Site preview with thumb

Hello. Does anyone know a php script to make a thumb picture of the
content of a website (as you give an url and you get a picture) linke
this:

http://bookmarks.excite.it/

?

Thanks.

Re: Site preview with thumb

b.buz wrote:
> Hello. Does anyone know a php script to make a thumb picture of the
> content of a website (as you give an url and you get a picture) linke
> this:
>
> http://bookmarks.excite.it/
>
> ?
>
> Thanks.
>

Hi,

That is not a PHP script, but a hell of a job.
You need software that renders HTML/CCS/javascript/etc and then make a
image of it.
I doubt you'll find a php script alone that accomplishes that.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

Re: Site preview with thumb

Whenever I want to take a picture of a website I use the Firefox
extension called "ScreenGrab",

It saves the browser window as a png. Great for showing thumbs of your
work!


Regards,

Paul

Re: Site preview with thumb

"macca" wrote in message
news:1190904056.041672.297510@n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com.. .
> Whenever I want to take a picture of a website I use the Firefox
> extension called "ScreenGrab",
>
> It saves the browser window as a png. Great for showing thumbs of your
> work!

What about alt=print screen and paste it in a word doc?

Re: Site preview with thumb

b.buz wrote:
> Hello. Does anyone know a php script to make a thumb picture of the
> content of a website (as you give an url and you get a picture) linke
> this:
>
> http://bookmarks.excite.it/
>
> ?
>
> Thanks.
>

I think your best option is to use a dedicated service for this, like
snap.com



--
gosha bine

extended php parser ~ http://code.google.com/p/pihipi
blok ~ http://www.tagarga.com/blok

Re: Site preview with thumb

<46fbbf89$0$230$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>

> That is not a PHP script, but a hell of a job.
> You need software that renders HTML/CCS/javascript/etc and then make a
> image of it.
> I doubt you'll find a php script alone that accomplishes that.
>

- grab the html code
- grab the images
- create a blank 1024x768 image using the background colour (if defined)
- create the tables and/or divs
- paste the grabbed images onto it
- create a thumbnail of the large 1024x768 image

As its going to a thumbnail it doesnt need to be pixel perfect .

If i wasnt in the middle of writing a guestbook at the moment - i'd have
a bash at it myself .


--
(c) The Amazing Krustov

Re: Site preview with thumb

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozill a%3Apt-PT%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=Website+Thumbnail+Scr ipt&btnG=Google+Search

Just googled.

:: Website Thumbnail Generator :: Free PHP Scripts
Will help you to start your own website thumbnail generation service,
or create thumbs for your site.

This seems nice ;).

Re: Site preview with thumb

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:19:17 +0200, Krustov wrote:

>
>
>
> <46fbbf89$0$230$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>
>
>> That is not a PHP script, but a hell of a job.
>> You need software that renders HTML/CCS/javascript/etc and then make a
>> image of it.
>> I doubt you'll find a php script alone that accomplishes that.
>>
>
> - grab the html code
> - grab the images
> - create a blank 1024x768 image using the background colour (if defined)
> - create the tables and/or divs
> - paste the grabbed images onto it

Pfff, parsing css would be quite a horrifying task. Perfectly doable
offcourse, just not my idea of fun

> - create a thumbnail of the large 1024x768 image
>
> As its going to a thumbnail it doesnt need to be pixel perfect .
>
> If i wasnt in the middle of writing a guestbook at the moment - i'd have
> a bash at it myself .

To avoid all that writing yourself: there are descent HTML2PS packages,
and descent PS2PNG/PS2JPEG convertors... Just don't expect any magic to
happen. Due to a lot of flash/javascript/other plugin usage, the only
thing reliable is to take an actual screenshot in a descent browser, so it
would probably require a server with X...
--
Rik Wasmus

Re: Site preview with thumb

Wow those ... on the end of your post, Rik, just made me feel you
wanted to hide that information from us x).

I would probably use a SCARscript to take the screenshot in Firefox
(or any other browser required) and then save the screenshot. The PHP
would execute the SCAR file through Command Line (dunno if SCAR Divi
has support for being executed through command line though, i'm gonna
ask around) and then thumbnail the image in PHP :). Of course I would
be limited to the power of the browser I used to create the
screenshot, but that is not really important.

Re: Site preview with thumb

RageARC wrote:
> http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozill a%3Apt-PT%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=Website+Thumbnail+Scr ipt&btnG=Google+Search
>
> Just googled.
>
> :: Website Thumbnail Generator :: Free PHP Scripts
> Will help you to start your own website thumbnail generation service,
> or create thumbs for your site.
>
> This seems nice ;).
>

Except that generates thumbnails of images, not web pages.

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Jerry Stuckle
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jstucklex@attglobal.net
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Re: Site preview with thumb

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:14:05 +0200, RageARC wrote:
> Wow those ... on the end of your post, Rik, just made me feel you
> wanted to hide that information from us x).

Hehe, most real servers don't even have a gui is what was meant to say :).
Screenshots in Lynx would be very different...
--
Rik Wasmus

Re: Site preview with thumb

FYI.

If you can do you can make a site like this

http://www.only2clicks.com/

Re: Site preview with thumb

On 28 Sep, 04:45, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> RageARC wrote:
> >http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozil la%3Apt-PT...
>
> > Just googled.
>
> > :: Website Thumbnail Generator :: Free PHP Scripts
> > Will help you to start your own website thumbnail generation service,
> > or create thumbs for your site.
>
> > This seems nice ;).
>
> Except that generates thumbnails of images, not web pages.
>
> --
> ==================
> Remove the "x" from my email address
> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> jstuck...@attglobal.net
> ==================

OH Sorry xD It just seemed like it did the work desired. Sorry 'bout
that.