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:Author: 		Tobias Schlitt
:Date:			Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:00:29 +0100
:Revision: 		2
:Copyright:		CC by-nc-sa


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It's so easy...
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:Description:
    ... to use texts in images.

... to use texts in images.

Especially, when you are using Image_Text in it's new version **0.4**. ;) As I
promised (ok, the timespan was a bit beside the real world, but that's the way
in cyberspace) I helped `Stefan N.`__ fixing Image_Graph and during this he
helped me debugging Image_Text, which was pretty usefull for both, I guess.
Hence I'm still in alpha stadium with Image_Text I will suggest to Stefan to
depend on this specific version with the next version of Image_Graph, since I
can still not promise that the API is 100% fixed. Anyway, if there are changes
to come, these will be definitly be no major changes.

You can find a list of todo's I plan to realize before I get into beta stadium
with Image_Text in the extended part of this article.

In this place you can see some nice renderings of the example file. Take a
look at them in my `gallery`__:


|image_1|  |image_2|  |image_3| 


The extended entry contains a list of further improvements until beta stage
and a long time view (this should be a kind of roadmap).

The following features will be implemented in Image_Text befor it is released
in beta state:

- Stricter option checking
- Better error handling
- Obsoleting of the init() method


While after bringing Image_Text to beta quality I have to take some care of
other things the following improvements build a future roadmap, what I plan to
do until version 1.0 (beside bug fixing and performance improvements):

- Adding non-breaking-space specialchar
- Usage of mixed coordinate formats
- Re-add shadow support
- Implement justify alignment


I although have some dreams for the future about this class, which will
earliest come with a PHP5 only version and will go ahead with a major redesign
to a factory pattern:

- Adding support for rounding texts (like M$ W0rdArt)
- If possible add fill's for texts
- Add masking (if possible)
- Add SVG support (is there need for? have to take a deeper look at SVG...)


Maybe someone has an idea, some feedback or even some drive to implement
something of that. Feel free to `email`__ your comments or leave them here. :)


.. |image_1| image:: /applications/gallery/albums/image_text/aae.thumb.png
   :target: /applications/gallery/image_text/aae


.. |image_2| image:: /applications/gallery/albums/image_text/aad.thumb.png
   :target: /applications/gallery/image_text/aad


.. |image_3| image:: /applications/gallery/albums/image_text/aaa.thumb.png
   :target: /applications/gallery/image_text/aaa

.. __: http://pear.php.net/user/neufeind

.. __: /applications/gallery/image_text

.. __: mailto:toby@php.net


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