[clue-talk] Text to image program wanted

[Shawn Perry]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 9:34 AM,  <grant at amadensor.com> wrote:
>> I'm looking to convert a text file, line by line, into a series of
>> images of configurable color, text size, and resolution with wordwrap.
>>  Suggestions?
>
> It depends a lot on what type of image and the reasons for making an
> image.   It also depends on the content origin of the text file and how
> much control you have over it.  If you just want it to look the same
> universally, there are really good tools for making PDF.   I like to
> stream generated HTML using CURL into HTML2PS and on to PStoPDF for web
> application reports that look good on the screen or make a PDF with only
> one set of code.   If you want it prettier, you can always use LaTEX, and
> then use DVI2PNG and have a raster image.
>

I'm just taking some inspirational quotes and making wallpaper out of
them to be randomly picked and displayed in Gnome/KDE.  Imagemagick is
perfect.