Hey,

Just wondering if you would mind clarifying how your module compares with Imagecache (http://drupal.org/project/imagecache), and what it aims to do differently? From the description of your module it sounds somewhat similar?

Thanks!
Jeff

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Scheepers de Bruin commented

Hi Jeff

Imagecache manipulates existing images. Painter focusses on image creation based on content, as well as manipulation.

There are some similarities indeed, discovered in retrospect, as the painter can be used to replicate imagecache functionality.
Imagecache was a thumbnail tool when I started on the painter. I wanted something I could draw with.

scheepers

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jeff h commented

Perhaps some similarities then with http://drupal.org/project/signwriter... but I will stop bugging you with comparisons and just give it a go! :)

Jeff

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Scheepers de Bruin commented

It's all good.

It shares similarities with both, I'd say. Where signwriter is great for text and Imagecahe is great for manipulation painter is more suited to generating graphics (including text) based on changing data.

Buttons, tabs, navigation etc have always been limited to hardcoded imagery or simple text. I wanted pretty graphical primary links and custom buttons that would adapt to the site content automagically ;)

In all honesty, the text, scaling and cropping functionality of painter was added for the sake of completeness, and not meant to compete with Imagecache or signwriter at all. I think the imagecache, signwriter and the painter each have their own niche.

Thanks for giving it a go :)

scheepers

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Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)