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PHP Programmer required for Text to Image program

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 11:07 pm
by madkeen
Hi

I am looking for someone to do some PHP programming for a little job I have.

This is for a creation of a page where people can design their own text vinyl stickers.

They would type the text they want, up to say 30 characters, and then select the colour from a drop down list, then select the font. The script wold then take this info and show it as a preview image. The person can then change the background colour via a drop down menu to see what their sticker would look like on the same colour as their boat, car, window, etc. This would need to auto update when they change the colour in the drop down menu.

The script would also need to calculate the size of the sticker and display this in text boxes, height and width. Either box can then be changed by the user to adjust the height or width and the script would auto calculate the other measurement.

Using the info from the height and width input the page would then display a price for the sticker and adjust the quantity they want. The user can then click on an add to shopping cart button to order the sticker/s.

I can do the shopping cart part :D

I have created a dummy page that may explain it easier, it is at
http://ausfish.com.au/stickers/makeyourown.htm

If you are interested please E-mail me at "Email address removed - Job Taken" and put "PHP Job" in the subject, otherwise my spam filter may black it.

Thanks

Steve[/b]

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 6:45 am
by pootergeist
What image manipulation modules/services run on the hosting backend - ie GD (version number), ImageMagick, Gimp+Script-fu etc.

What TTF libraries are compiled and are they running as a properly accessible library? - ie have you tested a very basic TTF output script yet?

I ask them because if the host setup isn't capable of properly utilizing TTF fonts (or the image module isn't advanced enough to anti-alias the shown fonts) you are not going to get any good results no matter how much you pay anyone.

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:26 am
by madkeen
GD, TTF Libraries, etc would all need to be installed/compiled. I have access to be able to do it. Server is Unix.

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 10:43 am
by madkeen
Hi

Job has been taken.

Thanks