--- ansi2gif.c.orig	2008-01-23 03:52:28.000000000 -0800
+++ ansi2gif.c	2008-01-23 03:46:30.000000000 -0800
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 
 static void gif_the_text(int animate,int blink,
 			FILE *in_f,FILE *out_f,
-		        int time_delay,int x_size,int y_size,
+		        int time_delay,int x_size,int y_size, int y_auto,
 			int output_type) {
    
     FILE *animate_f=NULL;
@@ -621,82 +621,94 @@
 	     x_position=x_position%x_size;
 	     y_position++;
 	  }
-	    if (y_position>y_size) {
-	       emergency_exit=1;
-	       printf("Error!  Scrolled past maximum y_size of %i!\n\n",y_size);
-	    }
-       }
-    }
-    if (!(animate||blink)) {  /* If not animating, draw the final picture */
-       
-       if (output_type==OUTPUT_EPS) {
-	  display_eps(out_f,output_type,x_size,y_size);
-       }
-       else {	    
-	  display_gd(out_f,output_type,x_size,y_size);
+//	    if (y_position>y_size) {
+//	       emergency_exit=1;
+//	       printf("Error!  Scrolled past maximum y_size of %i!\n\n",y_size);
+//	    }
        }
     }
 
+    if( 1 == y_auto )
+    {
+        y_auto = 0;
+        y_size = y_position;
+        printf( "y_size: %d\n", y_size );
+        rewind( in_f );
+        rewind( out_f );
+        gif_the_text( animate, blink, in_f, out_f, time_delay, x_size, y_size, y_auto, output_type );
+    }
+    else
+    {                
+        if (!(animate||blink)) {  /* If not animating, draw the final picture */
+           
+           if (output_type==OUTPUT_EPS) {
+    	  display_eps(out_f,output_type,x_size,y_size);
+           }
+           else {	    
+    	  display_gd(out_f,output_type,x_size,y_size);
+           }
+        }
     
-    if ((!animate) && (blink)) {  /* If blinking... */
+        
+        if ((!animate) && (blink)) {  /* If blinking... */
+           
+           for(i=0;i<2;i++) {
+              for(y=0;y<y_size;y++) {
+                 for(x=0;x<x_size;x++) {
+                    for(xx=0;xx<8;xx++) {
+                       for(yy=0;yy<16;yy++) {
+    	              if ( ((unsigned char) (font_to_use->font_data[(screen[x+(y*x_size)]*16)+yy])) &
+    	                   (128>>xx) ) {
+    	                 if ((attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x80)) {
+    		            if (i) {
+                                   gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x0f]);
+    		            }
+    		            else {
+    			       gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[(attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x70)>>4]);
+    			    }
+    			    
+    			 }			 
+    	                 else {
+    			    gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x0f]);
+    			 }
+    		      }
+    		      else { 
+    			 gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[(attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x70)>>4]);
+    		      }
+    		   }
+    		}
+    	     }
+    	  }
+    	  
+              sprintf(temp_file_name,"/tmp/ansi2gif_%i.gif",getpid());
+              animate_f=fopen(temp_file_name,"wb");
+              gdImageGif(im, animate_f);
+              fclose(animate_f);
+              animate_gif(out_f,temp_file_name,(1-i),0,0,time_delay,1);
+           }
+           fputc(';',out_f);
+        }
        
-       for(i=0;i<2;i++) {
-          for(y=0;y<y_size;y++) {
-             for(x=0;x<x_size;x++) {
-                for(xx=0;xx<8;xx++) {
-                   for(yy=0;yy<16;yy++) {
-	              if ( ((unsigned char) (font_to_use->font_data[(screen[x+(y*x_size)]*16)+yy])) &
-	                   (128>>xx) ) {
-	                 if ((attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x80)) {
-		            if (i) {
-                               gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x0f]);
-		            }
-		            else {
-			       gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[(attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x70)>>4]);
-			    }
-			    
-			 }			 
-	                 else {
-			    gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x0f]);
-			 }
-		      }
-		      else { 
-			 gdImageSetPixel(im,(x*8)+xx,(y*16)+yy,colorF[(attributes[x+(y*x_size)]&0x70)>>4]);
-		      }
-		   }
-		}
-	     }
-	  }
-	  
-          sprintf(temp_file_name,"/tmp/ansi2gif_%i.gif",getpid());
-          animate_f=fopen(temp_file_name,"wb");
-          gdImageGif(im, animate_f);
-          fclose(animate_f);
-          animate_gif(out_f,temp_file_name,(1-i),0,0,time_delay,1);
+        if (animate) {
+           fputc(';', out_f); /* End of Gif file */
+        }
+       if ((backtrack) && !(animate)) {
+    //      printf("Warning!  The cursor moved backwards and animated output was not selected.\n"
+    //	     "          For proper output, you might want to try again with --animate\n\n"); 
        }
-       fputc(';',out_f);
-    }
-   
-    if (animate) {
-       fputc(';', out_f); /* End of Gif file */
-    }
-   if ((backtrack) && !(animate)) {
-      printf("Warning!  The cursor moved backwards and animated output was not selected.\n"
-	     "          For proper output, you might want to try again with --animate\n\n"); 
-   }
-   if ((use_blink)&&(!blink)) {
-      printf("Warning!  A blinking color code was used.  To display blinking ansis you\n"
-	     "          to run with the --blink option to create an animated gif.\n\n");
-   }
-   if (output_type==OUTPUT_EPS) {
-      finish_eps(out_f);
-   }
-   else {
-      finish_gd(out_f);
-   }
-	
-   unlink(temp_file_name);   
- 
+       if ((use_blink)&&(!blink)) {
+          printf("Warning!  A blinking color code was used.  To display blinking ansis you\n"
+    	     "          to run with the --blink option to create an animated gif.\n\n");
+       }
+       if (output_type==OUTPUT_EPS) {
+          finish_eps(out_f);
+       }
+       else {
+          finish_gd(out_f);
+       }
+    	
+       unlink(temp_file_name);   
+    } 
 }
 
 
@@ -804,6 +816,7 @@
  
     int time_delay=DEFAULT_TIMEDELAY;
     int x_size=DEFAULT_XSIZE,y_size=DEFAULT_YSIZE;
+    int y_auto = 0;    
     int animate=0,blink=0;
     char *font_name=NULL,*input_name=NULL,*output_name=NULL;
     char *endptr;
@@ -871,17 +884,20 @@
 	               exit(9);
 		    }
 	            break;
-	  case 'y': if (!strcmp(optarg,"auto")) {
-	               printf("\nError! Automatic sizing is not "
-			      "implemented yet.  Sorry.\n\n");
-	               exit(12);
-	            } 
-	            y_size=strtol(optarg,&endptr,10);
-	            if ( endptr == optarg ) {
-		       printf("\nError!  \"%s\" is not a valid y size.\n\n",
-			      optarg); 
-		       exit(9);
-		    }
+	  case 'y': if (!strcmp(optarg,"auto"))
+	            {
+	               y_auto = 1;
+	               y_size = 1000;
+	            }
+	            else
+	            { 
+	               y_size=strtol(optarg,&endptr,10);
+	               if ( endptr == optarg )
+	               {
+		              printf("\nError!  \"%s\" is not a valid y size.\n\n", optarg); 
+    		          exit(9);
+	   	           }
+	            }
 	            break;
 	  default : printf("\nError! Bad command line option!\n\n"); 
 	            exit(5);
@@ -934,7 +950,7 @@
     }
       
     gif_the_text(animate,blink,input_f,output_f,
-		 time_delay,x_size,y_size,output_type);
+		 time_delay,x_size,y_size,y_auto,output_type);
     fclose(input_f);
 
     return 0;