Automatic import of images: Versions not requiring Tkinter

scribalbum2.py
Link to: Automatic import of images from a directory using a script

I've reworked scribalbum.py to avoid the need for Tkinter, instead using valueDialog for entries. You will see two of these, the first for entry of the directory to be searched, the second to choose image file types. Since the Scripter API does not yet have something like checkboxes, the most intuitive way I could think of was to use letter mnemonics, j = jpg, t = tif and so on, in Python using a dictionary approach. In this version I have deleted SVGs, since these do not import into image frames. Uppercase equivalents (.JPG, .TIF, etc) will now be detected.

This newer version (as of 2006.06.28) now includes a GUI requester for the directory name. In addition, you now will have a choice of either 4 or 6 pictures per page. I also cleaned up the code a bit to make it less repetitive, and changed the way pictures load into the page -- instead of loading the left column, then the right, images are loaded L-R-L-R... down the page.


 * 1) !/usr/bin/env python


 * 1) File: scribalbum2.py
 * 2) originally 2005.02.13  Gregory Pittman
 * 3) modified   2006.06.28
 * 4) This version for US Letter paper
 * 5) Puts 4 or 6 pictures per page
 * 6) This version uses fileDialog to choose the directory
 * 7) Value dialog to choose file type(s)
 * 8) Filters out files ending with .jpg, .png, .tif, .gif, .pdf, and
 * 9) uppercase equivalents.
 * 10) Makes a new document, and will not fault if you already have one.

import scribus import os

filetype = [] dicttype = {'j':'.jpg','p':'.png','t':'.tif','g':'.gif','P':'.pdf'} Dicttype = {'j':'.JPG','p':'.PNG','t':'.TIF','g':'.GIF','P':'.PDF'} nrimages = scribus.messageBox('Pictures','- US Letter Paper -\n Four Images per Page?\nYes = 4, No = 6',button1=scribus.BUTTON_YES,button2=scribus.BUTTON_NO) imagedir = scribus.fileDialog('Select Image Directory','Directories',isdir=True) imagetype = scribus.valueDialog('Image Types','Enter the Image Types, where\n j=jpg,p=png,t=tif,g=gif,P=pdf\n "jptgP" selects all','jptgP') for t in imagetype[0:]: filetype.append(dicttype[t]) filetype.append(Dicttype[t]) d = os.listdir(imagedir) D = [] for file in d:   for format in filetype: if file.endswith(format): D.append(file) D.sort

if nrimages == 3: xpos = [15, 310, 15, 310] ypos = [42, 187, 388, 533] if nrimages == 4: xpos = [15, 310, 15, 310, 15, 310] ypos = [42, 42, 290, 290, 533, 533] pwidth = 288 pheight = 217 imagecount = 0 if len(D) > 0: if scribus.newDoc(scribus.PAPER_LETTER, (10,10,20,20),scribus.PORTRAIT, 1, scribus.UNIT_POINTS, scribus.NOFACINGPAGES, scribus.FIRSTPAGERIGHT): while imagecount < len(D): if imagecount > 0: scribus.newPage(-1) framecount = 0 L = scribus.createText(15, 20, 200, 20) scribus.setText("Dir: " + imagedir, L)           scribus.setTextAlignment(scribus.ALIGN_LEFT, L)            scribus.setFont("Luxi Sans Regular", L)            scribus.setFontSize(10, L)            for x,y in zip(xpos,ypos): if imagecount < len(D): f = scribus.createImage(x, y, pwidth, pheight) scribus.loadImage(imagedir + '/' + D[imagecount], f)                   scribus.setScaleImageToFrame(scaletoframe=1, proportional=1, name=f) lenfilename = len(D[imagecount]) Lpiclen = int(5.3 * lenfilename) Lpic = scribus.createText(x, y + 217, Lpiclen, 15) scribus.setText(D[imagecount], Lpic) scribus.setTextAlignment(scribus.ALIGN_RIGHT, Lpic) scribus.setFont("Luxi Mono Regular", Lpic) scribus.setFontSize(8, Lpic) scribus.setFillColor("White", Lpic) imagecount += 1 scribus.setRedraw(1) scribus.redrawAll
 * 1) When 4 pics per page, coords are: (15, 42),(310, 187), (15, 388), (310, 533)
 * 2) When 6 pics per page: (15, 42),(310, 42), (15, 290), (310, 290),(15,533),(310,533)
 * 1) This proportion is right for photographs (at least for my digital Olympus)
 * 1) framecount = 0
 * 1) L is the frame at the top of each page showing the directory name
 * 1) Here is where we're loading images into the page, four at a time, then go back up for a newPage
 * 1) Lpic is the label for each picture, with position and length adjusted
 * 2) according to the text length, so if you change the font or its size,
 * 3) you may need to adjust this only approximate calculation.

else: result = scribus.messageBox ('Not Found','No Images found with\n this search selection',scribus.BUTTON_OK)

scribalbum_a4.py
This is the version that puts 8 images on A4 paper, with little extra space. Usage is as above. I will be updating this version as well to be similar to scribalbum2.py above


 * 1) !/usr/bin/env python


 * 1) File: scribalbum_a4.py
 * 2) originally 2005.02.13  Gregory Pittman
 * 3) this version 2006.03.17 does without Tkinter
 * 4) Uses valueDialog for data entry of directory name
 * 5) and also mnemonics for image types, j=jpg, and so on.
 * 6) Also searches for uppercase equivalents.
 * 7) Makes a new document

from scribus import * import os

filetype = [] dicttype = {'j':'.jpg','p':'.png','t':'.tif','g':'.gif','P':'.pdf'} Dicttype = {'j':'.JPG','p':'.PNG','t':'.TIF','g':'.GIF','P':'.PDF'}

imagedir = valueDialog('Images','Enter the Image Directory') imagetype = valueDialog('Image Types','Enter the Image Types, where\n j=jpg,p=png,t=tif,g=gif,P=pdf\n "jptgP" selects all','jptgP') for t in imagetype[0:]: filetype.append(dicttype[t]) filetype.append(Dicttype[t])

D=[] d = os.listdir(imagedir) for file in d:   for format in filetype: if file.endswith(format): D.append(file) D.sort xpos = (25, 321) ypos = (42, 236, 430, 624) pwidth = 250 pheight = 187 imagecount = 0 if len(D) > 0: if newDoc(PAPER_A4, (10,10,20,20),PORTRAIT, 1, UNIT_POINTS, NOFACINGPAGES, FIRSTPAGERIGHT): while imagecount < len(D): if imagecount > 0: newPage(-1) L = createText(15, 20, 200, 20) setText("Dir: " + imagedir, L)           setTextAlignment(ALIGN_LEFT, L)            setFont("Luxi Sans Regular", L)            setFontSize(10, L)            for yframe in ypos: for xframe in xpos: if imagecount < len(D): f = createImage(xframe, yframe, pwidth, pheight) loadImage(imagedir + '/' + D[imagecount], f)                       setScaleImageToFrame(scaletoframe=1, proportional=1, name=f) lenfilename = len(D[imagecount]) Lpiclen = int(5.3 * lenfilename) Lpic = createText(xframe + (250 - Lpiclen), yframe + 172, Lpiclen, 15) setText(D[imagecount], Lpic) setTextAlignment(ALIGN_RIGHT, Lpic) setFont("Luxi Mono Regular", Lpic) setFontSize(8, Lpic) setFillColor("White", Lpic) imagecount = imagecount + 1 setRedraw(1) redrawAll
 * 1) There are 8 pictures per page; xpos and ypos are the x,y coord of the upper left corners
 * 1) This proportion is right for photographs (at least for my digital Olympus)
 * 1) L is the frame at the top of each page showing the directory name
 * 1) Here is where we're loading images into the page, eight at a time, then go back up for a newPage
 * 1) Lpic is the label for each picture, with position and length adjusted according to the text length
 * 2) so if you change in font or its size, you may need to adjust this only approximate calculation

else: result = messageBox ('Not Found','No Images found with\n this search selection',BUTTON_OK)