The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by zadjii » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 4:11 PM UTC

The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images
github.com

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by ranger_danger » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:22 PM UTC

Finally. msys2/mingw terminal (mintty) has had sixel support for many years now. Can't wait to see notcurses running on this.

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by bloopernova » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:42 PM UTC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixel

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by rcarmo » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:50 PM UTC

_looks pointedly at Apple_

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by makapuf » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:54 PM UTC

that's nice, but .. wouldn't it be better to implement kitty graphics directly at this time ? https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by criddell » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:54 PM UTC

bloopernova wrote: post #3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixel

So this is basically writing to the terminal as if it's a six pin dot matrix printer?

Are Sixel images actually used very often these days? Is support in Windows Console a big deal, or just lots of fun?

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by runevault » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:55 PM UTC

Worth noting for people who don't use MS tech stack much, this is the new Terminal that you get from the windows store (for free) not cmd.exe

Which anyone who knows how to actually use a terminal should have upgraded to years ago anyway, mind you.

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by None4U » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:56 PM UTC

runevault wrote: post #7

Worth noting for people who don't use MS tech stack much, this is the new Terminal that you get from the windows store (for free) not cmd.exe Which anyone who knows how to actually use a terminal should have upgraded to years ago anyway, mind you.

conhost.exe is the terminal, cmd.exe is the shell, this patch is in fact only currently used in conhost

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by pathartl » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:56 PM UTC

runevault wrote: post #7

Worth noting for people who don't use MS tech stack much, this is the new Terminal that you get from the windows store (for free) not cmd.exe Which anyone who knows how to actually use a terminal should have upgraded to years ago anyway, mind you.

Terminal is built into newer versions of Windows 11.

Re: The Windows Console gets support for Sixel images

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Post by jetbalsa » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 5:57 PM UTC

makapuf wrote: post #5

that's nice, but .. wouldn't it be better to implement kitty graphics directly at this time ? https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/

how long until its just X11 with some extra steps :V