Subj : Using Log-in Images
To : Mortar
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Nov 17 2024 11:47 am
Re: Using Log-in Images
By: Mortar to All on Sun Nov 17 2024 01:13 pm
> Greetings:
>
> I'm curious about the use of images for the log-in screens. For example,
> End of the Line BBS (where I'm at now) uses images of the USS Excelsior,
> amonst others. Is there a way to use such images in other parts of
> Synchronet? If these could be incorporated into messages, that would be
> very useful; instead of posting links to images, just import them into your
> message.
>
> Just a thought.
The images you speak of are encoded and sent in Sixel format. Theoretically, yes, a Sixel image could be placed in-line in a message. Unfortunately, it'd the image data would be sent to every user's terminal that viewed that message (whether they supported Sixel or not) and appear as garbage to non-Sixel terminals. But it's an idea...!
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digital man (rob)
