helly Wed Aug 28 07:59:00 2002 EDT
Modified files:
/phpdoc/en/reference/image/functions exif-read-data.xml
/phpdoc/en/reference/image reference.xml
Log:
Mention digital camera meta data.
Clearify capabilities of image 'on first sight'
Index: phpdoc/en/reference/image/functions/exif-read-data.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/image/functions/exif-read-data.xml:1.5
phpdoc/en/reference/image/functions/exif-read-data.xml:1.6
--- phpdoc/en/reference/image/functions/exif-read-data.xml:1.5 Fri Aug 16 12:43:16
2002
+++ phpdoc/en/reference/image/functions/exif-read-data.xml Wed Aug 28 07:58:59
+2002
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/image.xml, last change in rev 1.78 -->
<refentry id="function.exif-read-data">
<refnamediv>
<refname>exif_read_data</refname>
<refpurpose>Read the <acronym>EXIF</acronym> headers from <acronym>JPEG</acronym>
- or <acronym>TIFF</acronym></refpurpose>
+ or <acronym>TIFF</acronym>. This way you can read meta data generated by digital
+ cameras.</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
Index: phpdoc/en/reference/image/reference.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/image/reference.xml:1.4
phpdoc/en/reference/image/reference.xml:1.5
--- phpdoc/en/reference/image/reference.xml:1.4 Fri Aug 9 06:26:03 2002
+++ phpdoc/en/reference/image/reference.xml Wed Aug 28 07:58:59 2002
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
<reference id="ref.image">
<title>Image functions</title>
<titleabbrev>Image</titleabbrev>
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
<acronym>PNG</acronym>, <acronym>SWF</acronym>,
<acronym>TIFF</acronym> and <acronym>JPEG2000</acronym> images.
</para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ Read requirements section about how to expand image capabilities
+ to read, write and modify images and to read meta data of pictures
+ taken by digital cameras.
+ </note>
+ </para>
</section>
<section id="image.requirements">
@@ -29,12 +36,21 @@
Versions of <acronym>GD</acronym> older than gd-1.6
support gif format images, and do not support png, where versions
greater than gd-1.6 support png, not gif.
+ <simpara>
+ <note>
+ Since PHP 4.3 there is a bundeled version of the GD lib. This bundeled
+ version has some additional features like alpha blending and should
+ be used in preference to the external library since it's codebase is
+ better maintained and more stable.
+ </note>
+ </simpara>
</para>
<para>
If you have PHP compiled with <option role="configure">--enable-exif</option>
you are able to work with information stored in headers of
- <acronym>JPEG</acronym> and <acronym>TIFF</acronym> images. These
- functions do not require the <acronym>GD</acronym> library.
+ <acronym>JPEG</acronym> and <acronym>TIFF</acronym> images. This way you can
+ read meta data generated by digital cameras as mentioned above. These
+ functions does not require the <acronym>GD</acronym> library.
</para>
</section>
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