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?

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.
use '8' instead of '20' for the fontsize.

>

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.
This list has the tendancy to send double posts from time to time.

> use '8' instead of '20' for the fontsize.



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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 ;-)

> 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.
>
>
>

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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