grafted on top of it. I bet soon we’ll be able to show HDR10 movies. ;-)
- MayeulC 5y agoThen I also encourage you to read up on https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/ https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/