PictServerPro Documentation

Overlaying Text

There are two ways of overlaying text onto an image with PictServerPro. The first is used with suffix mapping, the other is via HTML forms.

To overlay text onto images with suffix mapping, there is a preference window to control default text overlays for each image type. NOTE: These text overlays will be applied to every image of the specified type that PictServerPro converts.

For each conversion type, another screen is displayed for entering the details of the text overlay:

To place CR's in the text to be overlaid, you must type it elsewhere and paste it into this screen. You do NOT, however, need the ^ in the text. That is only for HTML forms fields.

The other method of overlaying text is used when sending HTML forms. This method is used on an image by image basis. To overlay text via an HTML form, there are 14 fields that can be filled in and passed to the ACGI to control the text being overlaid.

OLText Text to overlay on the resulting image Place a ^ in text where CR's are needed. (We will remove this kludge in upcoming version)

OLFont The name of the font to use when overlaying text

OLSize The size of the text to use when overlaying text

OLMode The method to use when overlaying text 1 - 8 (See GetImage.html for descriptions)

OLBold Flag for making text bold when overlaying 0 - 1

OLItalic Flag for making text italic when overlaying 0 - 1

OLUnderline Flag for underlining text when overlaying 0 - 1

OLOutline Flag for making text outlined when overlaying 0 - 1

OLShadow Flag for making text shadowed when overlaying 0 - 1

OLCondense Flag for making text condensed when overlaying 0 - 1

OLExtended Flag for making text extended when overlaying 0 - 1

OLHorizontal Horizontal coordinate for starting text overlay

OLVertical Vertical coordinate for starting text overlay Bottom of characters of first line of text

OLWidth Width of rectange to overlay text into Height is automatically calculated based on text length

Each of the fields that can be passed to the ACGI directly correspond to fields that can be filled in via the preferences screens shown above. These preferences cannot currently be edited via remote administration.

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OLText	Text to overlay on the resulting image	Place a ^ in text where CR's are needed. (We will remove this kludge in upcoming version)
OLFont	The name of the font to use when overlaying text
OLSize	The size of the text to use when overlaying text
OLMode	The method to use when overlaying text	1 - 8 (See GetImage.html for descriptions)
OLBold	Flag for making text bold when overlaying	0 - 1
OLItalic	Flag for making text italic when overlaying	0 - 1
OLUnderline	Flag for underlining text when overlaying	0 - 1
OLOutline	Flag for making text outlined when overlaying	0 - 1
OLShadow	Flag for making text shadowed when overlaying	0 - 1
OLCondense	Flag for making text condensed when overlaying	0 - 1
OLExtended	Flag for making text extended when overlaying	0 - 1
OLHorizontal	Horizontal coordinate for starting text overlay
OLVertical	Vertical coordinate for starting text overlay	Bottom of characters of first line of text
OLWidth	Width of rectange to overlay text into	Height is automatically calculated based on text length