Multiple Lines Problem

[xypho]

I am using ImageMagick (Version: ImageMagick 6.2.8 )

I am trying to write a script to simplify the creation of stamps. I need to be able to center multiple lines of text that have different font formatting settings that they will get from user input.

I was hoping to use something such as :

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convert -font helvetica -pointsize 25 label:'line 1' -font helvetica -pointsize 12 label:'line2' -gravity center -append test01.png

here is the result


My text seems to justify to the left size. Is there an easy solution to fix this?

Thanks,
Xypho

[snibgo]

It centres for me (IM 6.6.0-8). Try an upgrade.

[xypho]

I am unable to update it's a godaddy shared server so my only hope is to get it to work with another means. Any ideas how to make it work in this version

[fmw42]

append was only recently made gravity sensistive (v 6.4.8-2)

you will have to create two images and then composite them together to get them centered or possibly try montage with the two images.

Godaddy is the pits. I have tried numerous times to get them to upgrade IM or provide another current version, but they just ignore my request.

[fmw42]

this seems to work for me

convert -font arial -pointsize 25 label:'line 1' -trim +repage tmp1.gif
convert -font arial -pointsize 12 label:'line2' -trim +repage tmp2.gif
montage tmp1.gif tmp2.gif -tile 1x -geometry +2+2 test01.png

Use the geometry to adjust the spacing between images and on its sides

[fmw42]

this also works with one command line

montage -label "" \( -font arial -pointsize 25 label:'line 1' \) \
\( -font arial -pointsize 12 label:'line2' \) \
-tile 1x -geometry +0+5 test02.png


see discussion at viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16324

[anthony]

Quote from IM examples, Layers Append...

Before IM v6.4.7 it was much more difficult to align appended images, and generally involved using a "-flop" for right alignment. Or using "-extent" or "-border" to adjust the image width for centered aligned appends.

For example, this will work with an older 6.3.2 version of IM...

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  convert rose:  -background SkyBlue label:Rose \
          -background White -gravity center -extent 200x \
          -append -trim +repage   append_center_old.jpg