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diff --git a/graphics/gd/pkg-descr b/graphics/gd/pkg-descr index f7507cc8d13f..f6ec333a65c6 100644 --- a/graphics/gd/pkg-descr +++ b/graphics/gd/pkg-descr @@ -1,16 +1,23 @@ -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. +DESCRIPTION -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. + 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. -WWW: http://www.boutell.com/gd/ + 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. -- Alex Dupre -sysadmin@alexdupre.com +AUTHOR + gd was written by Thomas Boutell and is currently distributed by + boutell.com, Inc. + +WWW: http://www.boutell.com/gd/ |