Re: Imagemagick and fonts
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Thanks for this, not sure how I missed the follow ups on list. Doh! Unfortunately, even using the full font path (and installing the fonts in both possible locations) still hasn't fixed the problem. I now get an [invalid argument] message as well as the error I was getting earlier. Could you let me have an example of the full command you're sending to IM? Thanks. Mark. On 27 Apr 2004, at 19:04, Terry Wilson wrote: > Mark, > > Yes! I did resolve it. I reported it back to the IM list, but maybe > the subject wasn't obvious. I opened this thread a couple of times > there before I got it resolved. > > Anyway, I specify an explicit path to the font, and the font is one of > the GhostScript fonts. I didn't have any TrueType fonts on that > server, but they should work also. First, get a ghostscript font to > work to confirm the code, then experiment with other fonts. I found > that Verdana did not work for some reason, for instance. Anyway, where > everyone else puts just the font, I put > /sw/share/doc/ghostscript-fonts/a010015l.pfb (the pfb are the ones > that work for me). I just drag the font onto the terminal window, and > copy and paste the path from there; easier to get it right. > > Terry > >> Hi Terry, >> I've just installed ImageMagick on a new OSX Server, and are having >> exactly the same problems as you. >> (My copy was also installed via Fink, using the same versions) >> >> I've checked the ImageMagick archives, and it's not a subject that >> appears to have been raised there (yet!). >> Before I post a message there, I'm curious if you managed to solve >> your problem? >> >> Mark. >> >> >> On 5 Apr 2004, at 3:15 pm, Paul Willis wrote: >> >>> I would suggest posting this on the Imagemagick list too >>>
. While it seems >>> quite a few people here have it installed, IM is a pretty >>> specialised app. The odd things I have needed help with get answered >>> very quickly there. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On 5 Apr 2004, at 03:25, Charles Kline wrote: >>> >>>> Did you give the solution I posted the other day a shot? >>>> >>>> On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:00:41 -0500 >>>> Terry Wilson wrote: >>>>> I'm back on this project again. This time, I reinstalled IM using >>>>> Fink. It installed IM 5.5.1, ghostscript 8.00, and ghostscript >>>>> fonts 6.0. Image manipulation is working, but text drawing is not, >>>>> still. Can someone tell me how to get IM to find my fonts on OSX >>>>> Panther? >>>>> >>>>> Here's the test code I'm using, which works fine except for the >>>>> text: >>>>> >>>>> [shell]convert -size 400x400 temp/file.jpg -resize '400x400>' >>>>> +profile "*" -format -draw "gravity center text 20,20 'center'" >>>>> jpg ../images/gallery/file.jpg[shell] >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Terry >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Thanks for this, not sure how I missed the follow ups on list. Doh! Unfortunately, even using the full font path (and installing the fonts in both possible locations) still hasn't fixed the problem. I now get an [invalid argument] message as well as the error I was getting earlier. Could you let me have an example of the full command you're sending to IM? Thanks. Mark. On 27 Apr 2004, at 19:04, Terry Wilson wrote: > Mark, > > Yes! I did resolve it. I reported it back to the IM list, but maybe > the subject wasn't obvious. I opened this thread a couple of times > there before I got it resolved. > > Anyway, I specify an explicit path to the font, and the font is one of > the GhostScript fonts. I didn't have any TrueType fonts on that > server, but they should work also. First, get a ghostscript font to > work to confirm the code, then experiment with other fonts. I found > that Verdana did not work for some reason, for instance. Anyway, where > everyone else puts just the font, I put > /sw/share/doc/ghostscript-fonts/a010015l.pfb (the pfb are the ones > that work for me). I just drag the font onto the terminal window, and > copy and paste the path from there; easier to get it right. > > Terry > >> Hi Terry, >> I've just installed ImageMagick on a new OSX Server, and are having >> exactly the same problems as you. >> (My copy was also installed via Fink, using the same versions) >> >> I've checked the ImageMagick archives, and it's not a subject that >> appears to have been raised there (yet!). >> Before I post a message there, I'm curious if you managed to solve >> your problem? >> >> Mark. >> >> >> On 5 Apr 2004, at 3:15 pm, Paul Willis wrote: >> >>> I would suggest posting this on the Imagemagick list too >>> . While it seems >>> quite a few people here have it installed, IM is a pretty >>> specialised app. The odd things I have needed help with get answered >>> very quickly there. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On 5 Apr 2004, at 03:25, Charles Kline wrote: >>> >>>> Did you give the solution I posted the other day a shot? >>>> >>>> On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:00:41 -0500 >>>> Terry Wilson wrote: >>>>> I'm back on this project again. This time, I reinstalled IM using >>>>> Fink. It installed IM 5.5.1, ghostscript 8.00, and ghostscript >>>>> fonts 6.0. Image manipulation is working, but text drawing is not, >>>>> still. Can someone tell me how to get IM to find my fonts on OSX >>>>> Panther? >>>>> >>>>> Here's the test code I'm using, which works fine except for the >>>>> text: >>>>> >>>>> [shell]convert -size 400x400 temp/file.jpg -resize '400x400>' >>>>> +profile "*" -format -draw "gravity center text 20,20 'center'" >>>>> jpg ../images/gallery/file.jpg[shell] >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Terry >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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