Posted by Krustov on 04/16/07 12:08

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<Toby A Inkster>
<Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:17:53 +0100>
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> > Look at it as a logical step by step process .
> >
> > (1) create a 800x600 blank image using gd or im
> > (2) grab the html code from the website
> > (3) write script to scan html code for stuff like background colour
> > (4) fill 800x600 with found background colour (or white if none found)
> > (5) write script to check for <img> etc in the html code
> > (6) paste images onto 800x600 image
> > (7) write text onto 800x600 image
>
> The mind boggles! Do you really think you can write a full-blown
> standards-compliant HTML+CSS renderer in 2 hours?! If so, a well-paid
> job at the Mozilla Foundation is calling for you!
>
> The only practical method is to spawn an instance of an existing HTML
> rendering system (in most cases, this is a full browser -- e.g. Mozilla,
> Opera) and take a screenshot (using ImageMagick if you wish).
>

Take a deep breath and calm down toby .

(8) shrink 800x600 image to thumbnail size

But then you snipped that part from your reply didnt you :-)

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