$outim = new GD::Image($width, $height); ... @bounds = new GD::Image->stringFT($fgcolor,$fontname,$ptsize,$angle,$x,$y,$string); #### $outim = GD::Image->new($width, $height); ... @bounds = GD::Image->new->stringFT($fgcolor,$fontname,$ptsize,$angle,$x,$y,$string); #### $string = ucfirst($first) . ($middle ne '' ? ' ' . ucfirst($middle) : '') . ' ' . ucfirst($last); #### $string = ucfirst($first) . ($middle ? ' ' . ucfirst($middle) : '') . ' ' . ucfirst($last); #### $string = ucfirst(lc($first));