On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:20:01 -0400, Anders Schneiderman <schneida@seiu.org> wrote:
I'm trying to create a site for our intranet that will create text graphics that people can use to construct a web site ala Cooltext. For ex, I want to be able to let someone enter five different menu names, pick one of several color schemes/textures, and then spit back the graphics so they can copy them. Two questions:
1) Has anyone done this before, and if so how did they do it (and do you have code you'd be willing to share)?
I suggest you look at PIL, the Python Imaging Library
2) If not, any suggestions on how to get started? Obviously, gimp on Windows is one solution
I dont know gimp, so that one isnt obvious to me. Does gimp provide access via COM? if so you may be in luck; Python's com support is second to none. However COM in Zope is not as easy as it should be; look up 'CoInitializeEx' in the list archives for some extra precautions you need to take. Toby Dickenson tdickenson@geminidataloggers.com