note 75493 added to function.imagettftext

Users may note a problem trying to use this function to display the Euro symbol. The reason is that it is a late addition. Although the operating systems generally recognise code 0x80 (128 decimal) as Euro, this is not where it necessarily appears in the font. Some have it there, but many just have it in the extended character set at position 0x20AC (8364 decimal). I have yet to find a font with it only at 0x80, so here is the fix: <?php $image=imagecreate(135,24); $bg=imagecolorallocate($image,0,0,0); $fg=imagecolorallocate($image,0,255,0); $text = 'coffee - €3.50'; $friendly = eurofix($text); imagettftext($image,16,0,5,20,$fg,"Papyrus.ttf",$friendly); imagegif ($image); imagedestroy ($image); function eurofix($str) { $euro=utf8_encode('&#8364;'); $str = preg_replace('/\x80/',$euro,$str); return ($str); } ?> You should note, however, this won't help with fonts older than about 1999. It can only make sure the Euro is displayed where available. ---- Server IP: 194.145.210.4 Probable Submitter: 217.155.222.46 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagettftext.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/75493 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75493/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75493/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75493/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75493/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75493/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75493/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75493 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/75493 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php