From b796c36e4f6aa375aa86c6b9fb73f0e5665c3af9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rose Hogenson <rosehogenson@posteo.net>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 06:17:26 -0700
Subject: Avoid printing unnecessary ?s

---
 sixel.go | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sixel.go b/sixel.go
index ed06dfe..96b15a8 100644
--- a/sixel.go
+++ b/sixel.go
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ func Print(w io.Writer, img image.Image) error {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if len(colors) == 0 {
-			if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(bw, "!%d?", palettized.Bounds().Dx()); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 		for i, c := range slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(colors)) {
 			if i > 0 {
 				if _, err := bw.WriteString("$"); err != nil {
@@ -189,7 +184,7 @@ func Print(w io.Writer, img image.Image) error {
 				lastChar = char
 				lastCharLen++
 			}
-			if lastCharLen > 0 {
+			if lastCharLen > 0 && lastChar != '?' {
 				if lastCharLen < 4 {
 					for range lastCharLen {
 						if err := bw.WriteByte(lastChar); err != nil {
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