Terminals can show images https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/
replyOk, maybe I should have said "framebuffers" instead of images.
replyBecause that Kitty protocol seems limited in that interaction was not one of their goals.
What's the point? If you want a framebuffer, ask the windowing system for one. Why go through a terminal emulator?
replyBecause this one works through screen/tmux, and works over ssh without messing with DISPLAY variables and such.
replyFirst example on the Kitty image protocol sent above looks pretty interactive:
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replySixel and ReGIS have been around for decades.
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