Text & Layout Foundations for Ruby Graphics
January 14, 2026
The biggest limitation of most Ruby image libraries is not pixels — it’s text.
Fonts, labels, positioning, alignment, rotation, and layout are what separate a toy renderer from a real graphics engine. Until now, ruby-libgd only exposed a very minimal wrapper around FreeType. It worked, but it didn’t allow proper layout, labeling, or advanced typography.
👉 Read the full article to see how Ruby now handles text like a real graphics engine.
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/14/ruby-libgd-v0-2-2-text-layout-foundations-for-ruby-graphics/
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