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This is my first Python script. (Sorry if it is ugly, but my native language is Rebol). It makes a "layout grid" useful for designing newspapers and magazines.
This is my first Python script. (Sorry if it is ugly, but my native language is Rebol). It makes a "layout grid" useful for designing newspapers and magazines.


José Antonio Meira da Rocha
José Antonio Meira da Rocha<br>
joseantoniorocha@gmail.com
joseantoniorocha@gmail.com<br>
http://meiradarocha.jor.br/index.pl/joseantonio
http://meiradarocha.jor.br/index.pl/joseantonio


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         pageWidth, pageHeight = scribus.getPageSize()
         pageWidth, pageHeight = scribus.getPageSize()
        # The margins order is wrong in Scripter documentation
         topMargin, leftMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin = scribus.getPageMargins()
         topMargin, leftMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin = scribus.getPageMargins()
          
          
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         VGuides = []
         VGuides = []
         HGuides = []
         HGuides = []
        # getPageMargins() return only odd page margins.
        # This correct even margins
         if not odd(scribus.currentPage()):
         if not odd(scribus.currentPage()):
             leftMargin = rightMargin
             leftMargin = rightMargin
        # Build vertical guides
         for i in range(1,numColumns):
         for i in range(1,numColumns):
             res = leftMargin+(i*columnWidth)+((i-1)*gap)
             res = leftMargin+(i*columnWidth)+((i-1)*gap)
             VGuides.append(res)
             VGuides.append(res)
             VGuides.append(res+gap)
             VGuides.append(res+gap)
        # Build horizontal guides
         scribus.setVGuides(VGuides)
         scribus.setVGuides(VGuides)
         for i in range(1,numRows):  
         for i in range(1,numRows):  

Revision as of 19:14, 24 April 2005

This article is part of the Scripts series.

This is my first Python script. (Sorry if it is ugly, but my native language is Rebol). It makes a "layout grid" useful for designing newspapers and magazines.

José Antonio Meira da Rocha
joseantoniorocha@gmail.com
http://meiradarocha.jor.br/index.pl/joseantonio

#!/usr/bin/env python2.3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Generate a grid of guides for layout porpouses.
Ask user for number of columns, number of rows and gap measure.
"""
import sys

"""Locale strings to be translated """
numColStr1 = 'Número de colunas' #How many columns
numColStr2 = 'Quantas colunas?'  #How many columns?
numLinStr1 = 'Número de linhas'  #How many rows
numLinStr2 = 'Quantas linhas de módulos?' #How many rows?
gapStr1 = 'Largura da valeta' #gap measure
gapStr2 = 'Qual a largura das valetas em pontos?' #gap measure in points?
TITLE = "Gera linhas-guia" #Generate guides
noDocMsg = "<h2>Abra um documento, primeiramente</h2>Ops! Este script só funciona com um documento aberto. <b>Abra um documento</b> antes de rodar o script." # <h2>First, open a doc</h2>This script only work on opened document. <b>Open a document</b> before run this script.
runningMsg = "Rodando o script..." #"Running script..."
noScribusMsg = "This Python script is written for the Scribus scripting interface.\nIt can only be run from within Scribus."

""" Feel free to change defaults"""
defaultNumColumns = '5'
defaultNumRows = '8'
defaultGap = '14.1732' #5mm in points, due a bug in getPageMargins

""" You don't need change nothing below this line """
try:
    import scribus
except ImportError,err:
    print noScribusMsg
    sys.exit(1)
    
from scribus import UNIT_POINTS,BUTTON_OK,ICON_WARNING

def odd(num):
    return num % 2 

def main(argv):
    """Generate guides"""
    if scribus.haveDoc():
        scribus.setRedraw(False)
        numColumns = int(scribus.valueDialog(numColStr1, numColStr2, defaultNumColumns))
        numRows = int(scribus.valueDialog(numLinStr1, numLinStr2, defaultNumRows))
        gap = float(scribus.valueDialog(gapStr1, gapStr2, defaultGap))
        unit = scribus.getUnit()  # save original unit
        scribus.setUnit(UNIT_POINTS) # working in points, due a bug in getPageMargins
        
        pageWidth, pageHeight = scribus.getPageSize()
        # The margins order is wrong in Scripter documentation
        topMargin, leftMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin = scribus.getPageMargins()
        
        printAreaWidth  = pageWidth  - leftMargin - rightMargin
        printAreaHeight = pageHeight - topMargin  - bottomMargin 
        
        numVgaps = numColumns-1
        numHgaps = numRows-1
        columnWidth = (printAreaWidth-(numVgaps*gap)) / numColumns
        rowHeight = (printAreaHeight-(numHgaps*gap)) / numRows
        
        VGuides = []
        HGuides = []
        # getPageMargins() return only odd page margins. 
        # This correct even margins
        if not odd(scribus.currentPage()):
            leftMargin = rightMargin
        # Build vertical guides
        for i in range(1,numColumns):
            res = leftMargin+(i*columnWidth)+((i-1)*gap)
            VGuides.append(res)
            VGuides.append(res+gap)
        # Build horizontal guides
        scribus.setVGuides(VGuides)
        for i in range(1,numRows): 
            res = topMargin+(i*rowHeight)+((i-1)*gap)
            HGuides.append(res)
            HGuides.append(res+gap)
        scribus.setHGuides(HGuides)
        scribus.setUnit(unit) # restore original unit
    else:
        scribus.messageBox(TITLE, noDocMsg, ICON_WARNING, BUTTON_OK)

def main_wrapper(argv):
    try:
        scribus.statusMessage(runningMsg)
        scribus.progressReset()
        main(argv)
    finally:
        if scribus.haveDoc():
            scribus.setRedraw(True)
        scribus.statusMessage("")
        scribus.progressReset()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main_wrapper(sys.argv)