Re: Converting X11 fonts for GD

Another gotcha with GD fonts, is that it is easier to just copy the desired font to your working directory, to get the path right. Here is a simple example. Your GD must be compiled with FreeType IIRC, to enable ttf font support. But then, you can import any ttf font you like.

#!/usr/bin/perl
use GD;
use strict;
use warnings;

my ($w, $h) = (200, 200);

my $img = GD::Image->new($w, $h);
my $white = $img->colorAllocate(255,255,255);
my $black = $img->colorAllocate(0,0,0);

# this line causes a premature exit with "success".
#my $monaco = GD::Font->load('Generic.ttf');# or die "Can't load monac
+o!";

$img->rectangle(10,10,20,20,$black);

# Generic.ttf is in script's working directory 
$img->stringFT($black,"./Generic.ttf",72,0,100,100,'A');

open (IMG, ">$0.png");
print IMG $img->png;
close IMG;
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Re^2: Converting X11 fonts for GD by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 23, 2012 at 15:42 UTC
If the black cat hides in a coal cellar, is he really there? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply]
Re^3: Converting X11 fonts for GD by zentara (Cardinal) on Aug 23, 2012 at 19:17 UTC
Sure it's there, you just need better infrared vision. :-) If you are referring to it being black text on a black background, it works on linux, black text on default white background. I don't know how Windows might color it. I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku ................... flash japh	[reply]
Re^4: Converting X11 fonts for GD by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 23, 2012 at 23:14 UTC
I didn't read the code closely enough :) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply]