v1.8.0

What's New

Features

• Sixel graphics support — render sixel images directly in the terminal, via xterm-addon-image — by @a2800276 in #104
• Custom favicon — set a custom browser-tab favicon via the .gotty config file (local path, URL, or base64 data URI)
• Better embedding support — improved API for embedding gotty as a library — by @pancsta
• WebSocket Ping/Pong — server-side keepalives to prevent idle disconnects

Bug Fixes

• Fix WebSocket write deadline causing ~45 s disconnections
• Fix Zmodem protocol errors leaving terminal in a broken state
• Fix emoji spacing in Chrome (Unicode 11 character widths) — by @WeaselScience
• Fix terminal rendering gaps for box-drawing characters and custom fonts — by @artile in #109
• Fix terminal preferences not applied before xterm initializes — by @euisuh in #112

Contributors

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release: @a2800276, @artile, @euisuh, @pancsta, @WeaselScience