HandWriter: A Python repository from GDSC VIT Vellore

HandWriter

Convert typed documents into handwritten PDFs

Currently, version 1 of the project is complete. Version 2 will implement the second functionality listed below.

Functionalities

Convert a text document (.docx file) into a PDF file with the text content handwritten
Feed your own handwriting to the application to generate PDF outputs in your handwriting

For instance, this text document gets converted to the following handwritten output -

Text Document	Handwritten output

Install the GUI Package

Instructions for installation can be found on the DSC-VIT website for the project -

https://handwriter.dscvit.com/installer/home/

Directions to setup development environment

Setup dependencies

To install the source for contributing -
- Pre-requisites:
  - python 3.5 or 3.6
  - dependencies from requirements.txt

First, clone this repository onto your system.
Then, create a virtual environment and install the packages from requirements.txt:
Navigate to this repository, create a virtual environment and activate it:

cd path/to/folder
python -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

Install the python dependencies from requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Directions to run

From anywhere in the project directory, run the following command in the terminal -

fbs run

The original dataset can be downloaded from here
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Contributors

Shantanu Verma
Nirmit Jatana (GUI DESIGNS)

Made with ❤️ by DSC VIT

GDGVIT/HandWriter