imager sample for text

[jcharth]

hello anyone has a sample of rendering text in to a jpg using imager. I
installed imager in my box but the code seems to show only a black
patch

my $font = Imager::Font->new(file=>"foo.ttf");

$img->string(x => 50, y => 30,
string => "$randstr",
font => $font,
size => 10,
aa => 1,
color => 'white');

 

[zentara]

hello anyone has a sample of rendering text in to a jpg using imager. I
installed imager in my box but the code seems to show only a black
patch

my $font = Imager::Font->new(file=>"foo.ttf");

$img->string(x => 50, y => 30,
string => "$randstr",
font => $font,
size => 10,
aa => 1,
color => 'white');

You probably need to install the Freetype2 library to
support ttf files. Also make sure you have the ttf file
in the script directory, or else give the full path to the font file.

This works on my machine:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use strict;
use Imager;

my $img = Imager->new(xsize=>400,ysize=>300);
$img->box(filled=>1, color=>"ffffff"); #fill the background color

my $blue = Imager::Color->new("#0000FF");

my $font = Imager::Font->new(
file => 'Generic.ttf',
index => 0,
color => $blue,
size => 30,
aa => 1);

$img->string(
font=>$font,
text=>'This is a test string',
x=>20,
y=>70);

$img->write(file=>"$0.jpg", type=>"jpeg") or die "Cannot write file: ",
Imager->errstr;
__END__


zentara

 

[jcharth]

Thanks. Looks like I had ttf missing i notice when i recompiled
imager works. great now.