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Small Tutorial on GD Library [Freetype]

mr e

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mr e

05-22-2003, 10:00 PM

Ok this is pretty much an addition of my previous thread about the GD Library. This is just a small tutorial on how to get Freetype to work since it took me far too long before I realized it came with PHP.

Requirements
PHP 4.3.1 (this comes with the GD Library & Freetype

This is actually pretty easy to get working and makes your text look way cool if you get a nice font

1) Create a folder on the server (in my case it was /fonts) and put the .ttf file in there.

2)

PHP Code:


			
//Instead of this

//ImageString(resource image, int font, int x, int y, string s, int col);

//Ex:

ImageString($img, 1, 230, 60, 'Text', $white);



//You need to do this

//ImageTTFText(resource image, int size, int angle, int x, int y, int color, string fontfile, string text);

//Ex:

ImageTTFText($img, 10, 0, 210, 65, $white, 'PATH/TO/FONT/FILE.ttf', 'Text');

As you can see it's really not that hard, but it took me forever and a day to figure out how to do this, and it really improves the look of your text

Have fun!

05-23-2003, 03:28 AM

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Can I ask why this was moved? It has nothing to do with Hacking vBulletin, only to do with PHP related topics.

05-23-2003, 10:55 AM

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it belongs to hins and tips, and therefore you can find it here more easyly than where it was before

05-23-2003, 04:31 PM

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Well, ok guess that works

08-04-2003, 02:09 AM

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