Generator Tutorial?

[urheart]

I wanted to make a generator that one can use for their Myspace. Does anyone know if there's a decent tutorial? I've looked and couldn't find what I wanted. Thanks.

[moonstar]

What type of generator?

Text, photos, something else?

[LayoutJunkie]

I had that same question in mind. I did see an old thread on here where nsmchris explained some of the basics. You may want to search for it. If I remember right it was easy to find =)

[Kasami2k4]

Oh geez, you have no idea what you're asking! First, figure out what kind of generator you want to code. Then the language! PHP, javascript, whether or not its gonna be a flash generator.. Then master the language =x Coding PHP and java is a HELL OF A LOT HARDER than the html stuff. Good luckkkk :D

[urheart]

Oh geez, you have no idea what you're asking! First, figure out what kind of generator you want to code. Then the language! PHP, javascript, whether or not its gonna be a flash generator.. Then master the language =x Coding PHP and java is a HELL OF A LOT HARDER than the html stuff. Good luckkkk :D

I do know what I'm getting into, and I knew that it would most likely involve javascript and/or php...I'm very familiar with these things. Especially coding with php.

[urheart]

What type of generator?

Text, photos, something else?

I want to create a generator that involves allowing the user to write their own text on different images.

[mawt]

^^ On different images? You'll need to know image magik then... to use with your php.
I can almost gurantee there will be NO tutorials specific to generator making like this. You'll need to find tutorials such as making writing appear on images using image magik and php.

http://imagemagick.org/script/index.php - site has some information, if this is the way you want to go.

[moonstar]

I think there's a fairly big difference in how you go about this if you decide to do it in php instead of flash, for example.

But it's like anything else, you need to break it down into steps, starting with the most basic, which would be (for the php route) :

- Get image from user via web upload or URL
- Resize if necessary
- Modify image with text taken from form
- Present modified image back to user and/or store it and also display link code

[brassdragon]

I can make you a generator (examples at http://dragonrust.org/visitor) I can do image gens, php gens and javascript gens so let me know if wanna purchase anything. I was gonna do a tutorial for the javascript generators actually - i'd never attempt a php tutorial though - i'd confuse myself!!

[urheart]

I can make you a generator (examples at http://dragonrust.org/visitor) I can do image gens, php gens and javascript gens so let me know if wanna purchase anything. I was gonna do a tutorial for the javascript generators actually - i'd never attempt a php tutorial though - i'd confuse myself!!

No, I wanted to make one with my own graphics on my own so that I can sell them.