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Bitmap graphics format
Sixel, short for "six pixels", is a bitmap graphics format supported by terminals and printers from DEC. It consists of a pattern six pixels high and one wide, resulting in 64 possible patterns. Each possible pattern is assigned an ASCII character, making the sixels easy to transmit on 7-bit serial links. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SixelA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Happy PrinceThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Qualité et efficacité en traduction : réponse à F. W. SixelCited 7 times
- Go sideways: ReGISA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Raster graphicsA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Noun A dot analogous to a pixel, forming part of a code based on sets of six such dots, used to transmit bitmap graphics to certain printers and terminals.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕Happy PrinceOscar Wilde, Carole Bloch · 2009
- 📕BestsellernestJudith Sixel · 2015
- 📕Die RattenfrauJudith Sixel · 2015
- 📕Im UntergrundJudith Sixel · 2015
The Tyranny of Public DiscourseDavid Hirsch, Dan Van Haften · 2019
Mosaic CrochetAlexis Sixel · 2023- 📕NGSP Youth Student HandbookMichael Sixel · 2016
Crisis and CritiqueFriedrich W. Sixel · 1987
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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