How could i save text i typed into a textArea as a gif.
Fisrt: Imagine your typed up a report and saved it as a text file (.txt) or you wrote and saved a java file (.java)
Now: Imagine you wanted to open this file? I want to view my file as a thumb gif and scroll into it, as the image gets big enough, it the reverts back to a (.txt file)
How can i capture the text image? what option is more do-able: 1. capture the image when it is in a text area.(how do i do this) 2. convert the .txt file to a gif.(is this possible)
So you actually don't want to create a gif, but you want have it painted at a screen at a different "zoom level"?
So wouldn't it suffice to paint the text area on the screen using a Graphics object with an appropriate AffineTransformation applied?
Moving to our Swing forum...
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny - it is the light that guides your way. - Heraclitus
Not really Swing, but I created a command line app to convert a text file into multiple .jpg (or .gif) for viewing on a Sony PSP. A cludged eBook reader :