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Would like to see Sixel support in the Terminal, this is the standard used to show graphics in the console.
Sixel is part of the original DEC specification for doing graphics in terminals and has been re-popularized in recent years for doing graphics on the command line, in particular by Pythonistas doing data science.
The libsixel library provides an encoder but is also a great introduction to the subject (better than the Wikipedia page):
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Related to output processing (inserting text into buffer, retrieving buffer text, etc.)Text rendering, emoji, complex glyph & font-fallback issuesComplex enough to require an in depth planning process and actual budgeted, scheduled work.Doesn't match tag requirementsFor console issues specifically related to conptyThe new Windows Terminal.