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# Image::Mate #
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# Copyright (c) 2007 Lyle Hopkins                               #
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or #
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- THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS MODULE WHATSOEVER -

Image::Mate provides a simple interface for creating and manipulating 
graphics utilizing whatever graphics modules are available to Perl. 
The graphics modules it'll attempt to utilize are Imager, GD and 
Image::Magick in that order. You can set the order of preference.

This module is ideal for people (like myself) who produce scripts that can 
end up on all different kinds of servers across the internet. You can never 
guarantee what modules will be available (or which the hosts will be willing 
to install).

This is the first release and distinctly lacking in features :(
Although I'll be adding new features as time goes on :)
Hopefully others will also add new functions as well :D

INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

    perl Makefile.PL
    make
    make test
    make install


SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the perldoc
command.

    perldoc Image::Mate

You can also look for information at:

    Search CPAN
        http://search.cpan.org/dist/Image-Mate

    CPAN Request Tracker:
        http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Image-Mate

    AnnoCPAN, annotated CPAN documentation:
        http://annocpan.org/dist/Image-Mate

    CPAN Ratings:
        http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Image-Mate

