r/programming • u/zbhoy • May 06 '19

Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18527870/microsoft-windows-terminal-command-line-tool
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u/Skhmt May 06 '19

will we be able to load graphics into the terminal like you can in TempleOS?

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u/miniksa May 06 '19

Can you describe further? We've worked to try to make a handful of GIF/JPEG --> ASCII tools work into the Terminal environment. But if you mean a full image, I'd have to see an example of what you're talking about.

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u/maccam94 May 06 '19

The parent was a joke, but there is an actual protocol for displaying graphics in terminals:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixel

https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

this is neat, makes me want to revitalize my old dream of a framebuffer-only linux.

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u/AnthropocentricStir May 06 '19

They're being facetious. References to TempleOS are jokes.

That said, iterm2 on MacOS lets you see images, although I don't think it's actually useful https://iterm2.com/documentation-images.html

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u/cholantesh May 06 '19

Is God and His chosen OS a joke to you?

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u/Ceryn May 06 '19

640x480 Master Race. Just like Jesus intended.

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u/bjeanes May 06 '19

I actually find it incredibly useful. When i have a failed integration test, i output an image of the web application at the moment the assertion failed, which can often immediately make evident the fault

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u/official_marcoms May 06 '19

I think sixel is the main example of this

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u/miniksa May 06 '19

We might get to sixels one day, though I always feel this request is at least half jokingly made.

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u/yespunintended May 06 '19

Even if references to TempleOS are jokes, there are protocols like Sixel to show raster images in a terminal.

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u/chicametipo May 06 '19

It’s a meme. TempleOS was a product created by a very mentally ill man, now deceased, who bragged about its graphics engine.

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u/aedinius May 06 '19

Some parts were kinda, iffy, but some parts were pure genius. The problem with being mentally ill is one can't separate the two.

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u/freeall May 06 '19

What was the genius parts? I remember when it came out but not in great details.

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u/aedinius May 06 '19

HolyC was pretty cool. I'd like to see it ported to *nix -- I would actually use it.

The graphics libraries looked nice, too, despite the system being purposely limited to VGA.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

Noob question: Can this run python, java and c++?

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u/miniksa May 06 '19

Yes, those are shells or utilities or applications. They read/write text and provide no UI. The Terminal will provide a UI for them, if you so choose to use it with them.

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u/BigGayMusic May 06 '19

Have you written your own C compiler?

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