Jim Lucas wrote:
> PJ wrote:
>> Is there a module to be activated or what has to be installed to have
>> ttf support in php?
>> My port on FreeBSD does not have an option for ttf support under make
>> config .
>> I'm trying to learn & understand the following:
>> In file1 : <img src="button.php?s=36&text=PHP+is+Cool" />
>> In file2 (button.php)- originally php3 :
>> <?php
>> Header("Content-type: image/gif");
>> if(!isset($s)) $s=11;
>
> The above should be:
>
> if ( empty($_GET['s']) ) {
> $s = 11;
> } else {
> $s = (int)$_GET['s'];
> }
>
>> $size = imagettfbbox($s,0,"times.ttf",$text);
>
> and this should be
>
> $text = '';
> if ( !empty($_GET['text']) )
> $text = your_custom_input_cleaner_function($_GET['text']);
>
> $size = imagettfbbox($s,0,"times.ttf",$text);
>
>> $dx = abs($size[2]-$size[0]);
>> $dy = abs($size[5]-$size[3]);
>> $xpad=9;
>> $ypad=9;
>> $im = imagecreate($dx+$xpad,$dy+$ypad);
>> $blue = ImageColorAllocate($im, 0x2c,0x6D,0xAF);
>> $black = ImageColorAllocate($im, 0,0,0);
>> $white = ImageColorAllocate($im, 255,255,255);
>> ImageRectangle($im,0,0,$dx+$xpad-1,$dy+$ypad-1,$black);
>> ImageRectangle($im,0,0,$dx+$xpad,$dy+$ypad,$white);
>> ImageTTFText($im, $s, 0, (int)($xpad/2)+1, $dy+(int)($ypad/2), $black,
>> "times.ttf", $text);
>> ImageTTFText($im, $s, 0, (int)($xpad/2), $dy+(int)($ypad/2)-1, $white,
>> "times.ttf", $text);
>> ImageGif($im);
>> ImageDestroy($im);
>> ?>
>> ONLY the above & nothing else. So far, all I get is a small blue square.
>> Replacing the $text with the text just gives a rectangle a bit wider.
>> gd is installed but ttf is not, so I figure that is the culprit.
>> But how is the text supposed to be assigned to $text from file1?
>> TIA
Thank you for that. Now it works. I see, the $s had to come from
somewhere...
But what's the custom_cleaner_function - I mean, to clean what? & Why?
What if I use some foreign accents, like é or À ?
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