text2image

Tools for displaying text, powerpoint style, in linux

I have a problem where I need a way to display a repeating series of "images" on a computer monitor. Specifically, given a series of text files, I'd like a way to display the contents of said files on a screen in a way much like a powerpoint would. My current thoughts are to find some tool that will take in a text file of some format, a...

ImageMagic: see all available fonts

ImageMagick can draw text into a picture in a given font, how can I see all available fonts for my system? ...

ImageMagick: are fonts platform independent

Are fonts in ImageMagick system dependent, or do they come inside ImageMagick and can be equally used in any platform. ...