works, but needs some cleanup and perhaps rename the gif cmdlet and r…

…emove the show one..

module/Sixel.Types.ps1xml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Types>
+  <Type>
+    <Name>Sixel.Terminal.Models.SixelGif</Name>
+    <Members>
+      <ScriptMethod>
+        <Name>ToString</Name>
+        <Script>
+          $cts = [System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource]::new()
+          [Sixel.Protocols.GifToSixel]::PlaySixelGif($this, 0, $cts.Token)
+        </Script>
+      </ScriptMethod>
+    </Members>
+  </Type>
+</Types>

module/Sixel.format.ps1xml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Configuration>
+<ViewDefinitions>
+<View>
+  <Name>Sixel.Terminal.Models.SixelGif</Name>
+  <ViewSelectedBy>
+    <TypeName>Sixel.Terminal.Models.SixelGif</TypeName>
+  </ViewSelectedBy>
+  <CustomControl>
+    <CustomEntries>
+      <CustomEntry>
+        <CustomItem>
+          <ExpressionBinding>
+            <ScriptBlock>
+                  $_.ToString()
+                </ScriptBlock>
+          </ExpressionBinding>
+        </CustomItem>
+      </CustomEntry>
+    </CustomEntries>
+  </CustomControl>
+</View>
+</ViewDefinitions>
+</Configuration>

module/Sixel.psd1

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     Description          = 'Convert images to Sixel format and display them in the terminal, Requires a terminal with Sixel support. (Windows Terminal v1.22.2912.0 or later), Inline Image Protocol or Kitty Graphics support.'
     CmdletsToExport      = @('ConvertTo-Sixel', 'New-SixelGif','Show-SixelGif')
     AliasesToExport      = @('cts', 'ConvertTo-InlineImage')
+    FormatsToProcess     = @('Sixel.format.ps1xml')
+    TypesToProcess     = @('Sixel.Types.ps1xml')
     PrivateData          = @{
         PSData = @{
             Tags         = @(
@@ -36,6 +38,4 @@
     # A missing or $null entry is equivalent to specifying the wildcard *. declare unused with @() for better perf.
     FunctionsToExport    = @()
     VariablesToExport    = @()
-    FormatsToProcess     = @()
-    TypesToProcess       = @()
 }

src/Sixel/Protocols/gif.cs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private static SixelGif ConvertGifToSixel(Image<Rgba32> image, int maxColors, in
     for (int i = 0; i < frameCount; i++)
     {
       var targetFrame = image.Frames[i];
-      gif.Sixel.Add(Sixel.FrameToSixelString(targetFrame, false));
+      gif.Sixel.Add(Sixel.FrameToSixelString(targetFrame, true));
     }
     return gif;
   }
@@ -62,41 +62,29 @@ public static void PlaySixelGif(SixelGif gif, int LoopCount = 0, CancellationTok
     {
       gif.LoopCount = LoopCount;
     }
-    (int positionX, int positionY) = Console.GetCursorPosition();
     Console.CursorVisible = false;
-    int endPositionY = positionY + gif.Height + 2;
-    // check if endPositionY is greater than the console buffer height, set it at the bottom then
-    if (endPositionY > Console.BufferHeight)
-    {
-      endPositionY = Console.BufferHeight - 1;
-      // make room for the gif to render scroll to make room for the gif
-      // need a crossplatform way for this..
-      // Console.MoveBufferArea(0, positionY, Console.BufferWidth, endPositionY - positionY, 0, positionY + 1);
-    }
+    // hack to remove the padding from the formatter
+    int height = gif.Height - 2;
     try
     {
       for (int i = 0; i < gif.LoopCount; i++)
       {
         foreach (var sixel in gif.Sixel)
         {
-          // Check for cancellation
           if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
           {
-            Console.SetCursorPosition(positionX, endPositionY);
+            Console.Write($"{Constants.ESC}[{height}B");
             Console.CursorVisible = true;
             return;
           }
-          Console.SetCursorPosition(positionX, positionY);
-          Console.Write(sixel);
           Thread.Sleep(gif.Delay);
+          Console.Write(sixel);
         }
       }
     }
     finally
     {
-      // Move the cursor to avoid overlapping output
-      Console.SetCursorPosition(positionX, endPositionY);
-      // Ensure the cursor visibility is restored
+      Console.Write($"{Constants.ESC}[{height}B");
       Console.CursorVisible = true;
     }
   }

src/Sixel/Terminal/Models/SixelGif.cs

@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ namespace Sixel.Terminal.Models;
 /// </summary>
 public class SixelGif
 {
-  /// <summary>
-  /// The sixel data for each frame of the gif.
-  /// </summary>
-  public List<string> Sixel { get; set; } = new List<string>();
+
   /// <summary>
   /// The delay in milliseconds between each frame.
   /// </summary>
@@ -18,14 +15,26 @@ public class SixelGif
   /// The number of times the gif should loop.
   /// </summary>
   public int LoopCount { get; set; }
-
+  /// <summary>
+  /// The height of the gif, in characters.
+  /// </summary>
   public int Height { get; set; }
+
   /// <summary>
   /// The audio data for the gif.
   /// </summary>
   // public string? Audio { get; set; }
-  // public static string ToString()
+  /// <summary>
+  /// The sixel data for each frame of the gif.
+  /// </summary>
+  public List<string> Sixel { get; set; } = new List<string>();
+  /// <summary>
+  /// this is just a hacky way to autoplay when outputting the object to the console.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <returns>Console Write :|</returns>
+  // public override string ToString()
   // {
   //   GifToSixel.PlaySixelGif(this);
+  //   return string.Empty;
   // }
 }