
The cover photo was taken on the way home in 22 years and is also the background image of my WeChat Moments. I really like this kind of photo that can smell the fireworks of the city, which makes people feel that everything is fine in a peaceful life.
I have always wanted to write my own weekly magazine to share my observations and experiences. It is only now that I am officially starting. This is the first article, and just like life, I define it as: a new beginning.
Articles#
- Faith and Existence
- Local-first software
- Big Model Agent Technology from First Principles
- Building an Exobrain / Personal Knowledge Management in the Age of Intelligence Transformation
Videos#
- Jim Carrey's University Graduation Speech
- How the Economic Machine Works - Ray Dalio
- Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle
Impressions#
This week, I had a whole new experience with ChatGPT. It can easily help a non-professional person create a complete work.
Case: As an ordinary person who doesn't understand code development, I want to implement a function: add a watermark to an image in the local browser, and the watermark can adjust the color, transparency, and tilt angle, and can be previewed in real time.
Source code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="zh">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Image Watermark Tool</title>
<style>
body {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
margin: 20px;
}
#imageCanvas {
border: 1px solid #ddd;
max-width: 500px; /* Maximum width limit */
max-height: 500px; /* Maximum height limit */
}
div {
margin-top: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Image Watermark Tool</h2>
<input type="file" id="imageInput" accept="image/*" />
<br>
<canvas id="imageCanvas"></canvas>
<br>
<div>
<label>Watermark Text: <input type="text" id="watermarkText" /></label>
<label>Color: <input type="color" id="watermarkColor" /></label>
<label>Opacity: <input type="range" id="watermarkOpacity" min="0" max="1" step="0.1" value="1" /></label>
<label>Angle: <input type="range" id="watermarkAngle" min="0" max="360" value="0" /></label>
<button id="applyWatermark">Apply Watermark</button>
</div>
<script>
const imageInput = document.getElementById('imageInput');
const imageCanvas = document.getElementById('imageCanvas');
const ctx = imageCanvas.getContext('2d');
let uploadedImage = null;
// Process when selecting an image
imageInput.addEventListener('change', function (e) {
const file = e.target.files[0];
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function (event) {
const img = new Image();
img.onload = function () {
const scale = Math.min(500 / img.width, 500 / img.height);
const width = img.width * scale;
const height = img.height * scale;
imageCanvas.width = width;
imageCanvas.height = height;
ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, width, height);
uploadedImage = img;
}
img.src = event.target.result;
}
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
});
// Apply watermark
document.getElementById('applyWatermark').addEventListener('click', function () {
if (!uploadedImage) return;
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, imageCanvas.width, imageCanvas.height);
const scale = Math.min(500 / uploadedImage.width, 500 / uploadedImage.height);
const width = uploadedImage.width * scale;
const height = uploadedImage.height * scale;
ctx.drawImage(uploadedImage, 0, 0, width, height);
const text = document.getElementById('watermarkText').value;
const color = document.getElementById('watermarkColor').value;
const opacity = document.getElementById('watermarkOpacity').value;
const angle = document.getElementById('watermarkAngle').value;
ctx.save();
ctx.globalAlpha = opacity;
ctx.fillStyle = color;
ctx.font = "30px Arial";
ctx.translate(imageCanvas.width / 2, imageCanvas.height / 2);
ctx.rotate(angle * Math.PI / 180);
// Draw multiple lines of watermark
const lineHeight = 40; // Line height
const lines = text.split('\n'); // Split text based on line breaks
for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
ctx.fillText(lines[i], -ctx.measureText(lines[i]).width / 2, i * lineHeight);
}
ctx.restore();
});
</script>
</body>
</html>