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   yeti to Eli the Bearded   
   pbm2braille (was: Are We Sixel Yet?)   
   18 Sep 25 08:38:43   
   
   From: yeti@tilde.institute   
      
   Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:   
      
   > I've seen the Unicode Braille codepoints used, too. Those support 2   
   > dot wide and 8 dot Braille symbols, which render with white space   
   > surrounding.   
      
   Nice to have:    
      
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡠⣤⣶⣶⣶⢔   
   ⣤⣤⣶⣶⣾⣿⣶⣆⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀   
   ⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⢆⠀⣂⠂⡛⠾⠿⠋⠑⣺   
   ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠩⠏⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⢉⣲⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠖⣧⣭   
   ⠬⢸⠫⣭⣅⣄⡀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠉⠀⣠⢤⣀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣯   
   ⣤⣴⣆⣀⣀⣦⣬⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀   
   ⣐⣾⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣯⣭⣯⣥⣬⡶⡴⠎⠉⣿⢧   
   ⠀⣾⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⢀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⠿⣷⡶⠦⣰   
   ⣶⣾⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿   
   ⣿⣿⣷⣿⣷⠦⡄   
   ⠰⢾⣿⡿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⠈⠁⣦   
   ⢃⠀⠀⠈⠻⠃⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡾⣿⡉⢾⣿⣿   
   ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿   
   ⠿⠛⡫⠿⠟⠁⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠐⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⡀⣽⣿⣿   
   ⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡌⣣⢀⣨⣯⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿   
   ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⠀⠀   
   ⠾⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢛⢿⣿⣟⣷   
   ⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢲⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢻⣿   
   ⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠟⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡟⠁⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠟⣁⣀⠁⠘⠏⠵⠶⣶⣿   
   ⣸⣿⣿⣿⣯⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠙⣏⠀⣀⠂⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⢿⣟⣿⠿⠿⠛⡏⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣦⣤⡰⣿⣿   
   ⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⡀⣠⠄⠂⡄⣀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡹⣿   
   ⣶⠆⠀⠉⢻⣿⡿⠛⢻⣟⣿⠙⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠉⠲⣀⢀⣤⣀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣜   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⠀⠀⠀⢘⠻⠇⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣽⣿⣿   
   ⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠈⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣇⠠⣴⠇⡤⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿   
   ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠂⠀⠀⠁⠀⠐⠙⠟⠂   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿   
   ⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢾⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⢠   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣶⣿⣦⣴⡀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿   
   ⣿⣿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠘   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿   
   ⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠉⠁⠈⠙⠿⠿   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣽⡟   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃   
   ⠀⠀⠠⠂⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⠁   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
      
   But Braille chars and their char and line spacing may look very   
   different depending on the font you use.  In my XTerms they are as wide   
   as other chars, in my GUI-Emacs they are narrower and in my main browser   
   they are wider than the monospace font's spacing.  For its original use   
   case that won't hurt, but as pseudographicks that may be painful.  Maybe   
   instead of adding every shit and their pets to Unicode ™someone™ should   
   solve that problem.   
      
   --   
   ⢀⣶⡀⠀⠀⢀⣶⡀⠀⠀⢀⣶⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⣶⡀⠀⠀⢀⣶⡀⠀⠀⢀⣶⡀   
   ⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⣶   
   ⠶⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠶⠶⣶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠀⠀⠀   
   ⣿⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇   
   ⠈⠿⠁⠀⠀⠈⠿⠁⠀⠀⠈⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿   
   ⠀⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠿⠁⠀⠀⠈⠿⠁⠀⠀⠈⠿⠁   
   ⠀⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿   
   ⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀   
   ⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠀   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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