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As long as terminal used supports sixel graphics.

kps 2y ago
xterm supports sixel, so surely anything that sets TERM=xterm256-color or similar will be compatible… right? ∗cough∗ gnome-terminal ∗cough∗
- spudlyo 2y ago
  xterm supports sixel, so surely if your TERM is xterm-kitty, it's supported right?
  - kps 2y ago
    I would say so, yes (not a fan of kitty's general NIH), but it could be argued that `xterm-kitty` is at least not identical to a $TERM used for xterm.
    - spudlyo 2y ago
      Indeed. I was trying to humorously reference the author's staunch refusal to remove `xterm` from the TERM identifier, knowing full well that many programs simply look for `^xterm` when determining if the terminal is compatible. As you eluded to with 'NIH', the same author refused to implement Sixel in Kitty because it is "inferior" to Kitty's image implementation.
      - SushiHippie 2y ago
        What does "NIH" mean in this context?
        throwaway290 2y ago
        Kitty developer decided to go with a custom image display protocol instead of going with sixel.
        sn0wf1re 2y ago
        Not Invented Here
        20after4 2y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here - When someone or some group prefers to re-invent something rather than using an existing, perfectly serviceable solution.
- alexvitkov 2y ago
  Why do we now have User-Agent in the terminal ;-;
  - boomboomsubban 2y ago
    Isn't the TERM variable ancient? I know one of the "common" exported variables is the VT100, sold in 1978.
    - hollerith 2y ago
      Yes, it is very old.
dheera 2y ago
I wrote a graphics library for non-sixel terminals https://github.com/dheera/python-termgraphics https://github.com/dheera/python-termgraphics Might be interesting to mod this library to support this as a fallback.
- wonger_ 2y ago
  Looks good! I've seen a few such libraries. My favorite is chafa: https://hpjansson.org/chafa/ https://hpjansson.org/chafa/
- tambourine_man 2y ago
  A labor of love, congratulations.
ok123456 2y ago
mlterm works

kps 2y ago

xterm supports sixel, so surely anything that sets TERM=xterm256-color or similar will be compatible… right? ∗cough∗ gnome-terminal ∗cough∗

spudlyo 2y ago
xterm supports sixel, so surely if your TERM is xterm-kitty, it's supported right?
- kps 2y ago
  I would say so, yes (not a fan of kitty's general NIH), but it could be argued that `xterm-kitty` is at least not identical to a $TERM used for xterm.
  - spudlyo 2y ago
    Indeed. I was trying to humorously reference the author's staunch refusal to remove `xterm` from the TERM identifier, knowing full well that many programs simply look for `^xterm` when determining if the terminal is compatible. As you eluded to with 'NIH', the same author refused to implement Sixel in Kitty because it is "inferior" to Kitty's image implementation.
    - SushiHippie 2y ago
      What does "NIH" mean in this context?
      - throwaway290 2y ago
        Kitty developer decided to go with a custom image display protocol instead of going with sixel.
      - sn0wf1re 2y ago
        Not Invented Here
      - 20after4 2y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here - When someone or some group prefers to re-invent something rather than using an existing, perfectly serviceable solution.
alexvitkov 2y ago
Why do we now have User-Agent in the terminal ;-;
- boomboomsubban 2y ago
  Isn't the TERM variable ancient? I know one of the "common" exported variables is the VT100, sold in 1978.
  - hollerith 2y ago
    Yes, it is very old.

dheera 2y ago

I wrote a graphics library for non-sixel terminals https://github.com/dheera/python-termgraphics https://github.com/dheera/python-termgraphics Might be interesting to mod this library to support this as a fallback.

wonger_ 2y ago
Looks good! I've seen a few such libraries. My favorite is chafa: https://hpjansson.org/chafa/ https://hpjansson.org/chafa/
tambourine_man 2y ago
A labor of love, congratulations.

ok123456 2y ago

mlterm works