Convert a text string to an image

[UJ]

I have need to convert a text string (with formatting) to an image. This is
so that I can resize the image to different sizes and the formatting stays
exactly the same regardless of the size. I actually want the font size to
increase/decrease as the image grows/shrinks much the way text does in a
flash object. Is there an easy way to do this programmatically? It needs to
be done behind the scenes on my web site - user enters some text - I produce
something that will displays exactly the same way on all screens regardless
of how the machine is configured. I need to be able to include things like
bolding and italics if at all possible.

(I've looked at doing a flash object but I can't seem to find some way to do
it programmatically.)

TIA.

 

[Bruce Barker]

use the graphics library (System.Drawing) to produce the bitmap image, then
convert the bitmap to gif. you will need to write an aspx page that renders
this image (that returns an image content-type), and have the main page
refer to with an img tag

<img src="genMyGif.aspx?id=1">

where you use the id parameter to id the text to generate. google this group
for download images for more help.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

 

[UJ]

Bruce,
Thanks. But that doesn't solve my problem. It looks as if when I draw text,
it will be all of the same font/size/style. I need to be able to mix and
match styles. So that I can have a single string with bold and/or italics as
part of it. Either that or have a way to figure out how big the text
rectangle would need to be to hold one part of the text, draw the piece that
is not bolded, make another rectangle right next to it and I can add the
bolded text, then right next to that, the next text, ....

What would really make it perfect would be if I could put in formatted text
or an RichText format string in.....

Thanks.

Jeffrey.