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'''GIF_text''' for OS/2 (ver 1.3c) converts text strings into.GIF images. Using one of the several included "alphabyte" it's easy to make attractive banners, headers, and other messages.
==Description==
 
GIF_text for OS/2 (ver 1.3c) converts text strings into.GIF images. Using one of the several included "alphabyte" it's easy to make attractive banners, headers, and other messages.


Some of GIF_TEXT's features include:
Some of GIF_TEXT's features include:
* dynamically generate time and date using one of several REXX formats. -- you can use GIF_TEXT as a graphical digital-clock for your web pages.
* dynamically generate time and date using one of several REXX formats. - you can use GIF_TEXT as a graphical digital-clock for your web pages.
* backgrounds can be added to your message
* backgrounds can be added to your message
* addition of new "alphabytes" is easy -- and with a little bit of effort, you can even use true-type fonts.
* addition of new "alphabytes" is easy - and with a little bit of effort, you can even use true-type fonts.
* GIF messages can be created using any TTF font
* GIF messages can be created using any TTF font
* messages can be sized to specific height and width
* messages can be sized to specific height and width
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* character specific scaling
* character specific scaling
* color slides, color gradients, or foreground images can be used to color the text; with probability and original-color-value based transformation rules.
* color slides, color gradients, or foreground images can be used to color the text; with probability and original-color-value based transformation rules.
* using included HTML FORM documents, it's easy to create images -- including "buttons with text"
* using included HTML FORM documents, it's easy to create images - including "buttons with text"
* a FORM based HTML front-end is included
* a FORM based HTML front-end is included
* when used with SRE-http, a "download pieces as they become available" mode can be used to speed up perceived throughput  
* when used with SRE-http, a "download pieces as they become available" mode can be used to speed up perceived throughput


GIF_text (which is written in REXX) can be run from an OS/2 command prompt, as a CGI-BIN script, or as an addon for the SRE-http web server. It's optimized for SRE-http, but should work under any CGI-bin compliant OS/2 web server.  
GIF_text (which is written in REXX) can be run from an OS/2 command prompt, as a CGI-BIN script, or as an addon for the SRE-http web server. It's optimized for SRE-http, but should work under any CGI-bin compliant OS/2 web server.


==Documentation==
==Documentation==
* [[GifText Manual]]
* [[GifText Manual]]


==Download==
==License==
* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-viewer.php?dir=/pub/os2/apps/internet/www/util&file=gif_text.zip Version 1.3c]
*Open Source - GNU GPL V2 - Scripts
*Author: [[Daniel Hellerstein]]


==Links==
==Links==
 
* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-viewer.php?dir=/pub/os2/apps/internet/www/util&file=gif_text.zip Version 1.3c]
==License==
Open Source - GNU GPL V2 - Scripts
 
==Author==
* [[Daniel Hellerstein]]


[[Category:Graphics]]
[[Category:Graphics]]

Revision as of 02:59, 27 December 2017

GIF_text for OS/2 (ver 1.3c) converts text strings into.GIF images. Using one of the several included "alphabyte" it's easy to make attractive banners, headers, and other messages.

Some of GIF_TEXT's features include:

  • dynamically generate time and date using one of several REXX formats. - you can use GIF_TEXT as a graphical digital-clock for your web pages.
  • backgrounds can be added to your message
  • addition of new "alphabytes" is easy - and with a little bit of effort, you can even use true-type fonts.
  • GIF messages can be created using any TTF font
  • messages can be sized to specific height and width
  • messages can contain several lines of text, and can contain embedded font changes
  • character specific scaling
  • color slides, color gradients, or foreground images can be used to color the text; with probability and original-color-value based transformation rules.
  • using included HTML FORM documents, it's easy to create images - including "buttons with text"
  • a FORM based HTML front-end is included
  • when used with SRE-http, a "download pieces as they become available" mode can be used to speed up perceived throughput

GIF_text (which is written in REXX) can be run from an OS/2 command prompt, as a CGI-BIN script, or as an addon for the SRE-http web server. It's optimized for SRE-http, but should work under any CGI-bin compliant OS/2 web server.

Documentation

License

Links