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author | Norikatsu Shigemura <nork@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-08-18 16:15:10 +0000 |
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committer | Norikatsu Shigemura <nork@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-08-18 16:15:10 +0000 |
commit | efb928619b234d49b326a13f59a6e2ee354bf902 (patch) | |
tree | c62bd82140831e81442480b9cefc699e0c08f08d /graphics/gd/pkg-descr | |
parent | dfc14c855f8ec76c9bd42bc90e325a160cc5d6cf (diff) | |
download | ports-efb928619b234d49b326a13f59a6e2ee354bf902.tar.gz ports-efb928619b234d49b326a13f59a6e2ee354bf902.zip |
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diff --git a/graphics/gd/pkg-descr b/graphics/gd/pkg-descr index f6ec333a65c6..f7507cc8d13f 100644 --- a/graphics/gd/pkg-descr +++ b/graphics/gd/pkg-descr @@ -1,23 +1,16 @@ -DESCRIPTION +gd is a graphics library. It allows your code to quickly draw images +complete with lines, arcs, text, multiple colors, cut and paste from +other images, and flood fills, and write out the result as a PNG, GIF +or JPEG file. This is particularly useful in World Wide Web applications, +where PNG, GIF and JPEG are three of the formats accepted for inline +images by most browsers. - gd is a graphics library. It allows your code to quickly draw images - complete with lines, arcs, text, multiple colors, cut and paste from - other images, and flood fills, and write out the result as a .PNG file. - This is particularly useful in World Wide Web applications, where .PNG - is the format used for inline images. - - gd is not a paint program. If you are looking for a paint program, you - are looking in the wrong place. If you are not a programmer, you are - looking in the wrong place. - - gd does not provide for every possible desirable graphics operation. - It is not necessary or desirable for gd to become a kitchen-sink - graphics package, but version 1.7.3 incorporates most of the commonly - requested features for an 8-bit 2D package. Support for truecolor - images, JPEG and truecolor PNG is planned for version 2.0. - -AUTHOR - gd was written by Thomas Boutell and is currently distributed by - boutell.com, Inc. +gd does not provide for every possible desirable graphics operation, +but version 2.0 does include most frequently requested features, +including both truecolor and palette images, resampling (smooth +resizing of truecolor images) and so forth. WWW: http://www.boutell.com/gd/ + +- Alex Dupre +sysadmin@alexdupre.com |