ImageTTFText can't find/open ttf fonts

[bof]

I'm attempting to use ImageTTFText to render text to an image, I can get
it to work if I

a) specify the full font path
b) switch off anti-aliasing
c) specify an OpenType font (e.g. arial.ttf)

If I specify a TrueType font (e.g. futura.ttf) I get an error message
"Warning: imagettftext(): Could not find/open font in c:\filepath"

phpinfo() reports:
PHP Version 4.3.4
GD Version bundled (2.0.15 compatible)

also running under apache built from 2.0.47 under Win XP


In summary: I can get OpenType fonts to render, any advice on how to get
TrueType fonts working?


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[bof]

Re: ImageTTFText can't find/open ttf fonts

In message <juTqKhAOWfu$Ew CQ@invalid.doma in>, bof
<nothingread@ho tmail.com> writes[color=blue]
>I'm attempting to use ImageTTFText to render text to an image, I can
>get it to work if I
>
>a) specify the full font path
>b) switch off anti-aliasing
>c) specify an OpenType font (e.g. arial.ttf)
>
>If I specify a TrueType font (e.g. futura.ttf) I get an error message
>"Warning: imagettftext(): Could not find/open font in c:\filepath"
>
>phpinfo() reports:
>PHP Version 4.3.4
>GD Version bundled (2.0.15 compatible)
>
>also running under apache built from 2.0.47 under Win XP
>
>
>In summary: I can get OpenType fonts to render, any advice on how to
>get TrueType fonts working?[/color]


Finally resolved this by using the DOS path name to the font and all now
appears OK; it must have just been chance that the fonts I chose to test
on that worked happened to have a path name that was the same in Windows
and DOS

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