Best way to create an image with flowing text?
| From: | Brian Dunning | Date: | Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:59:19 +0000 |
| Subject: | Best way to create an image with flowing text? | ||
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Hey all -
I need to create PNG images with transparent backgrounds that contain text. The text will come from
four fields in a database, and needs to be centered, and text wrapped. The fields are going to be of
varying lengths, so each block of text (which will be shown in a different font size) will flow onto
an unknown number of lines, and I want to start the next line right below, wherever it is.
Unfortunately I have come up against some restrictions.
- I will not be able to use ImageMagick.
- I have Ghostscript, but only version 7.07.
- The server is Red Hat 4.x with PHP 5.2 and installing new software is unlikely.
Can anyone suggest a tool to make this easiest?
:-(
- Brian