Subj : Re: Using Log-in Images
To : All
From : nelgin
Date : Fri Nov 22 2024 04:14 pm
On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:49:15 -0600
"Dan Clough" (VERT) <
[email protected]> wrote:
> -=> Digital Man wrote to Mortar <=-
>
> DM> Re: Using Log-in Images
> DM> By: Mortar to All on Sun Nov 17 2024 01:13 pm
>
> > 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.
>
> DM> The images you speak of are encoded and sent in Sixel format.
> DM> Theoretically, yes, a Sixel image could be placed in-line in a
> DM> message. Unfortunately, it'd the image data would be sent to
> DM> every user's terminal that viewed that message (whether they
> DM> supported Sixel or not) and appear as garbage to non-Sixel
> DM> terminals. But it's an idea...!
>
> I'll go on record as saying I'm not in favor of such a thing.
>
> If I wanted inline images in my messages, I'd stick to HTML email, or
> FaceBook (gag). That's one of the attractions of BBS'ing and it's
> messaging functions, to me. Simple text. Also, think of the
> bloat/size impact to message base files/indexes. We don't need that.
>
> I don't mind such images at logon, as that's a whole 'nother thing.
> In fact I offer Sixel image login options on my own system, and enjoy
> that.
>
> There you have it. My $0.02 worth, and keep the change.
Agreed. The internet is already full of bloat. The BBS is one of the
last refuges away from it. I have sixel images in 2 places. The first
is the login matrix because it's pretty cool and the second is the NASA
Photo of the Day. I may add more but I would not want to see sixel data
floating around in netmail/echomail messages. Besides, it would be
highly incompatible with pretty much any message reader out there.
If a sysop wishes to use sixel graphics, I'm all for it. Knock yourself
out, it's your board, but let's not force others to have to deal with
it.
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