add a shadow to imagecreate() image

[rosegarden]

I have created a script that creates an image with imagecreate()

How can I add a shadow to highlight text? Is there a shadow command? Can I layer text with a black copy below and offset? I especially need this with the lighter colors i.e., Tusk

Example:

www.wallquotes.com/test.phtml

Image create script:

<?php



header("Content-type: image/png");



$width = 800;

$height = 100;

$image = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);



$white = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

if ($color == "black") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);
} else if ($color == "tusk") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 204);
} else if ($color == "red") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 0, 0);
} else if ($color == "blue") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 128);
} else if ($color == "maroon") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 192, 0, 0);
} else if ($color == "green") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 150, 0);
}


imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, $width, $height, $white);



imagettftext($image, 50, 0, 20, 55, $color1, 

"fonts/verdana.ttf", $wording);



imagepng($image);



imagedestroy($image);

?>

[onion2k]

<?php
header("Content-type: image/png");
$width = 800;
$height = 100;
$image = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);
$white = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);
$shadow = imagecolorallocate($image, 128,128,128);
if ($color == "black") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);
} else if ($color == "tusk") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 204);
} else if ($color == "red") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 0, 0);
} else if ($color == "blue") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 128);
} else if ($color == "maroon") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 192, 0, 0);
} else if ($color == "green") {
$color1 = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 150, 0);
}
imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, $width, $height, $white);
imagettftext($image, 50, 0, 25, 60, $shadow, "fonts/verdana.ttf", $wording);
imagettftext($image, 50, 0, 20, 55, $color1, "fonts/verdana.ttf", $wording);
imagepng($image);
imagedestroy($image);
?>

[rosegarden]

It worked perfectly.....

now on to transparency and passing a letter count value....

Thank you for your help....

[rosegarden]

Hmmm ... this is odd.

I have been able to add the transparency and the letter count to expand the size as needed.

I attempted to set up an if/else statement to dynamically change the font. As soon as I replace my "fonts/verdana.tff" with $font and I lose my image.

$font = "fonts/verdana.tff";

imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, $width, $height, $white); 
imagettftext($image, 50, 0, 21, 56, $shadow, $font, $wording); 
imagettftext($image, 50, 0, 20, 55, $color1, $font, $wording);

After I lose my image, if I correct the change and go back to "fonts/verdana.tff" I still have no image. I have to recode the page again from scratch.

I have tried it with double quotes (") and single quotes (')

[rosegarden]

.

Disregard... I am a moron... at least after entirely too many hours staring at this screen.

Of the hundred times I typed out this code I typed out "fonts/verdana.tff" not "fonts/verdana.ttf". :glare:

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