Automatic import of images: Versions not requiring Tkinter

scribalbum_2.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 properly, but added uppercase equivalents.

As with the others, you can use relative or absolute paths for the directory, but since the directory is a label at the top of the page, an absolute directory entry will be more informative.

It would be nice to be able to use a requestor to click your way to a directory, but so far Scripter does not have a way to do this; you can use fileDialog to select a file, but there is nothing for choosing a directory.


 * 1) !/usr/bin/env python


 * 1) File: scribalbum_2.py
 * 2) originally 2005.02.13  Gregory Pittman
 * 3) modified   2006.03.17 - from scribalbum.py
 * 4) This version for US Letter paper
 * 5) Puts 4 pictures per page, to allow for text frame notes in between
 * 6) This version does without Tkinter, uses valueDialog, to give you an
 * 7) Entry dialog for the name of a directory, another 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.

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 = os.listdir(imagedir) D = [] for file in d:   for format in filetype: if file.endswith(format): D.append(file) D.sort

xpos = (15, 310) ypos = (42, 388, 187, 533) pwidth = 288 pheight = 217 imagecount = 0 framecount = 0 if len(D) > 0: if newDoc(PAPER_LETTER, (10,10,20,20),PORTRAIT, 1, UNIT_POINTS, NOFACINGPAGES, FIRSTPAGERIGHT): while imagecount < len(D): if imagecount > 0: newPage(-1) framecount = 0 L = createText(15, 20, 200, 20) setText("Dir: " + imagedir, L)           setTextAlignment(ALIGN_LEFT, L)            setFont("Luxi Sans Regular", L)            setFontSize(10, L)            for xframe in xpos: if imagecount < len(D): f = createImage(xframe, ypos[framecount], 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, ypos[framecount] + 217, Lpiclen, 15) setText(D[imagecount], Lpic) setTextAlignment(ALIGN_RIGHT, Lpic) setFont("Luxi Mono Regular", Lpic) setFontSize(8, Lpic) setFillColor("White", Lpic) imagecount = imagecount + 1 framecount = framecount + 1 if imagecount < len(D): f = createImage(xframe, ypos[framecount], 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, ypos[framecount] + 217, Lpiclen, 15) setText(D[imagecount], Lpic) setTextAlignment(ALIGN_RIGHT, Lpic) setFont("Luxi Mono Regular", Lpic) setFontSize(8, Lpic) setFillColor("White", Lpic) imagecount = imagecount + 1 framecount = framecount + 1 setRedraw(1) redrawAll
 * 1) There are 4 pictures per page; xpos and ypos are the x,y coord of the upper left corners
 * 2) Coords are: (15, 42),(15, 388), (310, 187), (310, 533)
 * 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, 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.
 * 3) So if you change the font or its size, you may need to adjust
 * 4) this only approximate calculation.

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

scribalbum_a4.py
This is the version that puts 8 images on A4 paper, with little extra space. Usage is as 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)