Re: how to use imagestring() function with Chinese String
| From: | Richard Davey | Date: | Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:50:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: how to use imagestring() function with Chinese String | ||
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Hi Davis,
Saturday, July 28, 2007, 1:54:22 AM, you wrote:
> Hi! I am trying to use the imagestring() function to put a string of
> Chinese characters from a $_GET variable onto an image. However, the
> characters do not display right (English is fine). Is there a way I can
> fix this or it is the limitation of the function itself? Thanks.
Using the built-in fonts will not give you Chinese character support.
You need to either build your own font, or find a True Type font that
does have the character set you require, and use the image ttf
functions instead.
Cheers,
Rich
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