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It can from Dired-mode, using C-t i or C-t x.
C-t i displays it interally (opens up and image-dired buffer)
C-t x displays it externally (on my computer it does it with imagemagick >>9
If you open it up interally, you can get view the image as text, but AFAIK there is no ASCII art option
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Anonymous2010-05-01 16:26
An OS based on a reflective OO language with an Erlang-like actor model. The default executable format would store bytecode, which would be compiled before execution, and the executables would also double as libraries, that is a paint executable would also expose functions for image manipulation accessible from other executables. And I'd probably end up making the language very Lisp-like.
A shame I know jack shit about OS design or language design :(
>>14 The default executable format would store bytecode, which would be compiled before execution, and the executables would also double as libraries, that is a paint executable would also expose functions for image manipulation accessible from other executables.
Let's see, Java and .NET are bytecode based, and can do JIT or full compilation if needed (results are large, but if you compare it with other full-fledged implementations like SBCL, sizes aren't really that huge on average). Executables can double as libraries on Windows, as long as there's relocations, and if they don't there are ways to make them act like libraries or have them execute code. When it comes to .NET and Java, they ALWAYS can double as assemblies/libraries. So I can load an exe in another exe, if I desire to do so. And I'd probably end up making the language very Lisp-like.
Some CL implementations do actually have extensions which make them very reflective and a few of them allow traditional loadable libraries... (But, almost all have some FASL support, which is similar to per-file compiled modules) An OS based on a reflective OO language with an Erlang-like actor model.
So far, I wonder why would it need to be designed as an OS? Almost everything is buildable on top of modern OSes. Although, if you wanted low overhead, making your own OS may be a good idea.
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Anonymous2010-05-01 17:08
>>15 When it comes to .NET and Java, they ALWAYS can double as assemblies/libraries. So I can load an exe in another exe, if I desire to do so. Oh. I didn't know that, thanks.
So far, I wonder why would it need to be designed as an OS? No real reason, I just thought that it would be more interesting if I were to create a full-fledged system with nice features (but little practical use). This is just an idea I had some time ago, and I didn't develop it any further.
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Anonymous2010-05-01 17:13
No real reason, I just thought that it would be more interesting if I were to create a full-fledged system with nice features (but little practical use). This is just an idea I had some time ago, and I didn't develop it any further.
It would help users understand the entire system better.
or did you mean something of a loli in the bottom-right corner of the page?
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Anonymous2010-05-03 2:28
I approve of this thread. It sent me through a wave of nostalgia as I browsed through all my old (>10 yrs) programming folders. I've written a lot of garbage over the years ;_;
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Interesting idea. I'd also like it if it would have a mode where it can ask if you want to accept some cookies or not, maybe with an option to blacklist or whitelist some domains (would be useful for blocking tracking cookies some advertisers use and whitelisting auth cookies).