Re: Random String Generator

[Ralph Daugherty <rdjfc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   I believe you, Vern. Trust me. :)

vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Ralph 
>
> Looks as if you are trying to captcha some pixel dust!
>
> Man, that has to be an old pun - sorry! But I did make it up just now- really!
>
> Vern
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Ralph Daugherty <rdjfc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>
> > Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen wrote: 
> > > Ralph Daugherty skrev: 
> > > > nope, wasn't discussing technically, just giving OP a status update 
> > > > on what I had said I would look into. 
> > > >
> > > > I am pulling class source codes, yes. 
> > > Why not just put the batik jars on the classpath and put your stuff on top? 
> > >
> > > Avoiding too many dependencies? 
> > > /THorbjørn 
> > The class I started out with was from a midlevel Apache web package 
> > (org.apache.myfaces...) which after all is the whole point of a CAPTCHA. 
> > :) However my goal is a set of calls to return a CAPTCHA via bytestream 
> > or to a file to be available to be merged with output rather than being 
> > called in the JSF code, in other words a generic external source of a 
> > CAPTCHA. 
> >
> > I also just want it to be a standalone jar focused on generating 
> > text images, a functioning app callable from RPG without a huge (or 
> > actually any) dependency on many, many other jars that a full Apache 
> > Batik product would require. 
> >
> > It's not like we have many choices, as far as I was able to 
> > determine only Batik and JAI, which has more caveats mentioned with it 
> > than you can shake a stick at. 
> >
> > It'll be fine, not too many more layers I think. I might even have 
> > caught some code generating a pixel, but could be delusionally wishful 
> > thinking. 
> >
> > rd 
> >
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