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DESCRIPTION
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1998-04-04 14:25:54 +00:00
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1997-02-13 14:51:45 +00:00
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gd is a graphics library. It allows your code to quickly draw images
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complete with lines, arcs, text, multiple colors, cut and paste from
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other images, and flood fills, and write out the result as a .GIF file.
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This is particularly useful in World Wide Web applications, where .GIF
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is the format used for inline images.
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gd is not a paint program. If you are looking for a paint program, try
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xpaint by David Koblas, available by anonymous FTP from ftp.netcom.com
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in pub/ko/koblas. (That package is for the X Window System; for the Mac
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and the PC, paint programs are considerably easier to find.)
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gd does not provide for every possible desirable graphics operation. It
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is not necessary or desirable for gd to become a kitchen-sink graphics
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package, but version 1.3 incorporates most of the commonly requested
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features for an 8-bit 2D package. Support for scalable fonts, and
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truecolor images, JPEG and PNG is planned for version 2.0. Version 1.3
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was released to correct longstanding bugs and provide an LZW-free GIF
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compression routine.
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AUTHOR
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gd 1.2 was written by Thomas Boutell and is currently distributed by
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boutell.com, Inc.
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