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List:       php-general
Subject:    Re: [PHP] GD / Pixel Font Rendering
From:       Børge_Holen <borge () arivene ! net>
Date:       2008-03-17 12:26:49
Message-ID: 200803171326.49686.borge () arivene ! net
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On Monday 17 March 2008 13:10:20 Jochem Maas wrote:
> Børge Holen schreef:
> > On Monday 17 March 2008 09:25:36 Jochem Maas wrote:
> >> nihilism machine schreef:
> >>> I am trying to render an 8 pixel pixel font without anti aliasing to
> >>> look crisp (silkscreen) in 8pt with gd. the font is huge and ugly:
> >>>
> >>> <?php
> >>> // Set the content-type
> >>> header("Content-type: image/png");
> >>>
> >>> // Create the image
> >>> $im = imagecreatetruecolor(400, 30);
> >>>
> >>> // Create some colors
> >>> $white = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
> >>> $grey = imagecolorallocate($im, 128, 128, 128);
> >>> $black = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
> >>> imagefilledrectangle($im, 0, 0, 399, 29, $white);
> >>>
> >>> // The text to draw
> >>> $text = 'Testing...';
> >>> // Replace path by your own font path
> >>> $font = 'silkscreen.ttf';
> >>>
> >>> // Add some shadow to the text
> >>> imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 11, 21, $grey, $font, $text);
> >>>
> >>> // Add the text
> >>> imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 10, 20, $black, $font, $text);
> >>>
> >>> // Using imagepng() results in clearer text compared with imagejpeg()
> >>> imagepng($im);
> >>> imagedestroy($im);
> >>> ?>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -- any ideas?
> >>
> >> don't post twice.
> >
> > I recon he didn't.
>
> maybe, maybe not. I get punished for stuff I didn't do all the time ... why
> shouldn't he ;-)

THAT on the other hand is a perfectly good reason to kick the shit out of 
someone =D

>
> > This list has the tendancy to send double posts from time to time.
>
> it does? haven't noticed that. I'll be more vigilant (well I'll try)
>
> >> use '8' instead of '20' for the fontsize.



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