Shoutbox

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Originally posted by speakez

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Originally posted by IcedCold
Ah I see the error. If you view the source...

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Fatal error:  Call to undefined function:  imagettftext() in <b>/home/snoeu/domains/s-n-o.eu/public_html/usig/msn/image/status.php</b> on line 38

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This means that your host's version of GD does not have imagettftext()

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Im getting this error too... now i know my server is capable of making images from php because i have another program that does just that...but it doesnt us the imagettftext() function... is this function necesarry or is there another that will work just as well? do the true type fonts need to be used?

your help is appreciated, i really look forward to finding a wau around all this and getting it online.

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You could probablly use a different type of font but I was just trying to get the status image to look most realistic.

You could try imagefttext() using freetype fonts or imagestring().

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Originally posted by IcedCold

You could probablly use a different type of font but I was just trying to get the status image to look most realistic.

You could try imagefttext() using freetype fonts or imagestring().

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Yeah, im using imagestring, is working alright, just customizing the layout a bit before i put it up...

thank you.

Yeh, the positioning will be more difficult as there is no way to find the length of text in imagestring() so the text will have to be in fixed positions.

Ive used XML export to get it into php values then use GD to make a image from Display Pic and also infomation. problem is you have to filter alot of chars out of the values

eg: artist - title (u can see in msn)
xml output: \\music04{} \0artist \- \0title\

annoying.

ALSO.

please fix a bug u need to disconnect the ftp session after uploading. i had 8 open sessions to my server due to this bug (also disallows u to use ftp after XX sessions open on one IP)

please fix. also. any chance on having a value for how many people are online on your list? cheers.

Below is what ive done (so far) not really into GD to be honest. more into PHP

Reborn, if you look at my script ive used replacing and preg replace to remove the unneeded output.

Eljay knows about the connection bug but can't seem to fix it.

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Originally posted by IcedCold
Reborn, if you look at my script ive used replacing and preg replace to remove the unneeded output.

Eljay knows about the connection bug but can't seem to fix it.

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im replacing it. problems come with plus formatted names *custom colours bolds etc* getting them formatted in GD is a right b*tch im finding.

Although to be honest. i love this script. but the ftp disconnect needs fixing. about it other then afew more values would be nice as i said (online since X time, X contacts online) would be nice to have...

I'm currently implementing colours, aswell as emoticons, fun fun xD

managed to redo the script for my sig. now it looks good

I wish the ftp bug would be fixed though. driving me insane.

In my opinion your name should be bold, as that is how it is on the contact list.

I love this script, but I have a slight problem with it...

Every now and then it fails to upload the data to my FTP server, keeps saying that the FTP is not configured properly or that an error occured whilst contacting the server...

As it turns out, it seems that the script is opening multiple connections to my FTP (Which has a limit of 5 connections...)
Is there a work around for this?