from random import choice from random import randrange import re # libary to search and replace strings in the postscript file from dictionary import font_index from generate_postscript import generate_postscript # function with three arguments def whoosh(previous_module, current_module, module): font = font_index[module[1]] # use font_index from dictionary to translate the fontname paraA = int(module[2]) paraB = int(module[3]) paraC = int(module[4]) paraD = int(module[5]) paraE = int(module[6]) paraF = int(module[7]) paraG = int(module[8]) paraLine = int(module[9]) #use text from text file that was written by dynamic glyph module textFile=open("dynamic_glyph.txt", "rt") textContent = textFile.read() if textContent != "": #use content of text file to define text variable textIn = textContent textIn = textIn.replace("\n", "") else: #if text file is emptpy: randomly pick a default text (in case keyboard module is not used) defaultText = ["Modular Matter", "MODULAR MATTER", "Rewire your prints!", "REWIRE YOUR PRINTS!"] textIn = choice(defaultText) words = textIn.split(" ") textOut = "" firstWords = "" mashWords = "" patchWords = "" #add to output: original text origin = textIn + "\n" textOut += origin #add to output: pyramid with the first two words of the text (or the first word only) #paraA and paraB for x in range(1, paraA+1): for y in range(1, paraB+1): if len(words) >= 2: firstWords = ((words[0]+" ")*x) + ((words[1] +" ")*y) textOut += firstWords + "\n" else: firstWords = (words[0]+" ")*x*y textOut += firstWords + "\n" #add to output: original text textOut += origin #add to output: each round a new line with added random word #paraC for z in range(1, paraC+1): mashWords += choice(words) + " " textOut += mashWords + "\n" #add to output: each round the original text + random number of spaces #paraD and paraE for q in range(1, paraD+1): textOut += origin textOut += ' ' * randrange(paraE) #add to output: each round the last word of the original text #paraF for s in range(1, paraF+1): lastWord = (words[-1]+" ") textOut += lastWord + "\n" #add to output: each round a new line with 3 added random words #paraG for r in range(1, paraG+1): patchWords += choice(words) + " " + choice(words) + " " + choice(words) + " " textOut += patchWords + "\n" text = '' tmp_line = '' count = 0 for character in textOut: if len(tmp_line) < paraLine: tmp_line += character if len(textOut) == count+1: text = text + tmp_line + "\n" else: tmp_line += character text = text + tmp_line + "\n" tmp_line = '' count += 1 #print(text) #return text #print(textOut) #return textOut #split the text into lines to place them separated text = text.split("\n") paragraph = "" for row in text: paragraph = paragraph + "(" + row + ") true charpath newline-whoosh " script = """ newpath % WHOOSH /"""+font+""" % fontname 14 selectfont % fontsize in points, establishes the font as the current one /x-whoosh { 10 } def % define x position /y-whoosh { 700 } def % define y position /lg-whoosh { 17 } def % define linespacing /newline-whoosh { y-whoosh lg-whoosh sub /y-whoosh exch def x-whoosh y-whoosh moveto } def % define newline (position of new line) by using subtracting linespacing (lg) from y posiition and define that as the new y position (exch-ange), finally move to x position and re-defined y position x-whoosh y-whoosh moveto % x and y coordinates in px (origin is the lower-left corner of the page) """+paragraph+""" fill % fill the text in parentheses showpage % print all on a page """ generate_postscript(previous_module, current_module, script) # call function