Re: Newbie: LIBGD or GIMP?

2000-09-09 Thread Marc Lehmann 

On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 04:08:16PM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 1. One of the major requirements the solution should run as batch 
 process on AIX.

libgd - easy, gimp - difficult (you need an x display all the time, even
if only virtual).

 2. It should be able to create images from text in Helvetica Neue 
 font. 

gimp - easy, libgd - difficult (newer versions might support truetype
fonts).

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Newbie: LIBGD or GIMP?

2000-09-08 Thread eanweb 

Hello All,
i am new to image generation and am facing a hard task to evaluate 
the two tools LIBGD and GIMP.

1. One of the major requirements the solution should run as batch 
process on AIX.

2. It should be able to create images from text in Helvetica Neue 
font. 

Can somone give me an insight if both tools will be able to 
accomplish the task

I appreciate any pointers immensely
James S.