From: dc <lister@...>
Date: 2007-01-26T22:31:41+09:00
Subject: Re: rendering bitmap fonts from ruby

indeed rmagick looks good, but the install for both mac + linux looks
like a couple hours work. i need to keep a half-dozen different
servers + environments working for this project, (developers in
different countries/OSs) so really looking for something much simpler.

eg a pure ruby library that would just render type to bitmaps...

/dc

On 26/01/07, Farrel Lifson <farrel.lifson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 26/01/07, dc <lister@pikkle.com> wrote:
> > hi!
> >
> > i need to generate some bitmap headlines + was wondering if there are
> > any ruby libraries for rendering type to bitmaps?
> >
> > we have a mixed linux/os-x environment, and getting rmagick running
> > for everyone looks like a bunch of work. are there any more quick
> > install gems out there that have less functionality but will allow me
> > to render a headline in a font + size of my choice to a bitmap (JPG
> > ideally)?
> >
> > whats the word on GD library vs imagemagick vis-a-vis playing nice with ruby?
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > /dc
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>
> Although I haven't used it (but I've looked through the docs) RMagick
> (Ruby bindings for ImageMagick)  seems to be really nice to work with.
>
> Farrel
>
>


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