Re: x11/xterm

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

martin@ wrote:

> > > Anything against enabling sixel-graphics support on x11/xterm?
> > 
> > For those of us who don't know what this is, can you please tell us
> > what this adds and why you want it?
> 
> It is a kind of "graphics mode" for old VT320 or newer (heh!) terminals. Allows
> displaying 1bit b/w pixel graphics on the xterm.

Sixel itself supports not only 1 bit b/w but also 8 bit colors
(and there is an extension for more colors).

See libsixel description for more details:
 https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel
(There is a "sixel based Xserver that works over terminal.")

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Izumi Tsutsui