Is there a way you could set this module to print aliased text in an image? I have worked with signwriter in the past, and you can build text with aliasing, but there is no option to have the text aliased.

This is a little bit of a special use case, of course, as I need to build an image for use on the printed page, and aliased text typically looks pretty blocky on a screen, but I think there is a case for putting an option in for alias vs. anti-aliased.

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dman commented

I'm not aware of the appropriate way to get this (deliberately invoking the pixelation) happening without messing with palettes a lot. The GD text writer doesn't do that.

The process this pipeline is supposed to do does however create the text in a stand-alone layer before then placing it on an image. So it MAY be possible to draw the text in 2-pallette color before doing the overlay.
Worth a thought ..