EXAMPLES
[% FILTER null;
USE gd = GD.Image(200,400);
USE gdc = GD.Constants;
black = gd.colorAllocate(0, 0, 0);
green = gd.colorAllocate(0, 255, 0);
txt = "This is some long text. " | repeat(10);
USE wrapbox = GD.Text.Wrap(gd,
line_space => 4,
color => green,
text => txt,
);
wrapbox.set_font(gdc.gdMediumBoldFont);
wrapbox.set(align => 'center', width => 160);
wrapbox.draw(20, 20);
gd.png | stdout(1);
END;
-%]
[% txt = BLOCK -%]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit,
sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore
magna aliquam erat volutpat.
[% END -%]
[% FILTER null;
#
# This example follows the example in GD::Text::Wrap, except
# we create a second image that is a copy just enough of the
# first image to hold the final text, plus a border.
#
USE gd = GD.Image(400,400);
USE gdc = GD.Constants;
green = gd.colorAllocate(0, 255, 0);
blue = gd.colorAllocate(0, 0, 255);
USE wrapbox = GD.Text.Wrap(gd,
line_space => 4,
color => green,
text => txt,
);
wrapbox.set_font(gdc.gdMediumBoldFont);
wrapbox.set(align => 'center', width => 140);
rect = wrapbox.get_bounds(5, 5);
x0 = rect.0;
y0 = rect.1;
x1 = rect.2 + 9;
y1 = rect.3 + 9;
gd.filledRectangle(0, 0, x1, y1, blue);
gd.rectangle(0, 0, x1, y1, green);
wrapbox.draw(x0, y0);
nx = x1 + 1;
ny = y1 + 1;
USE gd2 = GD.Image(nx, ny);
gd2.copy(gd, 0, 0, 0, 0, x1, y1);
gd2.png | stdout(1);
END;
-%]
DESCRIPTION
The GD.Text.Wrap plugin provides an interface to the GD::Text::Wrap module. It allows multiples line of text to be drawn in GD images with various wrapping and alignment.See GD::Text::Wrap for more details. See Template::Plugin::GD::Text::Align for a plugin that allow you to draw text with various alignment and orientation.
AUTHOR
Thomas Boutell wrote the GD graphics library.Lincoln D. Stein wrote the Perl GD modules that interface to it and Martien Verbruggen wrote the GD::Text module.
Craig Barratt <[email protected]> wrote the original GD plugins for the Template Toolkit (2001).
Andy Wardley <[email protected]> extracted them from the TT core into a separate distribution for TT version 2.15.
These modules are looking for a new maintainer. Please contact Andy Wardley if you are willing to help out.