Clarification needed regarding d=i and d=I and keeping images in memory when they are hidden.

[vurentjie]

I need some clarification how to keep hidden images in memory while deleting others? Is this possible?

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As a simple example. If I have two images.

I show the first one. And then I hide it with d=i so that I do not have to retransmit it.

I add a second one. And then I hide it with d=I because I do want to free it.

If the first image is hidden while I delete the other one with d=I, it is also removed and needs to be retransmitted.

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In the example below, at step 6 and step 7, I need some clarification.

If I omit step 6 (and keep image 1 visible), then when deleting image 2 (in step 7) it does not affect image 1.

img_1=$(printf "/home/vurentjie/Downloads/test1.png" | base64)
img_2=$(printf "/home/vurentjie/Downloads/test2.png" | base64)

# Step 1: transmit and store img with i=1
printf '\e_Gt=f,q=2,f=100,a=t,i=1;'$img_1'\e\\'

# Step 2: show image i=1 and p=2
printf '\e[?2026h'
printf '\e[s'
printf '\e[1;1H'
printf '\e_Gi=1,C=1,a=p,z=1,c=4,r=4,p=2,q=2;\e\\'
printf '\e[u'
printf '\e[?2026l'

# Step 3: remove image with i=1 (without free d=i)
printf '\e_Gq=2,i=1,d=i,a=d;\e\\'

# Step 4: show image i=1 and p=2 again (no need to retransmit)
# At this point this works as I expect it would because d=i
printf '\e[?2026h'
printf '\e[s'
printf '\e[1;1H'
printf '\e_Gi=1,p=2,a=p,z=1,r=4,C=1,q=2;\e\\'
printf '\e[u'
printf '\e[?2026l'

# Add the second image
# Step 5: transmit and store img with i=2
printf '\e_Gt=f,q=2,f=100,a=t,i=2;'$img_2'\e\\'

# Step 6: hide the image with i=1 (without free d=i)  ... note this is "Step 3" again, and I would expect "Step 8" to work again
printf '\e_Gq=2,i=1,d=i,a=d;\e\\'

# Step 7: now remove image with i=2 (but with free d=I)
# Somehow this also removes i=1 because it was hidden in "Step 6"
printf '\e_Gq=2,i=2,d=I,a=d;\e\\'

# Step 8: try show image i=1 and p=2 again
# This does not work, if both "Step 6 and Step 7" are also run 
printf '\e[?2026h'
printf '\e[s'
printf '\e[1;1H'
printf '\e_Gi=1,p=2,a=p,z=1,r=4,C=1,q=2;\e\\'
printf '\e[u'
printf '\e[?2026l'

Am I missing anything obvious here?

[kovidgoyal]

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