ID: 25899
Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reported By: gabaod at hotmail dot com
-Status: Open
+Status: Closed
Bug Type: Documentation problem
Operating System: Debian Woody
PHP Version: 4.3.3
New Comment:
1. No need to document this.
2. Binary file is used, it's written in the doc.
3. Irrelevant.
4. Format of the file is described. I have added an example.
Previous Comments:
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[2003-10-17 15:00:46] gabaod at hotmail dot com
Description:
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I run debian woody,
Php 4.3.3 is installed
Php4-gd 4.3.3 is installed
libgd2 2.0.15 is installed
libpng2 1.0.15 is installed
I have also tried the "stable" versions to debian of these which are
Php 4.1.2
Php-gd2 4.1.2
libgd2 2.0.1
libpng2 1.0.12
anytime you call the function imageloadfont($font) or die('function
does not work'); it always states that the function does not work.
I have tried $font to be doc-relative path, root-relative path and
aboslute path and each time it always states function does not work.
the manual states: imageloadfont() loads a user-defined bitmap font
and returns an identifier for the font (that is always greater than 5,
so it will not conflict with the built-in fonts).
Several problems here.
1. Even if it does load, which it never does, it just states it will be
greater than 5, that does not state first time the function
imageloadfont() is called it will make it as font #6, second time its
called in the same file then it will be #7 etc? Is that how its
intended to work? if so document it.
2. Only available help that has shown on this function is to use an
outside program called bdf2gd which all it does is create the source
files for a gd font. is imageloadfont() looking for a source font
file for gd? or a binary source file for gd? I have tested both, and
each time its reported function does not work.
3. I have searched your bug reports on this, and only came across 1
valid one that the closed outcome was to use the newer image-font
functions. How can the ticket be closed without even fixing the
function this was reported on?
4. Last thing i would like to ask is to give a better description of
exactly how does this function work, with at least just 1 working
example that shows this function does truely work. And Yes i do know
it requires a gd font file, how about possibly stating the format of
that font file. Source or binary?
A gd font source appears as
char nameoffontData[]
{
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
};
gdFont nameoffontRep = {
numberofchars;
valueoffirstchar;
widthofchar;
heightofchar;
nameoffontData
};
So please document exactly what is needed to properly use the function
imageloadfont() or remove that function completely from the
documentation so people like me are not wasting well over 12 hours on
trying to figure it out.
Reproduce code:
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$font = "myfont.gd"
imageloadfont($font) or die('function does not work');
Expected result:
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To have it successfully load the font into your function without
reporting an error.
Actual result:
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function does not work
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