From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Nov 8, 2025 at 9:09:51 AM MST, "bad sector" wrote   
   <8R-cnUwRkr7E9pL0nZ2dnZfqn_qdnZ2d@giganews.com>:   
      
   >   
   > Here's a snipet from my _flintstones_ bash script   
   > aiming to generate an image of the number that is   
   > the variable 'size'.   
   >   
   >   
   > output_file="number_image.png"   
   > # 'imagemagic convert' the number to an image   
   > # the old 'convert' is now 'magic'   
   > magick -pointsize 90 \   
   >    -fill "#cccccc" -background "#002200" label:"$size" "$output_file"   
   >   
   > I use 'feh' to splash random (quiz) numbers right onto the kde desktop   
   > but the current code does not format and I end up with unplesant   
   > transparency holes.   
   >   
   > I'd like to upgrade the script so as to generate image 'output_file' as   
   > the white image of a 4 digit number with up to 3 leading zeros on a   
   > black background, or up to 3 leading black spaces insted of zeros.   
   >   
   > TIA   
      
   #!/bin/bash   
      
   size="$1"   
   output_file="number_image.png"   
      
   # Pad with zeros (or spaces)   
   formatted=$(printf "%04d" "$size")   
      
   # Generate the image   
   convert -size 300x120 \   
     -background black \   
     -fill white \   
     -font DejaVu-Sans-Bold \   
     -gravity center \   
     -pointsize 90 \   
     label:"$formatted" \   
     "$output_file"   
      
   -----   
      
   Saves it to your home folder. Of course you can change the path as you wish.   
   Tested on Ubuntu and it worked.   
      
   I did use ChatGPT to help me make this... if that matters.   
      
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