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From: Frank Kim <frankkim@bluejay.server.net>
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To: "Weiqi Gao" <weiqigao@crl.com>
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Subject: How to write a ASCII string to a TIFF file
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Weiqi Gao writes:
 > Hello all,
 > 
 > I have been asked a question about the Sam Leffler TIFF library that I was
 > unable to
 > answer.
 > The question is as follows:
 > Using the TIFF library, how would you add a simple string (example -
 > "HELLO WORLD") at the bottom
 > of a TIFF (group 4) image file.

Hi,
    I have been using the BitStream font library with the TIFF library
to render strings in TIFF files.  I've been having pretty good success
with it though positioning isn't working exactly.

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