I am migrating a javascript program that internally uses image magick, to a Windows batch file using graphics magick.
I cannot succesfully use the convert -draw
command.
I have a couple of very simple test cases.The first one is
gm convert -size 1920x1080 xc:white -draw 'text 8,8 "Hello, world"' test.jpg
fails with the error message "non-conforming drawing primitive (text)".
The other
gm convert -size 1920x1080 xc:white -draw 'image over 8,8 0,0 "img.jpg"' test.jpg
fails with "non-conforming drawing primitive (image)".
They both fail when invoked from the command line and when invoked from inside a BAT file.
I have tried with and without quotes "
.
I have tried escaping with ^
the quotes ^"
.
I have tried escaping the single quotes ^'
.
I am obviously overlooking something very simple, I just cannot see. Any ideas?
EDIT Some attempts I made....
gm convert -size 1920x1080 xc:white -draw "'text 8,8 Hello'" test.jpg
gm convert -size 1920x1080 xc:white -draw "'text 8,8 \"Hello\"'" test.jpg
gm convert -size 1920x1080 xc:white -draw 'text 8,8 ^"Hello^"' test.jpg
gm convert -size 1920x1080 xc:white -draw "'text 8,8 ""Hello""'" test.jpg
but
gm convert -size 1920x1080 xc:white -draw "text 8,8 ""Hello"" " test.jpg
fails with "unable to read font"