Re: calling Gimp from web pages.
Chris; On Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 01:29:50AM -0400, Tom Rathborne wrote: > On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 04:55:09PM -0500, Chris Brown wrote: > > Mostly I need to know if there is a way to run the Gimp Perl > > server without running the Gimp itself and without running X, as > > the host machine will not have access to the X server. > > I have found that as long as the server can get an X connection when > it starts, it is not terribly bothered if that X server goes away. I was wrong about this -- oops. The Perl-Server and script-fu don't die, but the GIMP dies. If you just do an 'xhost +' to provide a server then an 'xhost -', the GIMP doesn't die but plugins can't run because they can't connect. So, I've switched to Xvfb and everything is running smoothly. > I can call Gimp from my mod_perl handlers and everything is very > happy. It takes my PPC604/132 about 2.5 seconds to render some text with freetype, add a blurred/adjusted dropshadow and save it as a GIF. pretty impressive if you ask me. Cheers, Tom -- -- Tom Rathborne [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.aceldama.com/~tomr/ -- "It's Like A Warzone, Deep Inside Of Me / When My Mind Becomes My Enemy" -- -- Praga Khan, "My Mind Is My Enemy"
Re: calling Gimp from web pages.
Chris; On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 04:55:09PM -0500, Chris Brown wrote: > I maybe a bit confused as to the difference betweent Gimp::Net and > Gimp::Fu. Can I call Gimp Functions, (the ones in the DB Browser) > while just using Gimp::Net or do I also have to include Gimp::Fu? Check plug-ins/perl/examples/example-net and all will become clear. > Mostly I need to know if there is a way to run the Gimp Perl server > without running the Gimp itself and without running X, as the host > machine will not have access to the X server. I have found that as long as the server can get an X connection when it starts, it is not terribly bothered if that X server goes away. I can call Gimp from my mod_perl handlers and everything is very happy. Cheers, Tom -- -- Tom Rathborne [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.aceldama.com/~tomr/ -- "It's Like A Warzone, Deep Inside Of Me / When My Mind Becomes My Enemy" -- -- Praga Khan, "My Mind Is My Enemy"
Re: calling Gimp from web pages.
On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 04:55:09PM -0500, Chris Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I maybe a bit confused as to the difference betweent Gimp::Net and > Gimp::Fu. Gimp::Fu is a convinience interface to gimp-perl, it provides an easy way to register functions and to create a simple-but-usable user interface for most plug-ins. Gimp::Net is just an interface module and is loaded automatically and on demand, so you do not usually need to use it explicitly. > Can I call Gimp Functions, (the ones in the DB Browser) while > just using Gimp::Net or do I also have to include Gimp::Fu? Both are orthogonal to each other. You can call gimp functions without Gimp::Fu (and also without Gimp::Net, as the mkain gimp module will automatically load thew appropriate interface module for you). > Mostly I need to know if there is a way to run the > Gimp Perl server without running the Gimp No. > itself and without running X, as No. > the host machine will not have access to the X server. Many people use Xvfb or Xvnc on their server machines. The next major version of Gimp (2.0) will be much more modular (and maybe we will soon be independent of X due to the freetype plug-in). -- -==- | ==-- _ | ---==---(_)__ __ __ Marc Lehmann +-- --==---/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / [EMAIL PROTECTED] |e| -=/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ XX11-RIPE --+ The choice of a GNU generation | |
calling Gimp from web pages.
Hi I'm new to this list and I'm here to see if anyone can answer some of my questions :). I'm a web developer and I'm trying to use the Gimp for what basically amounts to a greeting card application, however I'm not having much success calling the Gimp. I'm working in perl and I'm trying to use the Gimp modules. The application needs to load a JPEG file, write some text onto it and then print it out to a printer or save it. And all of that needs to interface with the web (the printer would be directly connected to the host machine). I maybe a bit confused as to the difference betweent Gimp::Net and Gimp::Fu. Can I call Gimp Functions, (the ones in the DB Browser) while just using Gimp::Net or do I also have to include Gimp::Fu? Mostly I need to know if there is a way to run the Gimp Perl server without running the Gimp itself and without running X, as the host machine will not have access to the X server. Thanks. Chris Brown -- Chris the Christianfreak http://christianfreak.com In light of the new campaigns: If I am elected no one will ever have to do their laundry again!
