Subj : xbin
To   : echicken
From : MRO
Date : Tue Mar 08 2022 03:56:40

  Re: xbin
  By: echicken to MRO on Tue Mar 08 2022 05:04 am

 >   Re: xbin
 >   By: MRO to Digital Man on Mon Mar 07 2022 21:28:46
 >
 >  MR> okay i used windows paint and saved as monocrome.
 >
 >  MR> i know years ago deuce was working on displaying image files like
 >
 >  MR> jpgs
 >  MR> but they were in a separate window. it would be nice if syncterm could
 >  MR> display a png in the client the way it can display these xb files.
 >
 >  MR> looks like this format requires a lot of image tweaking and has a
 >
 >  MR> lot
 >  MR> of limitations. that's probably why it wasnt widely used.
 >
 > He added support for sixel around the same time. I don't remember the
 > limitations of the format, but you get colours and decent looking images.
 > Should be possible to find conversion utilities online.
 >
 > I think there's a demo of it on my BBS immediately upon connection if
 >
 > you're
 > using a high enough SyncTERM version. (An image will show up before the
 > login menu appears.)
 >
 > The display function I'm using is like this, where 'fn' is a string, path
 >
 > to
 > a sixel file:
 >
 > load('cterm_lib.js');
 >
 > function show_sixel(fn) {
 >  if (console.cterm_version >= 1189) {
 >   var image = new File(fn);
 >   if (image.exists) {
 >    if (image.open("rb", true)) {
 >     var readlen = console.output_buffer_level + console.output_buffer_space;
 >     readlen /= 2;


okay, thanks. that makes sense.
i'll look for a conversion utility.

would be great if we could use .png files in our bbses but it's probably not possible. that's too bad.

i liked what i saw on dura-bbs.net but the format seems limited.

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