Subj : Sixels
To   : AKAcastor
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Thu Mar 21 2024 15:13:13

  Re: Sixels
  By: AKAcastor to Nigel Reed on Thu Mar 21 2024 12:17:54

 >  NR> How did they look on my system?
 >
 > If I view the APOD on your system with my SyncTerm window in 4:3 aspect
 > ratio, then the APOD image is a bit 'squished'.

Hmm. Interesting.

 > I don't know what is the most common aspect ratio these days - IMO 4:3
 > aspect ratio is 'correct', but it doesn't seem like most terminals agree
 > with me these days.  SyncTerm allows you to resize the window to any aspect
 > ratio you like, but some other software I have only been able to use in 16:9
 > aspect ratio as that's 'standard' today.

Well, to throw a spanner in the works, my monitor is a wide screen curved
3440x1440 which I think has a 32:9 aspect ratio.

 > Also - other terminal software doesn't necessarily display sixels in the
 > same way as SyncTerm - I think by adjusting the aspect ratio for SyncTerm
 > 4:3 I am messing up the aspect ratio for other clients.

I think I tried it with a linux terminal, I forget which one, and it seemed to work ok.

 > Besides the aspect ratio differences, I also haven't found if it's possible
 > to specify the size a sixel should be displayed at - ie. should there be
 > scaling applied to it.  When I view the sixel graphics using iTerm2 it shows
 > up very small on my screen due to the high resolution of the Macbook
 > display.

The problem with standards is there's so many different ones :)

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