microsoft/Terminal

Display graphical images in terminal

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#5,746 opened on May 5, 2020

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

It would be nice to have the ability to display graphical images in the terminal by using the API provided by the Windows Terminal. Maybe something similar to https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/kittens/icat.html or https://www.iterm2.com/documentation-images.html

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Research direction
Research how Windows Terminal renders text and explores terminal image protocols like kitty's icat or iTerm2's inline images. Consider using a library for image decoding (e.g., libpng) and implementing a new escape sequence handler.
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cli
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4
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Over 1 week
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Active
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Clear
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35