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AFTERImage XML script processorprovides access to libAfterImage functionality, using scripts written in custom XML dialect



    libAfterImage/ascompose
  • NAME
    ascompose

    is a tool to compose image(s) and display/ save it based on supplied XML input file.

  • SYNOPSIS
     ascompose  -f file|-s string [-o file] [-t type] [-V]
     ascompose  -i include_file [-i more_include_file ... ]
                 -f file|-s string [-o file] [-t type] [-V]
     ascompose  -f file|-s string [-o file] [-t type] [-V] [-n]
     ascompose  -f file|-s string [-o file] [-t type [-c compression_level]] 
                 [-V] [-r]
     ascompose  [-h]
     ascompose  [-v]
    
    
  • DESCRIPTION
     ascompose  reads supplied XML data, and manipulates image accordingly.
    It could  transform  images from files of any supported file format,
     draw  gradients, render antialiased texturized  text , perform
    superimposition of arbitrary number of images, and  save  images into
    files of any of supported output file formats.
    
    At any point, the result of any operation could be assigned a name,
    and later on referenced under this name.
    
    At any point during the script processing, result of any operation
    could be saved into a file of any supported file types.
    
    Internal image format is 32bit ARGB with 8bit per channel.
    
    Last image referenced, will be displayed in X window, unless -n option
    is specified. If -r option is specified, then this image will be
    displayed in root window of X display, effectively setting a  background 
    for a desktop. If -o option is specified, this image will also be
    saved into the file or requested type.
    
     ascompose  can be compiled to not reference X Window System, thus
    allowing it to be used on web servers and any other place. It does not
    even require X libraries in that case.
    
    Supported file types for input are :
    XPM   - via internal code, or libXpm library.
    JPEG  - via libJpeg library.
    PNG   - via libPNG library.
    XCF   - via internal code. For now XCF support is not complete as it
            does not  merge  layers.
    PPM/PNM - via internal code.
    BMP, ICO, CUR - via internal code.
    GIF   - via libungif library.
    TIFF  - via libtiff library (including alpha channel support).
    see  libAfterImageASImageFileTypes  for more.
    
    Supported file types for output :
    XPM   - via internal code, or libXpm library.
    JPEG  - via libJpeg library.
    PNG   - via libPNG library.
    GIF   - via libungif library.
    TIFF  - via libtiff library (including alpha channel support).
    
    
  • OPTIONS
       -h --help          display help and exit.
       -f --file file     an XML file to use as input.
       -s --string string an XML string to use as input.
       -n --no-display    don't display the last referenced image.
       -r --root-window    draw  last referenced image image on root window.
       -o --output file   output last referenced image in to a file.
                          You should use -t to specify what file type to
                          use. Filenames are meaningless when it comes to
                          determining what file type to use.
       -t --type type     type of file to output to.
       -c --compress level compression level.
       -v --version       display version and exit.
       -V --verbose       increase verbosity. To increase verbosity level
                          use several of these, like:  ascompose  -V -V -V.
       -D --debug         maximum verbosity - show everything and
                          debug messages.
       -i --include file  include file as input prior to processing main 
                             file.
    
  • PORTABILITY
     ascompose  could be used both with and without X window system. It has
    been tested on most UNIX flavors on both 32 and 64 bit architecture.
    It has also been tested under CYGWIN environment on Windows 95/NT/2000
    
  • USES
     libAfterImage          all the image manipulation routines.
    libAfterBase          Optionally. Misc data handling such as hash
                          tables and console io. Must be used when compiled
                          without X Window support.
    libJPEG               JPEG image format support.
    libPNG                PNG image format support.
    libungif              GIF image format support.
    libTIFF               TIFF image format support.
    
  • AUTHOR
    Ethan Fisher          < allanon  at crystaltokyo dot com>
    Sasha Vasko           <sasha at aftercode dot net>
    Eric Kowalski         <eric at beancrock dot net>
    
    • libAfterImage/ascompose/sample
    • EXAMPLE
      Here is the default script that gets executed by  ascompose ,  if  no
      parameters are given :
      
    • SOURCE

      if  1
      static char* default_doc_str = "\
      < composite  op= hue >\
        < composite  op= add >\
          < scale  width=512 height=proportional>\
              < img  id=rose src=rose512.jpg/></ scale >\
          < tile  width=512 height=384>< img  src=back.xpm/></ tile >\
        </ composite >\
        < tile  width=512 height=384>< img  src=fore.xpm/></ tile >\
      </ composite >\
      < printf  format=\"original image width=%d\n\" var=\"rose.width\"/>\
      < printf  format=\"original image height=%d\n\" var=\"rose.height\"/>\
      < printf  format=\
      \"original image size in pixels=%d\n\" val=$rose.width*$rose.height/>";
      #else   
      static char* default_doc_str = "\
        < composite  op= add >\
          < scale  width=512 height=proportional>\
              < img  id=rose src=rose512.jpg/></ scale >\
          < tile  width=512 height=384>< img  src=back.xpm/></ tile >\
        </ composite >";
      #endif
      



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