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#  Net-Fu (version 0.91):
#   A WWW graphic-art generation system
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#  Copyright 1997 by:
#   Bryan Livingston      (bryan@cooltext.com) * Current Maintainer
#   Spencer Kimball       (spencer@xcf.berkeley.edu)
#   Peter Mattis          (petm@xcf.berkeley.edu)
#   Yaroslav Faybishenko  (yaroslav@xcf.berkeley.edu)
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Brief Description:
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****  Net-Fu: Automatic Logo Generation  ****

Have you ever been faced with the unhappy task of creating a web-page?

Unless you make your living cranking out HTML, you probably have about
a million other things you ought to be doing.  Still, in this age of
sound bites and glitzy packaging, it's difficult to be noticed amid
the overwhelming clutter of the WWW without putting effort into the
appeal of your presentation.  It is an unusual web-monkey, indeed, who
will browse content which lacks concessions to visual stimulation.

Net-Fu is a system which automagically generates eye-catching logos
which can lend your web page that special something that HTML header
directives lack.  It removes the burden of artistic talent and frees
you to focus your concentration on what's really important: the
informative content of your page.  You simply select a style of logo
from among such choices as "neon", "chrome", and "crystal", specify
parameters such as text string, typeface, size, and colors,
and Net-Fu returns your logo without further ado.


This Version:  (0.91)
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*) Complete rewrite of backend in Perl.  No compiling nessasary.

*) Dynamic form generation.  Only two files to manage.

*) Fixed MAJOR security hole.

*) Updated scripts to work with latest gimp.

*) Scripts were renamed with net-fu-* in both file and function names.
   That makes it easier to have it coexist with the normal scripts.

What this version is really missing is a javascript color picker.  If
you'd like to see one done before I (Bryan) am able to get to it, feel
free to contribute.  I'd also like to have it maintained in a cvs
repository.

Kudos to Simon Pirsig of major contributions to this release and for
innovating the form based interface.

NOT for the faint of heart or the inexperienced hacker.  There are few
concessions to ease installation.  This thing is not fun to install.
Anyone who decides to attempt installing net-fu should record the
problems encountered and the solutions.  All help in terms of
reorganizing things for easier installation will be quite welcome.

A Wishlist:
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*) Javascript color picker

*) More net-fu scripts

*) Globally available CVS repository