[fixed] Wording of append documentation

[broucaries]

From https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/629602

The -append option for convert can append images top to bottom or left to right. To do the latter you need to use append with a + in front of it so +append. While I can understand the necessity of keeping the manual brief I believe that "-append append an image sequence" is far too brief. Either modifying -append to read "append an image sequence top to bottom" or doing that and adding in +append would make this argument much clearer.

[magick]

We changed the docs to say

• -append append an image sequence top to bottom (use +append for left to right)

[anthony]

That documentation is a reference documentation. And their is actually a lot more that it should mention as a reference documentation. For example as of IM v6.4.7-1 the append uses -gravity
for image alignment.

However for practical documentation involving actual examples See IM examples, Laying multiple images, Append...
http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/layers/#append

ASIDE: Technically append image alignment should be set from a 'justification' setting. However currently their is no such setting, and gravity (a positioning setting) also includes the justification (alignment at that position) component. a split of gravity into two separated but closely related settings, has been an ongoing request for a very long time.

Their is a proposal for an expansion of append into a 'image layout' operator that allows multiple styles of organising multiple images. for example into 'lines' or 'columns' of images with a
maximum length and justification options. or an 'array' or 'grid' layout such as what montage
provides, with a fixed cell size. Such a layout operator would also to allow for inter-image spacing.
See proposal at http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/bugs/future/#layout

[broucaries]

Dear antony,

We know really well the problem of documentation of imagemagick

And we have even be prepared to package a offline version of your wonderfull site for our users.

However we are still stuck due to licencing reason. Could you clarify the licence of your web site ?

Thank you

bastien

[anthony]

Actually I don't have a specific licence written out.

But you can follow the same licence as ImageMagick.

You are welcome to make a copy, others have. If you let me know the URL I will include a link
on the top level page (under the logo).

NOTE IM Examples is constantly being updated. As such you should think about methods of updating the copy you make.

[broucaries]

Dear anthony could you send us a formal confirmation ?

Sending a mail to 549304@bugs.debian.org will do the job explaining the licence and what you do not want to change it (my legal team is quite strict)

Bastien