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Or use iTerm2 and get as much resolution as you want: https://iterm2.com/features.html#inline-images https://iterm2.com/features.html#inline-images

by oefrha 6y ago

zwarag 6y ago
iTerm2 is only available for macs right? imgcat can work with any terminal that is able to display colored characters.
- spurgu 6y ago
  Correct.
- jck 6y ago
  https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/kittens/icat.html https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/kittens/icat.html
  - emosenkis 6y ago
    How many competing protocols are there for displaying images in a terminal? There's this, iTerm2 (also supported by Secure Shell[1])... any others? We need one unified standard[2] for graphics in terminal emulators! [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/apps/libapps/+/HEAD/hterm/doc/ControlSequences.md#osc-1337 https://chromium.googlesource.com/apps/libapps/+/HEAD/hterm/... [2] https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/
    - csande17 6y ago
      Don't forget the classic SIXEL: https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel
intricatedetail 6y ago
Why are you still using a Mac?
- schwartzworld 6y ago
  can't speak for OP but I use the computer work gives me most of the time, which is a mac
- yoz-y 6y ago
  I’ll bite. No other platform has the same level of integration and tool quality. There is no real remplacement for iTerm and Preview. There is no real equivalent of air drop, handoff (copy paste, pulling OTPs from sms, scan through phone...). TouchId that works, unlock with watch. For people in the Apple ecosystem the competition would have to get a lot better and the iOS/macOS a lot worse to be worth a switch.
  - oefrha 6y ago
    > I’ll bite. The better answer to obvious trolling is downvoting/flagging and moving on. Feeding the troll only derails the thread.
- spurgu 6y ago
  Eh. Haven't used Windows in 15 years and don't intend to in the future either. Linux would require a whole lot of fiddling (if I'd even managed to find a laptop with good hardware and hardware support to begin with). Macs have excellent hardware (yes you pay a premium for it). Good battery life. Good keyboard (up to 2015 models at least). Great touch pad (hardware and driver wise). MacOS has a good window manager, excellent applications like iTerm2 and Alfred that I wouldn't want to live without and would have to find subpar Linux replacements for. This sucks a bit since I've generally tried to keep to cross-platform apps and because of these I'm a bit locked in. Oh and the consistent keyboard shortcuts across the OS (terminal included) with Cmd is soooo nice. That said I'm using 2015 models (Air and Pro) as the newer ones haven't impressed me at all (had an MBP with touch bar for a year or so). Love the Magsafe power connector (which just gracefully disconnects when you rough it) and don't want to switch to USB-C and its adapter hell. Once it's no longer possible to find proper 2015's anymore I might want/have to consider switching back to Linux (and spend a lot of time fiddling with everything), but we're far from there still - I recently bought a 2015 MBP with new battery for €800. Edit: Unlike one other poster here I loathe iOS and think it's horrible (had an iPhone for a year so have some hands on experience) so I don't use features like AirDrop or handoff (even though it's super convenient between two Macs). And he mentions Touch ID which was actually brilliantly convenient on the newer MBP I had, but that's not unique to Macs. So yeah, the more you lock yourself into the Apple ecosystem the more benefits you get, but I've tried to explicitly not do that.

Or use iTerm2 and get as much resolution as you want: https://iterm2.com/features.html#inline-images https://iterm2.com/features.html#inline-images

by oefrha 6y ago

Or use iTerm2 and get as much resolution as you want: https://iterm2.com/features.html#inline-images https://iterm2.com/features.html#inline-images

zwarag 6y ago

iTerm2 is only available for macs right? imgcat can work with any terminal that is able to display colored characters.

spurgu 6y ago
Correct.
jck 6y ago
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/kittens/icat.html https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/kittens/icat.html
- emosenkis 6y ago
  How many competing protocols are there for displaying images in a terminal? There's this, iTerm2 (also supported by Secure Shell[1])... any others? We need one unified standard[2] for graphics in terminal emulators! [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/apps/libapps/+/HEAD/hterm/doc/ControlSequences.md#osc-1337 https://chromium.googlesource.com/apps/libapps/+/HEAD/hterm/... [2] https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/
  - csande17 6y ago
    Don't forget the classic SIXEL: https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel

intricatedetail 6y ago

Why are you still using a Mac?

schwartzworld 6y ago
can't speak for OP but I use the computer work gives me most of the time, which is a mac
yoz-y 6y ago
I’ll bite. No other platform has the same level of integration and tool quality. There is no real remplacement for iTerm and Preview. There is no real equivalent of air drop, handoff (copy paste, pulling OTPs from sms, scan through phone...). TouchId that works, unlock with watch. For people in the Apple ecosystem the competition would have to get a lot better and the iOS/macOS a lot worse to be worth a switch.
- oefrha 6y ago
  > I’ll bite. The better answer to obvious trolling is downvoting/flagging and moving on. Feeding the troll only derails the thread.
spurgu 6y ago
Eh. Haven't used Windows in 15 years and don't intend to in the future either. Linux would require a whole lot of fiddling (if I'd even managed to find a laptop with good hardware and hardware support to begin with). Macs have excellent hardware (yes you pay a premium for it). Good battery life. Good keyboard (up to 2015 models at least). Great touch pad (hardware and driver wise). MacOS has a good window manager, excellent applications like iTerm2 and Alfred that I wouldn't want to live without and would have to find subpar Linux replacements for. This sucks a bit since I've generally tried to keep to cross-platform apps and because of these I'm a bit locked in. Oh and the consistent keyboard shortcuts across the OS (terminal included) with Cmd is soooo nice. That said I'm using 2015 models (Air and Pro) as the newer ones haven't impressed me at all (had an MBP with touch bar for a year or so). Love the Magsafe power connector (which just gracefully disconnects when you rough it) and don't want to switch to USB-C and its adapter hell. Once it's no longer possible to find proper 2015's anymore I might want/have to consider switching back to Linux (and spend a lot of time fiddling with everything), but we're far from there still - I recently bought a 2015 MBP with new battery for €800. Edit: Unlike one other poster here I loathe iOS and think it's horrible (had an iPhone for a year so have some hands on experience) so I don't use features like AirDrop or handoff (even though it's super convenient between two Macs). And he mentions Touch ID which was actually brilliantly convenient on the newer MBP I had, but that's not unique to Macs. So yeah, the more you lock yourself into the Apple ecosystem the more benefits you get, but I've tried to explicitly not do that.