Re: How to use gd/php with no freetype?

Yes, you are out of luck without Freetype. You need to install Freetype, then build GD against that and then finally build PHP against that Freetype-enabled GD. As for your second question, the ImageTTFText() function takes the TTF font filename as an argument. See php.net/imagettftext -Rasmus On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 Joelmon2001@aol.com wrote: > Hello and thanks for your time. > > After endless searching, I am still lost > > let's just assume I can't install freetype, and it looks like that for > matters I won't get into. (linux, raq 3) > > What solution would allow me to specify fonts for text written into images? > Instead of using the default font, imagine I want to use "helvetica". Am I > out of luck without freetype? And if somehow I get freetype installed does > php allow the method to name the font such as "Arial" and if so, which file > do I edit so by default I can specify the font so the text written to the > image looks as I intended? Thanks. I searched and couldn't find answer to > both q's, esp. the first. > > Joel > >