------------------------------ What's new in libsixel-1.7 ? ------------------------------ * core: Upgrade stb_image to 2.12. * core: Upgrade stb_image_write.h to v1.02. * core: introduce canonical,fast decoder to prevent segmentation faults * python: add row level API functions to python interface * img2sixel: fix broken -S option * img2sixel: fix broken animated GIF resizing feature * example: add example/drawing * example: add example/python * converters: Makefile tweak from yacp(thanks to @fd00) https://github.com/fd00/yacp/blob/896e9bd819b373e8e99fefcec12bd85c73e7f123/libsixel/libsixel-1.6.0-1bl1.src.patch * packaging: fix for cygport compilation ------------------------------ What's new in libsixel-1.6 ? ------------------------------ * img2sixel: Add -R(--gri-limit) option. * configure: Fix check for gdImageCreateFromPngPtr availability(thanks to @hattya). * core: Upgrade stb_image to 2.10. * core: Upgrade stb_image_write.h to v1.01. * libsixel-config: Add --datarootdir option to libsixel-config. * img2sixel: Solve encoder option confliction between -m/-e/-I/-b. * core: Introduce new API for output object, sixel_output_set_gri_arg_limit(). * core: Add new API: sixel_encoder_encode_bytes(). ------------------------------ What's new in libsixel-1.5 ? ------------------------------ * img2sixel: Add -k(--insecure) option. * img2sixel: Add -B(--bgcolor) option. * core: Introduce new API for dither object, sixel_dither_set_transparent(). * core: Respect transparency of paletted images(GIF/PNG). * core: Introduce API set for generic image maniplation: sixel_frame_get_pixels() sixel_frame_ref() sixel_frame_unref() sixel_frame_init() sixel_frame_get_pixels() sixel_frame_get_palette() sixel_frame_get_width() sixel_frame_get_height() sixel_frame_get_ncolors() sixel_frame_get_pixelformat() sixel_frame_get_transparent() sixel_frame_get_multiframe() sixel_frame_get_delay() sixel_frame_get_frame_no() sixel_frame_get_loop_no() sixel_frame_strip_alpha() sixel_frame_resize() sixel_frame_clip() * core: Introduce API set for load/write well-known image formats: sixel_helper_load_image_file() sixel_helper_write_image_file() * core: Add more high level APIs (File-to-File conversion API): sixel_encoder_create() sixel_encoder_ref() sixel_encoder_unref() sixel_encoder_set_cancel_flag() sixel_encoder_setopt() sixel_encoder_encode() sixel_decoder_create() sixel_decoder_ref() sixel_decoder_unref() sixel_decoder_setopt() sixel_decoder_decode() * core: Introduce new APIs for semantic error handling: sixel_helper_set_additional_message() sixel_helper_get_additional_message() sixel_helper_format_error() * core: Introduce custom allocator APIs: sixel_allocator_new() sixel_allocator_ref() sixel_allocator_unref() sixel_allocator_malloc() sixel_allocator_calloc() sixel_allocator_realloc() sixel_allocator_free() * core: Add new constructor methods that returns SIXELSTATUS for semantic error handling: sixel_output_new() sixel_dither_new() sixel_frame_new() sixel_encoder_new() sixel_decoder_new() sixel_allocator_new() sixel_output_new() sixel_dither_new() sixel_frame_new() sixel_encoder_new() sixel_decoder_new() * core: Improve processing quality of loading paletted PNG images. * core: Improve processing quality and performance of loading GIF images. * core: Update stb_image.h to version 2.06 * core: Update stb_image_write.h to version 0.94 * Add Python interface * Add Perl interface (alpha) * Add PHP interface (alpha) * Add Ruby interface (alpha) * Add new build helper program: libsixel-config * A lot of bug fixes and minor improvements. Thanks to @msmhrt, @ttdoda, and @msmhrt. ------------------------------ What's new in libsixel-1.4 ? ------------------------------ * core: SIXEL encoder supports various pixel formats(thanks to @uobikiemukot). * core: Supports high-color(15bpp output) mode(thanks to @arakiken). * core: More high compressed output mode is introduced(thanks to @arakiken). * core: Fix typoed API(thanks to @waywardmonkeys). * core: Fix a minor performance bug(thanks to @arakiken). * img2sixel: New option -D(--pipe-mode) is introduced. With this option, img2sixel continuously read source images from stdin. * img2sixel: Introduce -I(--high-color) option, high-color(15bpp) output mode is added(thanks to @arakiken). * img2sixel: New option -E(--encode-policy) is added. high-compressed mode(-E size) is introduced(thanks to @arakiken). * img2sixel: New option -b(--builtin-palette) is added. built-in support of VT-340 palette is added(thanks to @vrtsds). * img2sixel: Performance inprovement for loading 8bit indexed PNG. * tests: 'make test' achieves 90% coverage. * A lot of bug fixes and minor improvements. Thanks to @obache, @ttdoda, @vrtsds, and @msmhrt. ------------------------------ What's new in libsixel-1.3 ? ------------------------------ * Now libcurl is automatically linked to img2sixel. If you don't want to build with libcurl, you should configure with --without-libcurl option. * Add libjpeg integration(linked automatically to img2sixel). * Add libpng integration(linked automatically to img2sixel/sixel2png). * Introduce -t(--palette-type) option. img2sixel can output HLS paletted sixel with "-t hls". Add new API sixel_output_set_palette_type. * Introduce -v(--verbose) option. * Add new API sixel_dither_set_body_only. * Now img2sixel can load SIXEL as input data. * Some bug fixes and minor improvements. Thanks to @obache and @arakiken. ------------------------------ What's new in libsixel-1.2 ? ------------------------------ * Introduce GNU Screen penetration (-P) feature written by @arakiken. This works with arakiken's GNU screen sixel branch (screen-sixel, https://bitbucket.org/arakiken/screen/branch/screen). * Introduce crop operation (-c) feature written by @arakiken. This works with arakiken's w3m remoteimg branch https://bitbucket.org/arakiken/w3m/branch/remoteimg (w3m with "-sixel" option) * Introduce -C (complexion score) option and implement complexion correction feature. (discussion with @tsutsui) * Introduce static image extraction from Gif animation (-S). (discussion with @isaki68k) * Introduce --enable-debug configure option. * Add APIs for skipping DCS envelope sixel_output_{get,set}_skip_dcs_envelope. (disscussion with @uobikiemukot) * Some bug fixes and minor improvements. Thanks to @elfring, @isaki68k, @knok, @mattn, @tsutsui, @waywardmonkeys and @ttdoda.