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DESCRIPTION
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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 .PNG file.
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This is particularly useful in World Wide Web applications, where .PNG
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is the format used for inline images.
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1999-11-01 01:01:02 +00:00
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gd is not a paint program. If you are looking for a paint program, you
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are looking in the wrong place. If you are not a programmer, you are
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looking in the wrong place.
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gd does not provide for every possible desirable graphics operation.
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It is not necessary or desirable for gd to become a kitchen-sink
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graphics package, but version 1.7.3 incorporates most of the commonly
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requested features for an 8-bit 2D package. Support for truecolor
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images, JPEG and truecolor PNG is planned for version 2.0.
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AUTHOR
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gd was written by Thomas Boutell and is currently distributed by
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boutell.com, Inc.
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WWW: http://www.boutell.com/gd/
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