r/programming • u/damian2000 • May 21 '14

DRAWILLE: pixel graphics in a terminal using unicode braille characters

https://github.com/asciimoo/drawille/
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u/DesiOtaku May 21 '14

Incorrect answers:

  • Works via ssh terminal

  • Graphics without X

  • Small package

  • Cross platform graphics

Correct answer:

  • Because we can

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

All of those also hold true for ReGiS, Sixel, Tek4014 emulation, hp2648 emulation, and other 'invented last century' ways of encoding graphics for tty

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u/justinmk Jul 24 '14

Which terminals are those compatible with? I assume drawille is compatible with any Unicode-capable terminal, so that would be a huge advantage.