Bug#370309: imagemagick: support for "fixed" font is broken
unblock 344152 with 370309 # 370309 is still related to 344152, but doesn't block a proper fix. thanks On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 09:57:01PM +0200, Steinar H. Gunderson wrote: > Thanks for the analysis; to me, it sounds like what I really want is to make > the default in webmagick 'Helvetica', then? After all, that's been the _real_ > default the last N years. Either that or just use 'Courier', as it was originally intended upstream. > (I already NMUed webmagick to use Graphics::Magick, which at least unbroke > it, but moving it back to Image::Magick would probably be a good idea in the > long run, now that the real problem has been uncovered.) In my experience, Image::Magick provides you with the latest features while Graphics::Magick is less prone to breakage. In the case of webmagick that hasn't been updated upstream in the last four years and is therefore unlikely to require the latest and greatest, I think it still makes sense to stick with Graphics::Magick. Regards, Daniel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#344152: Bug#370309: imagemagick: support for "fixed" font is broken
On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 05:58:38PM +0200, Daniel Kobras wrote: > In my experience, Image::Magick provides you with the latest features while > Graphics::Magick is less prone to breakage. In the case of webmagick > that hasn't been updated upstream in the last four years and is > therefore unlikely to require the latest and greatest, I think it still > makes sense to stick with Graphics::Magick. In that case, I'm simply letting it stay that way -- others can revert it if they feel like it. /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://www.sesse.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#370309: imagemagick: support for "fixed" font is broken
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 02:08:20PM +0200, Daniel Kobras wrote: > That is, now you get to see the warning message while it used to be > ignored in previous versions. The generated label should be exactly the > same, rendered in the default font (Helvetica). I haven't found a > version of ImageMagick that would actually select a fixed-width font if > you specified '-font fixed'. They all silently fell back to the default. > It's just the warning that's new. Maybe that's just a relict from 4.x > versions or earlier that I haven't checked. What is supported in 6.x is > a command-line option '-family fixed' that correctly selects a > Courier-type font. Alas, this option is implemented for some of the > tools only (convert for example groks it, montage doesn't--that's just > an oversight, presumably). Apart from that, ImageMagick seems to work as > intended, and you should probably just change the command line to use > '-font courier'. Thanks for the analysis; to me, it sounds like what I really want is to make the default in webmagick 'Helvetica', then? After all, that's been the _real_ default the last N years. (I already NMUed webmagick to use Graphics::Magick, which at least unbroke it, but moving it back to Image::Magick would probably be a good idea in the long run, now that the real problem has been uncovered.) /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://www.sesse.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#370309: imagemagick: support for "fixed" font is broken
On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 05:58:47PM +0200, Steinar H. Gunderson wrote: > ImageMagick's support for the "fixed" font is broken: > > trofast:~/wmtest# montage -font fixed -label '%f' *.jpg test.gif > montage: unable to read font `fixed'. > trofast:~/wmtest# montage -font courier -label '%f' *.jpg test.gif > > This was introduced somewhere between 6:6.2.3.6-3 and 6:6.2.4.5-0.1, > as downgrading imagemagick and libmagick9 to 6:6.2.3.6-3 fixes the > problem. The machine is not running X, so I do not think this is related > to the other font problems. The relevant patch introduced between those versions is: --- old-imagemagick/utilities/montage.c 2006-06-06 13:42:25.0 +0200 +++ new-imagemagick/utilities/montage.c 2006-06-06 13:42:46.0 +0200 @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ } image_info=CloneImageInfo((ImageInfo *) NULL); status=MontageImageCommand(image_info,argc,argv,(char **) NULL,&exception); - if (exception.severity >= ErrorException) + if (exception.severity != UndefinedException) CatchException(&exception); image_info=DestroyImageInfo(image_info); DestroyExceptionInfo(&exception); That is, now you get to see the warning message while it used to be ignored in previous versions. The generated label should be exactly the same, rendered in the default font (Helvetica). I haven't found a version of ImageMagick that would actually select a fixed-width font if you specified '-font fixed'. They all silently fell back to the default. It's just the warning that's new. Maybe that's just a relict from 4.x versions or earlier that I haven't checked. What is supported in 6.x is a command-line option '-family fixed' that correctly selects a Courier-type font. Alas, this option is implemented for some of the tools only (convert for example groks it, montage doesn't--that's just an oversight, presumably). Apart from that, ImageMagick seems to work as intended, and you should probably just change the command line to use '-font courier'. Regards, Daniel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#370309: imagemagick: support for "fixed" font is broken
Package: imagemagick Version: 6:6.2.4.5-0.1 Severity: important ImageMagick's support for the "fixed" font is broken: trofast:~/wmtest# montage -font fixed -label '%f' *.jpg test.gif montage: unable to read font `fixed'. trofast:~/wmtest# montage -font courier -label '%f' *.jpg test.gif This was introduced somewhere between 6:6.2.3.6-3 and 6:6.2.4.5-0.1, as downgrading imagemagick and libmagick9 to 6:6.2.3.6-3 fixes the problem. The machine is not running X, so I do not think this is related to the other font problems. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16 Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages imagemagick depends on: ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.3-2 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc62.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdps1 6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 Display PostScript (DPS) client li ii libfreetype6 2.2.1-2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib ii libice6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libjasper-1.701-11.701.0-2 The JasPer JPEG-2000 runtime libra ii libjpeg626b-13 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG ii liblcms1 1.15-1 Color management library ii libmagick9 6:6.2.4.5-0.1 Image manipulation library ii libpng12-0 1.2.8rel-5.1PNG library - runtime ii libsm6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System Session Management ii libtiff4 3.8.2-2 Tag Image File Format (TIFF) libra ii libx11-6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System protocol client li ii libxext6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System miscellaneous exte ii libxml2 2.6.24.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library ii libxt6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Toolkit Intrinsics ii xlibs6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System client libraries m ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-11 compression library - runtime imagemagick recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
