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Android - Any library for adding repost label to bitmap

I have been trying to make a photo sharing app, with the ability to add your image and name to the image. I have been messing with Canvas for the whole day, but couldn't get good results. I was able to draw the name and bitmap, but they didn't look so good.
That's why I am here asking about is there any library or piece of code that could help me in making something similar to [this][1]. I wasn't able to find any thing for it.
EDIT: Sorry for not adding my own code
Here is my code from my latest try
public void AddText(Position2D pos){
//Position2D is an enum having the 4 corners of the image
bmWorking= bmOriginal.copy(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888,true);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bmWorking);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
Paint textPaint = new Paint();
textPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
float width = (35f/100f) * bmWorking.getWidth();
float height = (width/16f) * 3;
textPaint.setTextSize(height - 4); //I wanted to have some space (margin) above and below the text
textPaint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
float [] coords = getPositionCoords(pos, width, height); //getPositionCoords returns a float array with the Left,Top,Right,Bottom position calculated based on the width and height
canvas.drawRect(coords[0],coords[1], coords[2], coords[3],paint);
username = "Haider Ali Punjabi";
canvas.drawText(username, coords[0] ,coords[3], textPaint);
bitmapView.setImageBitmap(bmWorking);
}
Here is the result
UPDATE:
#pskink gave me this code
which works nicely

if you want to customize it, then instead of solid white rectangle (like in your original code) use a Drawable and the result could be something like this:
the code:
// for int gravity: see android.view.Gravity, like Gravity.LEFT, Gravity.BOTTOM, etc
// for example:
// Bitmap out = addText(this, in, "Haider Ali Punjabi", android.R.drawable.alert_light_frame, Gravity.BOTTOM, new Point(10, 10));
public Bitmap addText(Context ctx, Bitmap in, String text, int resId, int gravity, Point pad) {
if (pad == null) pad = new Point();
Bitmap out = in.copy(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, true);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(out);
Paint textPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
textPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
textPaint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
// textPaint.setTextSize(128);
Rect inBounds = new Rect();
textPaint.getTextBounds(text, 0, text.length(), inBounds);
float scale = out.getWidth() * 0.35f / inBounds.width();
Rect container = new Rect(0, 0, out.getWidth(), out.getHeight());
Rect outBounds = new Rect();
int w = (int) (inBounds.width() * scale);
int h = (int) (inBounds.height() * scale);
Gravity.apply(gravity, 2 * pad.x + w, 2 * pad.y + h, container, outBounds);
Drawable dr = ctx.getResources().getDrawable(resId);
Rect padding = new Rect();
dr.getPadding(padding);
dr.setBounds(outBounds.left - padding.left, outBounds.top - padding.top, outBounds.right + padding.right, outBounds.bottom + padding.bottom);
dr.draw(canvas);
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
RectF src = new RectF(inBounds);
RectF dst = new RectF(outBounds);
dst.inset(pad.x, pad.y);
matrix.setRectToRect(src, dst, Matrix.ScaleToFit.CENTER);
canvas.concat(matrix);
canvas.drawText(text, 0, 0, textPaint);
return out;
}

android custom markers with a transparent Bus image

I am trying to add a transparent bus marker to my Google MAP, But it doesn't add the way i wanted as show in pic,GoodOne
image that i use for marker
But this what i get thisiswhatiget
Also it doesn't take bus exact shape but it draws in Rectangle format
here is my code from main activity
Bitmap image = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.bus);
Bitmap circle = getCircleBitmap(image, 80);
Marker mMarker = googleMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(circle))
.flat(true).anchor(0.25f, 0.25f)
.visible(true)
.position(position));
public static Bitmap getCircleBitmap(Bitmap bmp, int size){
Bitmap thumbnail = ThumbnailUtils.extractThumbnail(bmp, 50, 50);
Bitmap output = Bitmap.createBitmap(size, size, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(output);
int color = Color.RED;
Paint paint = new Paint();
Rect rect = new Rect(0, 0, size, size);
RectF rectF = new RectF(rect);
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawARGB(0, 0, 0, 0);
paint.setColor(color);
canvas.drawOval(rectF, paint);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN));
canvas.drawBitmap(thumbnail, 15,15, paint);
//thumbnail.recycle();
return output;
}
Please do help on this, Is it that BITMAP makes picture loose transparency?

If your drawable (bus.png for example) has a transparent background (this is very important and according to your result I think that it has a white background), you just need to change the PorterDuff mode to be SRC_OVER in your getCircleBitmap:
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_OVER));

Draw text on canvas dont work with mutable bitmap

I want to use custom markers on google maps in my Android app.
For this I have a method, which creates me Bitmaps. Each Bitmap is a marker including special text on it.
I have done this and it works ok on my 2.3.3 Android. But on other devices it crashes, cause I dont use mutable Bitmaps.
I changed my code to mutable Bitmaps, but now the text isn't visible, just the marker bitmap without text.
My method:
Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), R.drawable.marker);
Typeface tf = Typeface.create("Helvetica", Typeface.BOLD);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
paint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
paint.setTypeface(tf);
paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.CENTER);
paint.setTextSize(convertToPixels(context, 8));
Rect textRect = new Rect();
paint.getTextBounds(markerText, 0, markerText.length(), textRect);
// THIS LINE IS NEW FOR MUTABLE
Bitmap mutableBitmap = bm.copy(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, true);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(mutableBitmap);
if(textRect.width() >= (canvas.getWidth() - 4)){
paint.setTextSize(convertToPixels(context, 7));
}
int xPos = (canvas.getWidth() / 2) - 2;
int yPos = (int) ((canvas.getHeight() / 2) - ((paint.descent() + paint.ascent()) / 2)) ;
canvas.drawText(markerText, xPos, yPos, paint);
return bm;
What I am doing wrong? I just add the line with mutable.
best regards

Your method returns the immutable bitmap that you obtained using BitmapFactory.decodeResource().
You must return the mutable bitmap you drawed on:
return mutableBitmap;

How to write text more than 10 letters using Canvas and paint on map?

Marking few markers and adding names using Canvas and Paint on map. But am able to see the text only 9 characters rest are hiding (not visible). How to do it?
private Bitmap drawTitleOnMarkerIcon(MarkingInfo markingInfo) {
Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), AddLocationTypeIcon.getIcon(markingInfo.getType())).copy(
Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, true);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bm);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.BLUE);
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setFakeBoldText(true);
paint.setTextSize(16);
paint.setTextAlign(Align.LEFT);
canvas.drawText(markingInfo.getName(), 0, 60, paint);
BitmapDrawable draw = new BitmapDrawable(getResources(), bm);
return draw.getBitmap();
}
I should able to see complete text, When I have more than 15 character just I need to wrap it to next line. search many sites and posted query previously but I got no solution. please do help to achieve this task

private Bitmap textAsBitmap(String text, float textSize, int textColor) {
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setTextSize(textSize);
paint.setColor(textColor);
paint.setFakeBoldText(true);
paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
int width = (int) (paint.measureText(text) + 0.5f); // round
float baseline = (int) (-paint.ascent() + 0.5f); // ascent()is negative
int height = (int) (baseline + paint.descent() + 0.5f);
Bitmap image = Bitmap.createBitmap(width,height,Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(image);
canvas.drawText(text, 0, baseline, paint);
return image;
}
MarkerOptions().title(Name()).icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(textAsBitmap));

Android - Cut a circle from a square Bitmap

I am trying to cut a circle from a square bitmap using following code
Canvas canvas=new Canvas(bitmapimg );
int circleXCoord = bitmapimg .getWidth() / 2;
int circleYCoord = bitmapimg .getHeight() / 2;
int circleRadius = bitmapimg .getWidth() / 2;
Rect rect = new Rect(circleXCoord - circleRadius, circleYCoord - circleRadius, circleXCoord + circleRadius, circleYCoord + circleRadius);
int width = rect.width();
int height = rect.height();
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
paint.setColor(Color.BLUE);
canvas.drawRect(rect, paint);
canvas.drawBitmap(bitmapimg , rect, rect, paint);
Path p = new Path();
p.addCircle(circleXCoord, circleYCoord, width / 2F, Path.Direction.CW);
canvas.clipPath(p, Region.Op.DIFFERENCE);
canvas.drawColor(0, PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR);
The idea is to attach a square (rectangular) bitmap to canvas and then clip a circular path. Clear out the difference between the rectangle and circle (make it transparent).
The code works fine for Android 4, but on Android 2.3.3 device, the difference area is appearing black rather that transparent.
Am I missing something here or PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR is not supported in gingerbread? Is there a better way to cut a circle from a square in Android?

Seems like PorterDuff.Mode.Clear did not work for gingerbread
Solved the problem (cut circle from square using this code)
public Bitmap BitmapCircularCroper(Bitmap bitmapimg){
Bitmap output = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmapimg.getWidth(),
bitmapimg.getHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(output);
final int color = 0xff424242;
final Paint paint = new Paint();
final Rect rect = new Rect(0, 0, bitmapimg.getWidth(),
bitmapimg.getHeight());
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawARGB(0, 0, 0, 0);
paint.setColor(color);
canvas.drawCircle(bitmapimg.getWidth() / 2,
bitmapimg.getHeight() / 2, bitmapimg.getWidth() / 2, paint);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN));
canvas.drawBitmap(bitmapimg, rect, rect, paint);
return output;
}

import android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode;
import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
public static Bitmap getCircularBitmap(Bitmap bitmap)
{
Bitmap output;
if (bitmap.getWidth() > bitmap.getHeight()) {
output = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap.getHeight(), bitmap.getHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
} else {
output = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getWidth(), Config.ARGB_8888);
}
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(output);
final int color = 0xff424242;
final Paint paint = new Paint();
final Rect rect = new Rect(0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight());
float r = 0;
if (bitmap.getWidth() > bitmap.getHeight()) {
r = bitmap.getHeight() / 2;
} else {
r = bitmap.getWidth() / 2;
}
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawARGB(0, 0, 0, 0);
paint.setColor(color);
canvas.drawCircle(r, r, r, paint);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(Mode.SRC_IN));
canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, rect, rect, paint);
return output;
}

For anyone that's still looking at this, this answer will cause a few issues.
1.) The canvas that you are creating in this instance will not have hardware acceleration. Even though your Paint object has anti-aliasing, the canvas will not. This will cause artifacting when you decide to paint this back to your original canvas in your onDraw() call.
2.) This takes a lot more resources. You have to create a second Bitmap (which can cause OOM), and a secondary Canvas as well as all of the different alterations you have to do.
Please check out Romain Guy's answer. You create a BitmapShader and then create a RoundRect that gives you a Circle. You just need to know the dimensions of your RectF so that it can determine the circle properly.
This means that if you know the center point (x, y) and radius, you can easily determine the RectF.
left = x - radius;
top = y - radius;
right = x + radius;
bottom = y + radius;
This also means that with this solution posted below you only have to draw to the screen once, everything else is done in the off-screen buffer.
http://www.curious-creature.com/2012/12/11/android-recipe-1-image-with-rounded-corners/
The best solution is found here:
BitmapShader shader;
shader = new BitmapShader(bitmap, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setShader(shader);
RectF rect = new RectF(0.0f, 0.0f, width, height);
// rect contains the bounds of the shape
// radius is the radius in pixels of the rounded corners
// paint contains the shader that will texture the shape
canvas.drawRoundRect(rect, radius, radius, paint);