Captcha image Text Size

Hi,

Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating captcha
codes:

In the code below, how would I change the size of the text displayed in
the captcha code?
Is it even possible with this method?
TIA,
Twayne

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session_start();

$width = 120;

$height = 40;

$length = 5;

$baseList = '23456789abcdfghjkmnpqrstvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ';

$code = "";

$counter = 0;

$image = @imagecreate($width, $height) or die('Cannot initialize GD!');

for( $i=0; $i<10; $i++ ) {

imageline($image,

mt_rand(0,$width), mt_rand(0,$height),

mt_rand(0,$width), mt_rand(0,$height),

imagecolorallocate($image, mt_rand(150,255),

mt_rand(150,255),

mt_rand(150,255)));

}

for( $i=0, $x=0; $i<$length; $i++ ) {

$actChar = substr($baseList, rand(0, strlen($baseList)-1), 1);

$x += 10 + mt_rand(0,10);

imagechar($image, mt_rand(3,5), $x, mt_rand(5,20), $actChar,

imagecolorallocate($image, mt_rand(0,155), mt_rand(0,155),
mt_rand(0,155)));

$code .= strtolower($actChar);

}


header('Content-Type: image/jpeg');

imagejpeg($image);

imagedestroy($image);

$_SESSION['securityCode'] = $code;

?>

\

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Re: Captcha image Text Size

this may help you
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagechar.php#54000

Re: Captcha image Text Size

..oO(Twayne)

>Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating captcha
>codes:

You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by bots.
They are definitely _not_ a solution.

Micha

Re: Captcha image Text Size

> >Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating captcha
> >codes:
>
> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by bots.
> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>

What do you suggest as a alternative ? .


--
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Re: Captcha image Text Size

> .oO(Twayne)
>
>> Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating captcha
>> codes:
>
> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by bots.
> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>
> Micha

1. Who said anything about USING captcha codes on a web site? Only
you, I'm afraid.

2. Interesting response, but I see you also had nothing positive to
offer and completely ignored the question, so I can only conclude that
you are one of the trolling hate mongers or control freaks that travel
the newsgroups.

3. I have to wonder if you're one of the ones that try to OCR the
captcha codes or something? Sounds like sour grapes somehow as opposed
to anything meaningful. Or were you simply bit by one of the apparently
many enemies you make over time?

4. Anyone who presupposes to know everything there is about anything
immediately loses their credibility. Congrats on doing a good job
there.

Re: Captcha image Text Size

> this may help you
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagechar.php#54000

Thanks, I have that manual; it's a great reference and that's one way to
do it, for sure. What I'm really doing is going through a learning
process with PHP and the GD and using captcha for a subject. I have
about three different and excellent methods pulled together and I'm
trying to figure out how to use the best parts of each in one, new
method. Mostly noodling for the education.

Appreciate the comeback!
--
Regards,

Twayne

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OOo is a GREAT MS Office replacement
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Re: Captcha image Text Size

"Twayne" wrote in news:%IUKj.4310$mL2.220
@trndny03:

>> .oO(Twayne)
>>
>>> Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating captcha
>>> codes:
>>
>> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
>> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by bots.
>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>>
>> Micha
>
> 1. Who said anything about USING captcha codes on a web site? Only
> you, I'm afraid.

Given that the vast majority of questions in this group relate to using
PHP to build web pages I would think the onus is on *you* to mention if
you are doing otherwise.


--
Richard
Killing all threads involving google groups
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org

Re: Captcha image Text Size

"rf" wrote in message
news:82VKj.7509$n8.6353@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> "Twayne" wrote in
> news:%IUKj.4310$mL2.220
> @trndny03:
>
>>> .oO(Twayne)
>>>
>>>> Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating
>>>> captcha
>>>> codes:
>>>
>>> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
>>> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by
>>> bots.
>>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>>>
>>> Micha
>>
>> 1. Who said anything about USING captcha codes on a web site?
>> Only
>> you, I'm afraid.
>
> Given that the vast majority of questions in this group relate to
> using
> PHP to build web pages I would think the onus is on *you* to mention
> if
> you are doing otherwise.
>
>
> --
> Richard
> Killing all threads involving google groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org

Ehm.... he DID mention that.
:-P
Richard.

Re: Captcha image Text Size

"Richard" wrote in news:47fc2c3d$0$30410$dbd4d001
@news.euronet.nl:

>
> "rf" wrote in message
> news:82VKj.7509$n8.6353@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> "Twayne" wrote in
>> news:%IUKj.4310$mL2.220
>> @trndny03:
>>
>>>> .oO(Twayne)
>>>>
>>>>> Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating
>>>>> captcha
>>>>> codes:
>>>>
>>>> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
>>>> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by
>>>> bots.
>>>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>>>>
>>>> Micha
>>>
>>> 1. Who said anything about USING captcha codes on a web site?
>>> Only
>>> you, I'm afraid.
>>
>> Given that the vast majority of questions in this group relate to
>> using
>> PHP to build web pages I would think the onus is on *you* to mention
>> if
>> you are doing otherwise.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard
>> Killing all threads involving google groups
>> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
>
> Ehm.... he DID mention that.
>:-P
> Richard.
>
>

Perhaps you could indicate exactly in the above quoted thread where the
OP specifically stated that this was *not* for use in a publicly viewable
web site. In my experience people "learn PHP" by building their first web
page.

--
Richard
Killing all threads involving google groups
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org

Re: Captcha image Text Size

Krustov wrote:
>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>
> What do you suggest as a alternative ? .

Here are some nice suggestions
http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/

best regards
Piotr

Re: Captcha image Text Size

"rf" wrote in message
news:%mYKj.7579$n8.3089@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> "Richard" wrote in news:47fc2c3d$0$30410$dbd4d001
> @news.euronet.nl:
>
>>
>> "rf" wrote in message
>> news:82VKj.7509$n8.6353@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> "Twayne" wrote in
>>> news:%IUKj.4310$mL2.220
>>> @trndny03:
>>>
>>>>> .oO(Twayne)
>>>>>
>>>>>> Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating
>>>>>> captcha
>>>>>> codes:
>>>>>
>>>>> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge
>>>>> accessibility
>>>>> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by
>>>>> bots.
>>>>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Micha
>>>>
>>>> 1. Who said anything about USING captcha codes on a web site?
>>>> Only
>>>> you, I'm afraid.
>>>
>>> Given that the vast majority of questions in this group relate to
>>> using
>>> PHP to build web pages I would think the onus is on *you* to
>>> mention
>>> if
>>> you are doing otherwise.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard
>>> Killing all threads involving google groups
>>> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
>>
>> Ehm.... he DID mention that.
>>:-P
>> Richard.
>>
>>
>
> Perhaps you could indicate exactly in the above quoted thread where
> the
> OP specifically stated that this was *not* for use in a publicly
> viewable
> web site. In my experience people "learn PHP" by building their
> first web
> page.
>
> --
> Richard
> Killing all threads involving google groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org

I think you assume too much.


Richard.

Re: Captcha image Text Size

> "Twayne" wrote in news:%IUKj.4310$mL2.220
> @trndny03:
>
>>> .oO(Twayne)
>>>
>>>> Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating
>>>> captcha codes:
>>>
>>> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
>>> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by bots.
>>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>>>
>>> Micha
>>
>> 1. Who said anything about USING captcha codes on a web site? Only
>> you, I'm afraid.
>
> Given that the vast majority of questions in this group relate to
> using PHP to build web pages I would think the onus is on *you* to
> mention if you are doing otherwise.


lol, I *said* I was playing with it. Whether i plan to use it or not
has little to do with anything else. Any thinking person answers a
question and THEN if there are some followons, adds them as maybe
caveats or ... .
Answering questions that aren't asked are signs of ego problems at
the other end, IMO. I wrote the post properly for what I wanted to ask
about.

Twayne

Re: Captcha image Text Size

> "Richard" wrote in news:47fc2c3d$0$30410$dbd4d001
> @news.euronet.nl:
>
>>
>> "rf" wrote in message
>> news:82VKj.7509$n8.6353@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> "Twayne" wrote in
>>> news:%IUKj.4310$mL2.220
>>> @trndny03:
>>>
>>>>> .oO(Twayne)
>>>>>
>>>>>> Learning PHP code; playing with various methods of generating
>>>>>> captcha
>>>>>> codes:
>>>>>
>>>>> You should forget it. Graphical CAPTCHAs are a huge accessibility
>>>>> problem and many of them are already broken and can be read by
>>>>> bots.
>>>>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Micha
>>>>
>>>> 1. Who said anything about USING captcha codes on a web site?
>>>> Only
>>>> you, I'm afraid.
>>>
>>> Given that the vast majority of questions in this group relate to
>>> using
>>> PHP to build web pages I would think the onus is on *you* to mention
>>> if
>>> you are doing otherwise.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard
>>> Killing all threads involving google groups
>>> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
>>
>> Ehm.... he DID mention that.
>> :-P
>> Richard.
>>
>>
>
> Perhaps you could indicate exactly in the above quoted thread where
> the OP specifically stated that this was *not* for use in a publicly
> viewable web site. In my experience people "learn PHP" by building
> their first web page.


Good grief charley brown; I didn't say it wasn't for use in accessing a
nuclear reactor, nor for protecting anything, nor anything about a web
site, nor ... ... ... ... ... ... .
What you want and what you're going to get from people are two vastly
different things. I don't get why my playing with different methods of
accomplishing the same things captcha code can would piss you off. You
seem to actually be pissed that someone would use captcha code to learns
some things if they weren't going to use it for catpcha code on a web
site. That's interesting, to say the least.
I can just imagine your response if I hadn't mentioned "captcha" and
just said I was fiddling with this code and then showed it! There are
so many variations on how to create captcha code rectangles that it
makes for a great example of different ways todo things. Something I
suspect you are failing to recognize is that studying how others do
things is a great learning tool. I suppose I'm an "oddball" compared to
you since I actually KNOW what code does and if I don't, I try to learn
it and if I can't, I'll ask what appears to be a better authority then
my manuals etc. to figure it out. A forest is made of many trees; in
this case all you see is one forest, I think.

Cheers,

Twayne

Re: Captcha image Text Size

> Krustov wrote:
>>> They are definitely _not_ a solution.
>>
>> What do you suggest as a alternative ? .
>
> Here are some nice suggestions
> http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/
>
> best regards
> Piotr


Thanks; I had actually found that site already but I appreciate your
effort in posting it; many others will see it too and that's good. Lots
of good reverences there and also at w3c.

--
Regards,

Twayne

Open Office isn't just for wimps anymore;
OOo is a GREAT MS Office replacement
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