GD::Dashboard 0.04 review

License: Perl Artistic License File size: 23K Developer: David Ferrance

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GD::Dashboard is a Perl module to create JPEG graphics of meters and dials.

SYNOPSIS

my $dash = new GD::Dashboard();

my $g1 = new GD::Dashboard::Gauge(
MIN=>0,
MAX=>$empcnt,
VAL=>$nopwp_cnt,
NA1=>3.14/2+0.85,
NA2=>3.14/2-0.85,
NX=>51,NY=>77,NLEN=>50
);

$dash->add_meter('RPM', $g1);
$dash->write_jpeg('dash.jpg');

The Dashboard module aims at providing users with a quick and easy way to create dashboard or cockpit like JPGs to display key information.

Dashboard supports the following instruments:

* Gauges with needles
* Bar type gauges
* Warning Lights

Dashboard is built on top of GD.pm, Licoln Stein's interface to the GD library.

Requirements:
Perl