How can I display image clearly in xterm











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All of the open source software that I used，only w3m can display image clearly,I want to try to display image in xterm,how can I accomplish it? I tried 'tput' command to change the color of output characters to display a similar photo.






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  • Raster graphics in xterm?
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All of the open source software that I used，only w3m can display image clearly,I want to try to display image in xterm,how can I accomplish it? I tried 'tput' command to change the color of output characters to display a similar photo.






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All of the open source software that I used，only w3m can display image clearly,I want to try to display image in xterm,how can I accomplish it? I tried 'tput' command to change the color of output characters to display a similar photo.






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All of the open source software that I used，only w3m can display image clearly,I want to try to display image in xterm,how can I accomplish it? I tried 'tput' command to change the color of output characters to display a similar photo.






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  • Raster graphics in xterm?
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w3m uses a trick to show an image on top of an xterm window, and according to a comment in the code, that applies to more than one terminal emulator. The trick relies upon finding a suitable X window by looking for the WINDOWID of the terminal.



Refer to w3m/w3mimg/x11/x11_w3mimg.c to see how it does this.



As for tput: it is not used for drawing images on a terminal. It retrieves capabilities from the terminal database and (with either exit-codes or writing text) makes the capabilities available for use in scripts that manipulate the terminal.



xterm usually (not always: it's been optional since 1997) comes with a Tek4014 emulator which can be used for vector graphics. w3m does not use that.






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  • See also terminology for a terminal emulator that can embed images.
    – Stéphane Chazelas
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:17










  • I'd rather not discuss that program, since much of its discussion of terminal emulation is less than useful. Ditto for Final Term.
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    Feb 25 '16 at 9:22












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w3m uses a trick to show an image on top of an xterm window, and according to a comment in the code, that applies to more than one terminal emulator. The trick relies upon finding a suitable X window by looking for the WINDOWID of the terminal.



Refer to w3m/w3mimg/x11/x11_w3mimg.c to see how it does this.



As for tput: it is not used for drawing images on a terminal. It retrieves capabilities from the terminal database and (with either exit-codes or writing text) makes the capabilities available for use in scripts that manipulate the terminal.



xterm usually (not always: it's been optional since 1997) comes with a Tek4014 emulator which can be used for vector graphics. w3m does not use that.






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  • See also terminology for a terminal emulator that can embed images.
    – Stéphane Chazelas
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:17










  • I'd rather not discuss that program, since much of its discussion of terminal emulation is less than useful. Ditto for Final Term.
    – Thomas Dickey
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:22












  • Really really thanks.I got it
    – Tracy McGrady
    Feb 25 '16 at 15:14

















up vote
2
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w3m uses a trick to show an image on top of an xterm window, and according to a comment in the code, that applies to more than one terminal emulator. The trick relies upon finding a suitable X window by looking for the WINDOWID of the terminal.



Refer to w3m/w3mimg/x11/x11_w3mimg.c to see how it does this.



As for tput: it is not used for drawing images on a terminal. It retrieves capabilities from the terminal database and (with either exit-codes or writing text) makes the capabilities available for use in scripts that manipulate the terminal.



xterm usually (not always: it's been optional since 1997) comes with a Tek4014 emulator which can be used for vector graphics. w3m does not use that.






share|improve this answer





















  • See also terminology for a terminal emulator that can embed images.
    – Stéphane Chazelas
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:17










  • I'd rather not discuss that program, since much of its discussion of terminal emulation is less than useful. Ditto for Final Term.
    – Thomas Dickey
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:22












  • Really really thanks.I got it
    – Tracy McGrady
    Feb 25 '16 at 15:14















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w3m uses a trick to show an image on top of an xterm window, and according to a comment in the code, that applies to more than one terminal emulator. The trick relies upon finding a suitable X window by looking for the WINDOWID of the terminal.



Refer to w3m/w3mimg/x11/x11_w3mimg.c to see how it does this.



As for tput: it is not used for drawing images on a terminal. It retrieves capabilities from the terminal database and (with either exit-codes or writing text) makes the capabilities available for use in scripts that manipulate the terminal.



xterm usually (not always: it's been optional since 1997) comes with a Tek4014 emulator which can be used for vector graphics. w3m does not use that.






share|improve this answer












w3m uses a trick to show an image on top of an xterm window, and according to a comment in the code, that applies to more than one terminal emulator. The trick relies upon finding a suitable X window by looking for the WINDOWID of the terminal.



Refer to w3m/w3mimg/x11/x11_w3mimg.c to see how it does this.



As for tput: it is not used for drawing images on a terminal. It retrieves capabilities from the terminal database and (with either exit-codes or writing text) makes the capabilities available for use in scripts that manipulate the terminal.



xterm usually (not always: it's been optional since 1997) comes with a Tek4014 emulator which can be used for vector graphics. w3m does not use that.







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  • See also terminology for a terminal emulator that can embed images.
    – Stéphane Chazelas
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:17










  • I'd rather not discuss that program, since much of its discussion of terminal emulation is less than useful. Ditto for Final Term.
    – Thomas Dickey
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:22












  • Really really thanks.I got it
    – Tracy McGrady
    Feb 25 '16 at 15:14




















  • See also terminology for a terminal emulator that can embed images.
    – Stéphane Chazelas
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:17










  • I'd rather not discuss that program, since much of its discussion of terminal emulation is less than useful. Ditto for Final Term.
    – Thomas Dickey
    Feb 25 '16 at 9:22












  • Really really thanks.I got it
    – Tracy McGrady
    Feb 25 '16 at 15:14


















See also terminology for a terminal emulator that can embed images.
– Stéphane Chazelas
Feb 25 '16 at 9:17




See also terminology for a terminal emulator that can embed images.
– Stéphane Chazelas
Feb 25 '16 at 9:17












I'd rather not discuss that program, since much of its discussion of terminal emulation is less than useful. Ditto for Final Term.
– Thomas Dickey
Feb 25 '16 at 9:22






I'd rather not discuss that program, since much of its discussion of terminal emulation is less than useful. Ditto for Final Term.
– Thomas Dickey
Feb 25 '16 at 9:22














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