I am sad to report that it does not seem possible to use templates to do group snapshots yet.
This would require the ability to manipulate graphic objects rather than their templates. here is my code for scaling (there may some pointless garbage in the code): <?rev /* TEST OF ABILITY TO IMPORT, SCALE AND EXPORT IMAGE ON LIVECODE SERVER uses URL for input: test.iRev?imagename=DSC00004.JPG&percent=50 SQB 20130630 */ -- get parameters from URL put $_GET[imagename] into pFilename put $_GET[percent] into pScalePercent -- confirm input put pFilename & "<br>" & pScalePercent -- converts and saves image convertImage pFilename,pScalePercent /* importing and scaling images on server */ on convertImage pSourceName,pScalePercent importTImage pSourceName if the result is not empty then -- report if the file is not there put the result exit to top end if scaleTImage pSourceName,pScalePercent exportTImage end convertImage on importTImage pFileName if there is a file pFileName then set the filename of the templateImage to "" wait .1 second with messages set the filename of the templateImage to pFileName put the rect of the templateImage into tRect set the cOriginalRect of the templateImage to tRect set the cOriginalWidth of the templateImage to the width of the templateImage set the cOriginalHeight of the templateImage to the height of the templateImage set the topLeft of the templateImage to "38,132" else return "file not found" end if end importTImage on scaleTImage pIname,pScalePCT put the cOriginalWidth of the templateImage into a put the cOriginalHeight of the templateImage into b put round((a*pScalePCT)/100) into a put round((b*pScalePCT)/100) into b set the width of the templateImage to a set the height of the templateImage to b set the topLeft of the templateImage to "38,132" end scaleTImage on exportTImage put randomname("image_",".png") into x export the templateImage to file x as PNG end exportTImage function randomName preamble,postamble -- put randomname("image_",".png") put randombytes(2) into a repeat for each char cCH in a put charToNum(cCH) into x put baseconvert(x,10,16) after tOut end repeat return preamble & tOut & postamble end randomName ?> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:44 PM, stephen barncard < stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com> wrote: > got it. An overlay of sorts. Very useful. Good idea.. > > I would need to use templateField and position it. > > I'll give it a try... > > sqb > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Richard Gaskin < > ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > >> stephen barncard wrote: >> >> > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:21 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: >> >> Do we have the ability to export objects other than images in >> >> that build? >> >> >> >> Once we can export groups we have custom greeting cards and a >> >> whole lot more... >> >> >> > Richard, >> > >> > Help me out here - scratching my head... >> > what grouped objects would be useful on server? >> >> Suppose for example you want to make customized greeting cards. So you >> have a selection of pictures, and let the user enter text, which will be >> embedded in the image. >> >> If you had to calculate the pixel positions for every letter and insert >> them by monkeying with the imageData, it would be tedious, error-prone, and >> probably look horrible. >> >> Much simpler would be to have a script that takes the input from the >> user, sets the text of a field, and exports a snapshot of a group which >> contains the field and the original picture, generating a composite JPEG >> which can be sent back to the browser or emailed. >> >> There are all sorts of things we can do by combining vector objects to >> create raster ouput - provided, of course, that the latest LC server now >> has its image rendering sufficiently factored from the UI routines that >> it's at long last possible. >> >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> Fourth World Systems >> Software Design and Development for Desktop, Mobile, and Web >> ______________________________**______________________________ >> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >> > > > > -- > > > > Stephen Barncard > San Francisco Ca. USA > > more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode