Vae Guide

vae_text()

The vae_text() function renders the text you specify in a given font, size, and color.

This works by building a PNG on the server, so you do not need to use Flash or Javascript at all in the website.

Usage

vae_text($text, $font_name = "", $font_size = "22", $color = "#000000", $kerning = 1, $padding = 5, $max_width = 10000)

  • $text - The text you would like to render.

  • $font_name - Name of the TrueType font to use for rendering. Should be named $font_name.ttf and placed in your document root.

  • $font_size - Pixel size to use. Default is 22.

  • $color - Color of the rendered text.

  • $kerning - number of pixels to place between letters. Default is 1.

  • $padding - number of pixels to use as padding in the entire rendered image. Default is 5.

  • $max_width - Maximum width in pixels. If specified, if the image would need to be wider than this, it will be split onto multiple lines.

Returns

Filename of the generated image.

Sample Usage

<?php
// Render text in the Tahoma font
echo '<img src="' . vae_data_url() . vae_text("This text is in Tahoma", "Tahoma", "18", "#FF0000") . '" />';
?>