# drop_shadow.rb

    #!/usr/bin/ruby1.9.1 -w
    require 'RMagick'

    # Add a drop shadow to a text string. This example
    # uses a 3-image animation to show each step of the
    # process

    Rows = 60
    Cols = 250
    Text = 'Ruby rocks!'

    # This imagelist will contain the animation frames
    anim = Magick::ImageList.new

    ex = Magick::Image.new(Cols, Rows)

    # Create a Draw object to draw the text with. Most of the text
    # attributes are shared between the shadow and the foreground.

    text = Magick::Draw.new
    text.gravity = Magick::CenterGravity
    text.pointsize = 36
    text.font_weight = Magick::BoldWeight
    text.font_style = Magick::ItalicStyle
    text.stroke = 'transparent'

    # Draw the shadow text first. The color is a very light gray.
    # Position the text to the right and down.
    text.annotate(ex, 0,0,2,2, Text) {
        self.fill = 'gray60'
        }

    # Save the first frame of the animation.
    anim << ex.copy

    # Blur the shadow. Save a copy of the image as the 2nd frame.
    ex = ex.blur_image(0,3)
    anim << ex.copy

    # Add the foreground text in solid black. Position it
    # to the left and up from the shadow text.
    text.annotate(ex, 0,0,-1,-1, Text) {
        self.fill = 'maroon'
        }

    # Save yet another copy of the image as the 3rd frame.
    anim << ex.copy

    # Set the delay between frames to 1 second.
    anim.delay = 100

    # Set the delay after the last frame to 3 seconds.
    anim.cur_image.delay = 300

    # Iterate forever.
    anim.iterations = 0

    #anim.animate
    anim.write('drop_shadow.gif')
    exit

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