Subj : RE: Sixels
To   : AKAcastor
From : dingo
Date : Thu Mar 21 2024 14:30:37


AKAcastor around Thursday, March 21st...
 Ak> I don't know what is the most common aspect ratio these days - IMO 4:3 
 Ak> aspect ratio is 'correct', but it doesn't seem like most terminals agree 
 Ak> with me these days.  SyncTerm allows you to resize the window to any 
 Ak> aspect ratio you like, but some other software I have only been able to 
 Ak> use in 16:9 aspect ratio as that's 'standard' today.

I've given this some thought, I had the same issue when i designed the "Max Headroom" demo at telnet://1984.ws, that we should display "test screen" with a cirlce and square for each aspect ratio, and prompt the user to select the one that appears the most square.

And, because font sizes also affect aspect ratio for ansi graphics, we should really make it interactive and allow the user to fine-tune, to determine they are actually 4.2:3 or 6.6:9.9 or some such. This can't help static graphics drawn by artists, but for ansi graphics generated from video keyframes like on my 1984.ws demo, they could be made to precisely match.

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