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Small Tutorial on GD Library [Freetype]

by mr e 23 May 2003

Ok this is pretty much an addition of my previous thread about the http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=372738. 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!

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