Re: -draw image fails if image filename begins with a digit

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Glenn Randers-Pehrson wrote:

>
> convert in.png -draw 'image over 100,100 0,0 100.png' out.png
>
> fails with an error message about invalid primitive.  It turns out
> to be due to the image filename beginning with a digit.  The bug
> is exhibited by both ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick.

The safe (and proper) syntax would be:

  convert in.png -draw 'image over 100,100 0,0 "100.png"' out.png

File names, font names, or any other text argument should be quoted
with either single or double quotes.

Bob
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