NAME
Imager::DTP - draw text with DTP app-like custom options
DESCRIPTION.
Imager::DTP is a text drawing add-on for Imager, with ability to draw
text horizontally or vertically (from top to bottom), letter-based (not
word-based) text wrapping for multi-byte characters, line alignment, and
adjustment of distance between letters and lines. Vertical drawing and
letter-based text wrapping are for multi-byte character languages, such
as Japanese and Chinese.
MORE THAN WORDS
I've made an interactive sample viewer page, for quick and essential
understanding of what the output will look like, by using Imager::DTP.
You can make the output more complexing and fancy by making full use of
the module, but save that for later, and just take a glance at all the
basics.
English Page
http://iandeth.dyndns.org/mycpan/Imager-DTP/sample_viewer_en.html
Japanese Page
http://iandeth.dyndns.org/mycpan/Imager-DTP/sample_viewer_ja.html
INSTALLATION PRE-REQUISITIES
You will need
FreeType2
Imager module compiled with FreeType2 option enabled
in order to use Imager::DTP. Imager module is available at CPAN, and
FreeType2 at <http://freetype.sourceforge.net>. Install FreeType2 first,
then check to see if Imager's FreeType2 option is enabled by running
Imager's Makefile.PL.
INSTALLATION
To install this module, run the following commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
Copyright (C) 2005 Toshimasa Ishibashi
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.