if m.protocol() != utils.ProtocolKitty {
		return inlineImageCmd(m.state, m.protocol(), *m.imageGen, m.imageGen)
	}
	return nil

	return inlineImageCmd(m.state, m.protocol(), *m.imageGen, m.imageGen)

// For inline protocols (sixel/iTerm2): sequence clear screen then write image (runs after View renders).
// For kitty: just clear screen (kitty images are managed in View).

// Clears screen then generates and writes the spectrogram image asynchronously.

	if m.protocol() != utils.ProtocolKitty {
		(*m.imageGen)++
		gen := *m.imageGen
		return tea.Sequence(tea.ClearScreen, inlineImageCmd(m.state, m.protocol(), gen, m.imageGen))
	}
	return tea.ClearScreen

	(*m.imageGen)++
	gen := *m.imageGen
	return tea.Sequence(tea.ClearScreen, inlineImageCmd(m.state, m.protocol(), gen, m.imageGen))

		if m.protocol() == utils.ProtocolKitty {
			utils.ClearKittyImages(&b)
		}

		utils.ClearImages(&b, m.protocol())

	// Clear kitty images from previous render (sixel is handled via commands)
	if m.protocol() == utils.ProtocolKitty {
		utils.ClearKittyImages(&b)
	}

	// Spectrogram image at bottom (kitty only — inline protocols are written via command)
	if m.protocol() == utils.ProtocolKitty {
		m.renderSpectrogram(&b, df.FilePath, seg)
	}

}
// renderSpectrogram generates and outputs a spectrogram image via kitty protocol
func (m Model) renderSpectrogram(b *strings.Builder, dataPath string, seg *utils.Segment) {
	img := generateSpectrogramImage(m.state, dataPath, seg)
	if img == nil {
		b.WriteString("[error generating spectrogram]")
		return
	}
	utils.WriteKittyImage(img, b)

// (sixel or iTerm2) directly to the terminal, bypassing BubbleTea's renderer.

// directly to the terminal, bypassing BubbleTea's renderer.

		// Clear previous kitty images before writing new one
		utils.ClearImages(os.Stdout, protocol)