Font in code

Hi,

I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
figure out a way that it can also produce a font.

Thanks

Carl


http://www.gaihosa.com

carlbernardi@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
> code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
> that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
> figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>
> Thanks
>
> Carl
>
>
> http://www.gaihosa.com

You can send PDF's? And embed fonts.

If you want a tight document format, thats generally the way to do it.

carlbernardi@gmail.com schreef:
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
> code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
> that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
> figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>
> Thanks
>
> Carl
>
>
> http://www.gaihosa.com

Hi Carl,

PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.

Some things that might be relevant:
- You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to use.
- You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts PHP
needs must be available to PHP, duh).
- You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options-> etc)

What is it excactly you are asking for?

Regards,
Erwin Moller

I know this sounds very odd. I'll better explain what I am trying to
do.

When my script calls for an image I let the it know via the query
variables as so: <image src="myscript.php?mode=image" />. When my
script is accessed in this fashion it only returns an image. It's also
does the same for the Ajax (which controlls the form), "myscript.php?
mode=ajax" and the HTML, "myscript.php?mode=html". Everything is
inline except the loading of fonts that are not in the GD Library.
That is the last thing I am hoping to accomplish such as so:

$image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
mode=font", "my font");


if($mode == font){
echo $font;
}

Ofcourse this doesn't work so I thought I would ask.


Thankyou for all of your answers.


Carl.


http://www.gaihosa.com

On May 6, 5:26 am, Erwin Moller
<Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spam yourself.com> wrote:
> carlberna...@gmail.com schreef:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
> > code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
> > that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
> > figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Carl
>
> >http://www.gaihosa.com
>
> Hi Carl,
>
> PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.
>
> Some things that might be relevant:
> - You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to use.
> - You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts PHP
> needs must be available to PHP, duh).
> - You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options-> etc)
>
> What is it excactly you are asking for?
>
> Regards,
> Erwin Moller

I know this sounds very odd. I'll better explain what I am trying to
do.

When my script calls for an image I let the it know via the query
variables as so: <image src="myscript.php?mode=image" />. When my
script is accessed in this fashion it only returns an image. It's also
does the same for the Ajax (which controlls the form), "myscript.php?
mode=ajax" and the HTML, "myscript.php?mode=html". Everything is
inline except the loading of fonts that are not in the GD Library.
That is the last thing I am hoping to accomplish such as so:

$image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
mode=font", "my font");


if($mode == font){
echo $font;
}

Ofcourse this doesn't work so I thought I would ask.


Thankyou for all of your answers.


Carl.


http://www.gaihosa.com

On May 6, 5:26 am, Erwin Moller
<Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spam yourself.com> wrote:
> carlberna...@gmail.com schreef:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
> > code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
> > that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
> > figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Carl
>
> >http://www.gaihosa.com
>
> Hi Carl,
>
> PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.
>
> Some things that might be relevant:
> - You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to use.
> - You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts PHP
> needs must be available to PHP, duh).
> - You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options-> etc)
>
> What is it excactly you are asking for?
>
> Regards,
> Erwin Moller

On 6 May, 13:15, "carlberna...@gmail.com" <carlberna...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On May 6, 5:26 am, Erwin Moller
>
> <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spam yourself.com> wrote:
> > carlberna...@gmail.com schreef:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
> > > code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
> > > that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
> > > figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>
> > > Thanks
>
> > > Carl
>
> > >http://www.gaihosa.com
>
> > Hi Carl,
>
> > PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.
>
> > Some things that might be relevant:
> > - You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to use.
> > - You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts PHP
> > needs must be available to PHP, duh).
> > - You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options-> etc)
>
> > What is it excactly you are asking for?
>
> > Regards,
> > Erwin Moller
> I know this sounds very odd. I'll better explain what I am trying to
> do.
>
> When my script calls for an image I let the it know via the query
> variables as so: <image src="myscript.php?mode=image" />. When my
> script is accessed in this fashion it only returns an image. It's also
> does the same for the Ajax (which controlls the form), "myscript.php?
> mode=ajax" and the HTML, "myscript.php?mode=html". Everything is
> inline except the loading of fonts that are not in the GD Library.
> That is the last thing I am hoping to accomplish such as so:
>
> $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
> $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
> imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
> mode=font", "my font");
>
> if($mode == font){
> echo $font;
>
> }
>
> Ofcourse this doesn't work so I thought I would ask.
>
> Thankyou for all of your answers.
>
> Carl.
>
> http://www.gaihosa.com
>
Please do not top post (top posting fixed)

It is still not at all obvious what you are trying to do.

You never load anything into $font, so you can't write it out.

But even ignoring that, what do you expct to be in $font?

Calling imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
mode=font", "my font"); will put the text "my font" into the image,
except that the font you have specified
"myscript.php?mode=font" is not valid.

An echo command outputs something to the browser, but what you want to
do is have a value for a font, inside the code.

I assume that you are not showing us the whole URLs as "myscript.php?
mode=image" has no way to specify what image is to be retrieved.

Is this possibly what you are looking for:

$image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, $_GET['fonttype'], "my
font");

On May 6, 8:51 am, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 6 May, 13:15, "carlberna...@gmail.com" <carlberna...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On May 6, 5:26 am, Erwin Moller
>
> > <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spam yourself.com> wrote:
> > > carlberna...@gmail.com schreef:
>
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
> > > > code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
> > > > that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
> > > > figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>
> > > > Thanks
>
> > > > Carl
>
> > > >http://www.gaihosa.com
>
> > > Hi Carl,
>
> > > PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.
>
> > > Some things that might be relevant:
> > > - You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to use.
> > > - You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts PHP
> > > needs must be available to PHP, duh).
> > > - You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options-> etc)
>
> > > What is it excactly you are asking for?
>
> > > Regards,
> > > Erwin Moller
> > I know this sounds very odd. I'll better explain what I am trying to
> > do.
>
> > When my script calls for an image I let the it know via the query
> > variables as so: <image src="myscript.php?mode=image" />. When my
> > script is accessed in this fashion it only returns an image. It's also
> > does the same for the Ajax (which controlls the form), "myscript.php?
> > mode=ajax" and the HTML, "myscript.php?mode=html". Everything is
> > inline except the loading of fonts that are not in the GD Library.
> > That is the last thing I am hoping to accomplish such as so:
>
> > $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
> > $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
> > imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
> > mode=font", "my font");
>
> > if($mode == font){
> > echo $font;
>
> > }
>
> > Ofcourse this doesn't work so I thought I would ask.
>
> > Thankyou for all of your answers.
>
> > Carl.
>
> >http://www.gaihosa.com
>
> Please do not top post (top posting fixed)
>
> It is still not at all obvious what you are trying to do.
>
> You never load anything into $font, so you can't write it out.
>
> But even ignoring that, what do you expct to be in $font?
>
> Calling imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
> mode=font", "my font"); will put the text "my font" into the image,
> except that the font you have specified
> "myscript.php?mode=font" is not valid.
>
> An echo command outputs something to the browser, but what you want to
> do is have a value for a font, inside the code.
>
> I assume that you are not showing us the whole URLs as "myscript.php?
> mode=image" has no way to specify what image is to be retrieved.
>
> Is this possibly what you are looking for:
>
> $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
> $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
> imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, $_GET['fonttype'], "my
> font");

Just wondering if there is a way to embed a font in your code such as
in a PDF.

On May 6, 8:51 am, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 6 May, 13:15, "carlberna...@gmail.com" <carlberna...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On May 6, 5:26 am, Erwin Moller
>
> > <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spam yourself.com> wrote:
> > > carlberna...@gmail.com schreef:
>
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
> > > > code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
> > > > that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
> > > > figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>
> > > > Thanks
>
> > > > Carl
>
> > > >http://www.gaihosa.com
>
> > > Hi Carl,
>
> > > PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.
>
> > > Some things that might be relevant:
> > > - You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to use.
> > > - You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts PHP
> > > needs must be available to PHP, duh).
> > > - You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options-> etc)
>
> > > What is it excactly you are asking for?
>
> > > Regards,
> > > Erwin Moller
> > I know this sounds very odd. I'll better explain what I am trying to
> > do.
>
> > When my script calls for an image I let the it know via the query
> > variables as so: <image src="myscript.php?mode=image" />. When my
> > script is accessed in this fashion it only returns an image. It's also
> > does the same for the Ajax (which controlls the form), "myscript.php?
> > mode=ajax" and the HTML, "myscript.php?mode=html". Everything is
> > inline except the loading of fonts that are not in the GD Library.
> > That is the last thing I am hoping to accomplish such as so:
>
> > $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
> > $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
> > imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
> > mode=font", "my font");
>
> > if($mode == font){
> > echo $font;
>
> > }
>
> > Ofcourse this doesn't work so I thought I would ask.
>
> > Thankyou for all of your answers.
>
> > Carl.
>
> >http://www.gaihosa.com
>
> Please do not top post (top posting fixed)
>
> It is still not at all obvious what you are trying to do.
>
> You never load anything into $font, so you can't write it out.
>
> But even ignoring that, what do you expct to be in $font?
>
> Calling imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
> mode=font", "my font"); will put the text "my font" into the image,
> except that the font you have specified
> "myscript.php?mode=font" is not valid.
>
> An echo command outputs something to the browser, but what you want to
> do is have a value for a font, inside the code.
>
> I assume that you are not showing us the whole URLs as "myscript.php?
> mode=image" has no way to specify what image is to be retrieved.
>
> Is this possibly what you are looking for:
>
> $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
> $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
> imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, $_GET['fonttype'], "my
> font");

Just wondering if there is a way to embed a font in your code such as
in a PDF.

carlbernardi@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 6, 8:51 am, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 6 May, 13:15, "carlberna...@gmail.com" <carlberna...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On May 6, 5:26 am, Erwin Moller
>>> <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spam yourself.com> wrote:
>>>> carlberna...@gmail.com schreef:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in the
>>>>> code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
>>>>> that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
>>>>> figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Carl
>>>>> http://www.gaihosa.com
>>>> Hi Carl,
>>>> PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.
>>>> Some things that might be relevant:
>>>> - You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to use.
>>>> - You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts PHP
>>>> needs must be available to PHP, duh).
>>>> - You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options-> etc)
>>>> What is it excactly you are asking for?
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Erwin Moller
>>> I know this sounds very odd. I'll better explain what I am trying to
>>> do.
>>> When my script calls for an image I let the it know via the query
>>> variables as so: <image src="myscript.php?mode=image" />. When my
>>> script is accessed in this fashion it only returns an image. It's also
>>> does the same for the Ajax (which controlls the form), "myscript.php?
>>> mode=ajax" and the HTML, "myscript.php?mode=html". Everything is
>>> inline except the loading of fonts that are not in the GD Library.
>>> That is the last thing I am hoping to accomplish such as so:
>>> $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
>>> $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
>>> imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
>>> mode=font", "my font");
>>> if($mode == font){
>>> echo $font;
>>> }
>>> Ofcourse this doesn't work so I thought I would ask.
>>> Thankyou for all of your answers.
>>> Carl.
>>> http://www.gaihosa.com
>> Please do not top post (top posting fixed)
>>
>> It is still not at all obvious what you are trying to do.
>>
>> You never load anything into $font, so you can't write it out.
>>
>> But even ignoring that, what do you expct to be in $font?
>>
>> Calling imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
>> mode=font", "my font"); will put the text "my font" into the image,
>> except that the font you have specified
>> "myscript.php?mode=font" is not valid.
>>
>> An echo command outputs something to the browser, but what you want to
>> do is have a value for a font, inside the code.
>>
>> I assume that you are not showing us the whole URLs as "myscript.php?
>> mode=image" has no way to specify what image is to be retrieved.
>>
>> Is this possibly what you are looking for:
>>
>> $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
>> $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
>> imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, $_GET['fonttype'], "my
>> font");
>
> Just wondering if there is a way to embed a font in your code such as
> in a PDF.
>

No, as others have said - PHP doesn't use fonts. It generates HTML.

You can create an image, but the font you use must be available in a
font file.

--
==================
Remove the "x" from my email address
Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
==================

On Tue, 06 May 2008 19:18:01 +0200, Jerry Stuckle
<jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:

> carlbernardi@gmail.com wrote:
>> On May 6, 8:51 am, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On 6 May, 13:15, "carlberna...@gmail.com" <carlberna...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On May 6, 5:26 am, Erwin Moller
>>>> <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spam yourself.com> wrote:
>>>>> carlberna...@gmail.com schreef:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I was wondering if there is way use a font that is somehow kept in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> code instead of having to load it? I am working on a single script
>>>>>> that so far can produce images and html but I have not been able to
>>>>>> figure out a way that it can also produce a font.
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Carl
>>>>>> http://www.gaihosa.com
>>>>> Hi Carl,
>>>>> PHP doesn't use fonts itself: It is just code.
>>>>> Some things that might be relevant:
>>>>> - You can produce HTML/CSS that says to the browser which font to
>>>>> use.
>>>>> - You can use fonts when producing images. (In that case the fonts
>>>>> PHP
>>>>> needs must be available to PHP, duh).
>>>>> - You PHP IDE can in most cases change its font (probably options->
>>>>> etc)
>>>>> What is it excactly you are asking for?
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Erwin Moller
>>>> I know this sounds very odd. I'll better explain what I am trying to
>>>> do.
>>>> When my script calls for an image I let the it know via the query
>>>> variables as so: <image src="myscript.php?mode=image" />. Whenmy
>>>> script is accessed in this fashion it only returns an image. It's also
>>>> does the same for the Ajax (which controlls the form), "myscript.php?
>>>> mode=ajax" and the HTML, "myscript.php?mode=html". Everything is
>>>> inline except the loading of fonts that are not in the GD Library.
>>>> That is the last thing I am hoping to accomplish such as so:
>>>> $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
>>>> $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
>>>> imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
>>>> mode=font", "my font");
>>>> if($mode == font){
>>>> echo $font;
>>>> }
>>>> Ofcourse this doesn't work so I thought I would ask.
>>>> Thankyou for all of your answers.
>>>> Carl.
>>>> http://www.gaihosa.com
>>> Please do not top post (top posting fixed)
>>>
>>> It is still not at all obvious what you are trying to do.
>>>
>>> You never load anything into $font, so you can't write it out.
>>>
>>> But even ignoring that, what do you expct to be in $font?
>>>
>>> Calling imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, "myscript.php?
>>> mode=font", "my font"); will put the text "my font" into the image,
>>> except that the font you have specified
>>> "myscript.php?mode=font" is not valid.
>>>
>>> An echo command outputs something to the browser, but what you want to
>>> do is have a value for a font, inside the code.
>>>
>>> I assume that you are not showing us the whole URLs as "myscript.php?
>>> mode=image" has no way to specify what image is to be retrieved.
>>>
>>> Is this possibly what you are looking for:
>>>
>>> $image = imagecreatetruecolor(59, 20);
>>> $text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
>>> imagettftext($image, 10, 0, 3, 15, $text_color, $_GET['fonttype'], "my
>>> font");
>> Just wondering if there is a way to embed a font in your code such as
>> in a PDF.
>>
>
> No, as others have said - PHP doesn't use fonts. It generates HTML.
>
> You can create an image, but the font you use must be available in a
> font file.


Well, theoretically PHP could create/output a font file, and theoretically
one could 'embed' the binary code in a static variable in the code. Noone
in his right mind would do this of course.
--
Rik Wasmus