txt2gif

#!/bin/sh
#
# txt2gif [-fmt] file
#
# Convert a plain text file into a GIF image for magick display on the IM Example
# pages. The GIF image filename is exactly the same as the given input
# filename but with a ".gif" suffix appended.
#
###
#
# Anthony Thyssen  <A.Thyssen@grffith.edu.au>

if [ "X$1" = "X-fmt" ]; then
  shift
  fmt="fmt -s"
else
  fmt="cat"
fi

# IM Example settings common to all examples
[ -f ./generate_options     ] && . ./generate_options
[ -f ../generate_options    ] && . ../generate_options
[ -f ../../generate_options ] && . ../../generate_options

# TXT2GIF conversion

FONT="-font CourierNew  -pointsize 12"
#FONT="-font CourierNew  -pointsize 8"
#FONT="-font LucidaSansTypewriter  -pointsize 10"
#FONT="-font Crystal  -pointsize 12"
#FONT="-font LiberationMono  -pointsize 12"
[ "X$txt_bg_color" = "X" ] && txt_bg_color='#cccccc'

expand "$1" | $fmt |           # Expand tabs (and posibly reformat text)
  perl -0777 -pe 's/\n$//' |    # Remove last newline from txt input
    #sed 's/\\/\\\\/g' |        # Escape escapes  -- removed IM v6.3.3
      magick $FONT -background "$txt_bg_color" label:@- \
              -bordercolor "$txt_bg_color" -border 1 \
              "$1.gif"