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by raehik
2016-01-05T14:54:11-07:00
Forum: Users
Topic: Why can't I set label geometry when not appending it to another element/image?
Replies: 5
Views: 5356

Re: Why can't I set label geometry when not appending it to another element/image?

Thanks snibgo! Went through a lot of docs but didn't find that out. There are a lot of ways to go about what I was trying to do, but my command was:

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convert -size 1366x768 xc:black \
-pointsize 100 -gravity center -fill white -annotate +300+300 'Text here' outfile.png
by raehik
2016-01-05T08:01:10-07:00
Forum: Users
Topic: Why can't I set label geometry when not appending it to another element/image?
Replies: 5
Views: 5356

Re: Why can't I set label geometry when not appending it to another element/image?

Thanks for the '-annotate' setting. Substituting the 'label:' command for a correctly-formed '-annotate' command doesn't work, however. I think '-annotate' only works when you're annotating an image: I'm making an image rather than overlaying a label on a pre-existing one. (I know I could do it the ...
by raehik
2016-01-05T04:28:45-07:00
Forum: Users
Topic: Why can't I set label geometry when not appending it to another element/image?
Replies: 5
Views: 5356

Why can't I set label geometry when not appending it to another element/image?

I'm trying to create an image from scratch with a set size and background color, and a positioned label. I started with: convert -size 1366x768 -background black -fill white -gravity center -pointsize 100 label:"Text here" image.png This successfully creates a black image with centered white text. I ...