This is a library that allows you to create preview images from one or more selected fonts.
Full docs is here: ReadTheDocs
If you want to test the package before installing, use the test:
$ git clone https://github.com/MatteoGuadrini/fontpreview.git
$ cd fontpreview
$ python -m unittest test_fp.pyUse Pypi:
$ pip install --user fontpreviewNote: If you want to use the command line tool, you need to install the system-wide library:
pip install fontpreview
Preview example:
from fontpreview import FontPreview
fp = FontPreview('/tmp/noto.ttf')
fp.save('/tmp/fp.png')
Banner example:
from fontpreview import FontBanner
fb = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape', bg_color=(153, 153, 255), mode='fontname')
fb.save('/tmp/fb.png')
Logo example:
from fontpreview import FontLogo
fl = FontLogo('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'Fp')
fl.save('/tmp/fl.png')
Font wall example:
from fontpreview import FontBanner, FontWall
# Define the various parts of wall
fb = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='fontname')
fb2 = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='alpha')
fb3 = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='letter')
fb4 = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='paragraph')
fw = FontWall([fb,fb2,fb3,fb4])
fw.save('/tmp/fw.png')
Font page example:
from fontpreview import FontPage, FontBanner
# Define the various parts of page
header = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='fontname')
body = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='paragraph')
footer = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='letter')
# Create FontPage object
fpage = FontPage()
fpage.set_header(header)
fpage.set_body(body)
fpage.set_footer(footer)
# Design all parts
fpage.draw()
fpage.save('/tmp/fpage.png')
Font page with template example:
from fontpreview import FontPage, FontPageTemplate, FontBanner
# Define the various parts of page
header = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='fontname')
body = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='paragraph')
footer = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='letter')
# Create font page template
template = FontPageTemplate(3508)
template.set_body(170, 1, 'lcenter')
template.set_footer(100, 4, 'lcenter')
# Create FontPage object
fpage = FontPage(template=template)
fpage.set_header(header)
fpage.set_body(body)
fpage.set_footer(footer)
# Design all parts
fpage.draw()
fpage.save('/tmp/fpage_template.png')
Font booklet example:
from fontpreview import FontPage, FontBanner, FontBooklet
# Define the various parts of page
header = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='fontname')
body = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='paragraph')
footer = FontBanner('/tmp/noto.ttf', 'landscape' , mode='letter')
# Create FontPage object
fpage1 = FontPage(header=header, body=body, footer=footer)
fpage2 = FontPage(header=header, body=body, footer=footer)
# Design all parts
fpage1.draw()
fpage2.draw()
# Create book
book = FontBooklet(fpage1, fpage2)
book.save('/tmp/noto_book/') # save page1.png, page2.png in /tmp/noto_book/ folderBelow is an example of various previews of the "Fira Code regular" font. Does it remind you of anything? Fira code original
# FIRA CODE WALL
from fontpreview import FontBanner, FontWall
fira_code = '/tmp/firacode.ttf'
# RGB group = ('background', 'FIRA COD color', 'Ligature color', 'E color background')
colors_group = [
('black', (0, 143, 0), (0, 236, 236), (255, 0, 255)),
('black', (166, 47, 123), (81, 208, 93), (11, 179, 248)),
((13, 21, 43), (112, 204, 84), (226, 110, 34), (223, 245, 90)),
((43, 6, 42), (136, 126, 135), (4, 150, 153), (147, 103, 145)),
((39, 57, 85), (255, 241, 208), (208, 84, 0), (209, 215, 227)),
((31, 63, 89), (248, 248, 242), (230, 219, 117), (166, 226, 51)),
((1, 47, 80), (224, 202, 52), (73, 217, 38), (255, 125, 158)),
((0, 0, 170), (75, 224, 245), (255, 255, 85), (0, 170, 170)),
('white', 'black', 'black', 'black'),
((247, 247, 247), (167, 29, 93), (121, 93, 163), (0, 134, 179)),
((239, 240, 243), (15, 131, 207), (208, 84, 0), (105, 40, 122)),
((239, 231, 212), (218, 116, 53), (0, 142, 212), (186, 136, 0)),
((39, 40, 34), (132, 214, 45), (249, 39, 114), (174, 129, 255)),
((43, 48, 59), (180, 142, 173), (143, 161, 179), (152, 190, 140)),
((32, 32, 32), (171, 130, 84), (160, 171, 127), (216, 127, 98)),
((0, 43, 54), (0, 160, 153), (126, 143, 3), (218, 66, 130))
]
banners = []
# Create banners
for colors in colors_group:
# Create a FontBanner objects
fb = FontBanner(fira_code, (413, 240))
liga = FontBanner(fira_code, (413, 240))
E = FontBanner(fira_code, (40, 70))
# Set background colors
fb.bg_color = liga.bg_color = colors[0]
E.bg_color = colors[3]
# Set foreground colors
fb.fg_color = colors[1]
liga.fg_color = colors[2]
E.fg_color = colors[0]
# Set text
fb.font_text = 'FIRA COD'
liga.font_text = "!=->>++:="
E.font_text = 'E'
# Set text position
E.set_text_position('ltop')
fb.set_text_position((25, 60))
liga.set_text_position('top')
# Adding image on fb
fb.add_image(liga, (0, 122))
fb.add_image(E, (339, 60))
# Add to list of banners
banners.append(fb)
# Create a wall
fw = FontWall(banners, max_tile=4)
fw.save('/tmp/fira_code.png')
Along with the package, a command line tool based on this python package is installed.
The class used for command line previews is FontPreview. For all the options of this tool,
see the docs, otherwise run fp -h.
$ fp /tmp/noto.ttfThis command save a fontpreview.png in a current directory.
fontpreview is a open source project. Any contribute, It's welcome.
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