Optimize iTerm2 palette encoding for faster GUI updates #21
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_ITERM2_PALETTE_BYTESand a helper_get_iterm2_palette_bytes()to produce a 256-color palette suitable for paletted PNGs ingui/sixel.py.pixels_to_iterm2()to prefer paletted PNG encoding (1 byte per pixel) when the color table fits in 256 entries and to fall back to the existing JPEG path for large palettes.register_image_colors()andinvalidate_iterm2_color_cache()to clear_ITERM2_PALETTE_BYTESas well as the color table.Testing
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