Re: Can't report BUG because CAPTCHA image doens't appear at all

Hi, Maybe you are using some ad blocker, which errorneously blocks our captcha. Regards, Gabor Hojtsy VM Mig wrote: > Hello Sir > > I try report a bug related to GD (graphics) PHP library, but I can't get captcha image in > any way. I am passing to you my message, so maybe you can post it in appropriate site. > > Thanks > > =============== > > subject: ImageCreate function now acts oddly > > text: > > Hello Sirs > > I feel unhappy because 'enhancements' performed from ImageCreate to > ImageCreateTrueColor. Now I have problems that appears to be impossible of solving. > > I was obligued to move to ICtrueColor because my pictures suddenly lost all its colors from day > to night. In desperation I discovered that some genious had 'increased' GD functions. > > First at all, have you measured file size of your ImageCreateTrueColor 'thumbnails'? > . Ok, for me they increased from 2 or 3 Kb (previous ImageCreate) to some 15 to 20 Kb each one (new > ImageCreateTrueColor function), so my 'thumbnails albums' which should show some 25-50 > tiny pictures in a flash, became unavailable for non-adsl users. I remember old fashioned days when > my album opening thumbnails like pop-corns, all of them whth perfect colors. > > Second, I have zoom commands on these thumbnails. Previously zoom worked fine with ImageCreate > because it performed task of reducing kb traffic between server and client, but with > ImageCreateTrueColor now this traffic has INCREASED, because a true color image transmit several > times more bits than even original image stored in server. > > Third, now I can't any more produce thumbnails of images from some sizes. I am still > trying to figure out what the hell this problem could be, but with previous ImageCreate function > images of 1200 x 1300 or so was created instantly with no problem. Now browser just shows users an > 'incorrect image' icon instead. I don't know where the problem is, my images have not > changed at all. > > I want to say to people who develops GD that many (maybe ten thousands) users probably use > these functions in their albums, then you can't just change functions performance / environment > and say 'hi, use this new command instead now' with no previous study of performance and > impact on actual systems. > > The correct way of making this is by letting untouched functions which are well stablished in > the market (like previous imagecreate) and to develop new ones. > > Why you destroyed old ImageCreate to make the new function ImageCreateTrueColor? . I can't > understand this > > Thanks very much for your attention. > > Miguel - Brazil Jun 2005. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Compras no Paraguai - www.meucat.com/paraguai.html > 700 lojas - 70.000 produtos cadastrados > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com