Re: OpenType Fonts support in CPAN

[talexb]

As a first guess, what does $img->font(..) return? I would check the return value amd see if there is any information there. I'd also like to see a test to prove that the font file exists.

Apart from that, does GD::Simple's code reveal anything more about the return value of the font method call? I suggest that since the man page doesn't reveal anything about the return code (bad form, IMO).

[sanPerl]

Dear talexb
Thanks for the reply. The real program is checking existance of font file before feeding to $img->font(...),when I say it dosen't work, it dosen't provide "Hello World" text with the requested Font on screen, inspite of font file being present in the location. It gives blank page
I am trying to build a Font library for my company, where user will get sense of Font looks and he/she can order Font from the library. This is to take care of all licensing issues and to ensure if we can check all fonts anytime.

[talexb]

OK, but what about the return code from the font method call? That's the very first place I'd look for information, with the next place being the module code.

[sanPerl]

I just checked it with

if ($img->font('C:\WINNT\aaaZemestrostd-bk.otf'))

{

    print "Done";

};

It returns prints "Done" even the file "C:\WINNT\aaaZemestrostd-bk.otf" dosen't exists. Also i checked with the documentation of GD::Simple, it says "The font to use when drawing text. Both built-in bitmapped fonts and TrueType fonts are supported". I am Not sure if built-in bitmapped fonts include OTF fonts (my knowldge in this subject is very limited)