ZXGuesserI got distracted by redefinable character sets again. #Teletext
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ZXGuesser
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I mostly do #teletext things. Mainly nerdy coding and teletext archiving stuff, but occasional #TeletextArt too.
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The Teletext ArchaeologistThe Teletext Archive has linked up with @ZXGuesser's archive, which has loads of recoveries, and then some. We have an automated process bringing them in to The Teletext Archive, currently at the rate of two per night. So there will be at least two new services a day going forward! The front page always shows the latest uploads. Check it out every day to see what's been added :-) https://www.teletextarchive.com
gkmacQTeletextMaker v0.6.5-beta released. The Level 2.5 #teletext editor now has monochrome rendering modes so you can see what sixels are foreground and background. It also warns if enhancements are going to appear in the wrong place on Level 1.5 decoders.
Grab a Windows .exe from the zip at https://github.com/gkthemac/QTeletextMaker/releases/tag/0.6.5-beta (mind the Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings!) or compile the source on Linux with Qt 6 and CMake.
Woo. My patch was accepted so it's fixed in the latest release (0.2.43)
https://oldbytes.space/@zxguesser/112565182577062792
https://oldbytes.space/@zxguesser/112565182577062792
ZXGuesser (@zxguesser@oldbytes.space)
Attached: 1 image I've fixed libzvbi's IDL format A databroadcast decoding enough to extract the mostly-pointless debug output I added to vbit2 as a proof-of-concept example data stream 🥳 Image shows a crummy script on my workshop PC decoding a teletext signal live from my raspberry pi via a capture card.
Jeremy MallinDear Mastodon,
If you could stop suggesting that I change my carefully chosen camel case hashtags to all lowers, that would sure be swell.
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Michael Caine leaps from a black Rover SD1 onto a departing train in a scene from "The Fourth Protocol" #WeeklyTeletextArt #teletext
Thinking outside the box for the #WeeklyTeletextArt "pirates" prompt.
Taking classic Level 1 #teletext decoders into account with "safety" foreground blue so the black foreground doesn't get hidden, and "safety" double height so ignored double size doesn't leave a spurious black stripe.
John KennedyWhen an article says "some scientists think" then remember this: I, a scientist, once thought I could fit a whole orange in my mouth. I could, it turns out, get it in there, but I hadn't given sufficient thought to the reverse operation. 🧵
I nearly forgot #WeeklyTeletextArt again, but luckily @illarterate reminded me, and I'll repay him with mild teasing by making this week's prompt "On Time" 😄