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diff --git a/kitty-graphics.el b/kitty-graphics.el index c5a1e9d..adfe6b7 100644 --- a/kitty-graphics.el +++ b/kitty-graphics.el @@ -2166,6 +2166,19 @@ The buffer should be writable (caller handles `inhibit-read-only')." (kitty-gfx--query-text-sizing-support)) (kitty-gfx--install-hooks) (kitty-gfx--install-integrations) + ;; Sixel backend silently drops images when no encoder is on + ;; PATH. Warn loudly so users notice before they wonder why + ;; nothing renders. + (when (and (eq kitty-gfx--active-backend 'sixel) + (not (kitty-gfx--sixel-resolve-encoder))) + (kitty-gfx--log "mode: WARNING no Sixel encoder on PATH") + (display-warning + 'kitty-graphics + "Sixel backend active but no encoder on PATH. +Install `img2sixel' (libsixel; strongly recommended) or +ImageMagick (`magick'/`convert'). Without an encoder, no images +will render even though detection reports Sixel as supported." + :warning)) (kitty-gfx--log "mode: enabled (backend=%s cell=%dx%d text-sizing=%s)" kitty-gfx--active-backend kitty-gfx--cell-pixel-width kitty-gfx--cell-pixel-height |