https://serenafontaine.github.io/kgp/docs/Recent content in Docs on KGPHugoenhttps://serenafontaine.github.io/kgp/docs/terminal-support/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://serenafontaine.github.io/kgp/docs/terminal-support/<p>The Kitty Graphics Protocol is supported by:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Terminal</th> <th>Support</th> <th>Notes</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Kitty</strong></td> <td>Full</td> <td>Version 0.19.0+</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>WezTerm</strong></td> <td>Partial</td> <td>Core features supported</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Konsole</strong></td> <td>Experimental</td> <td>KDE Konsole</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="verify-support">Verify Support</h2> <p>Before rendering graphics, check support:</p> <div class="chroma-wrap"> <div class="chroma-header"> <span class="chroma-lang">go</span> <button type="button" class="btn-copy" data-copy-target aria-label="Copy code">Copy</button> </div> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="nx">cmd</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">:=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">kgp</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">QuerySupport</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="w"> </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="nx">fmt</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">Print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nx">cmd</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">Encode</span><span class="p">())</span><span class="w"> </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="c1">// Terminal responds with OK if supported</span></span></span></code></pre></div> </div> <h2 id="performance-tips">Performance Tips</h2> <ol> <li><strong>Local applications</strong>: Use <code>TransmitSharedMemory</code> for best performance</li> <li><strong>Remote applications</strong>: Use PNG format to reduce transmission size</li> <li><strong>Large images</strong>: Enable compression with <code>Compress()</code></li> <li><strong>Repeated images</strong>: Use placements (<code>NewPut</code>) instead of re-transmitting</li> <li><strong>Animations</strong>: Use gap frames and frame composition efficiently</li> </ol> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/">Kitty Graphics Protocol Specification</a></li> <li><a href="https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/">Kitty Terminal</a></li> </ul>