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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. | |||
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. | * 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 | * 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 | * 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]] | ||
== | ==License== | ||
* [ | *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] | |||
[[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
- Open Source - GNU GPL V2 - Scripts
- Author: Daniel Hellerstein