Petter
a vector-graphic-based pattern generator.
Description:
Petter is a experimental Processing-application for experimental vector-based graphic design.
Use SVG-Files as input to generate, influence and export graphic patterns as PDF.
JPEG/PNG/GIF (also animated ones) can be used as a "ImageMap" to alter the pattern.
Drag and Drop SVGs into the "TileEditor", use gui-controls to alter the pattern,
press 's' to export as PDF. Press 'h' for further help.
See http://www.lafkon.net/petter/ for a gallery of outputs created with Petter.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
SHORTCUTS
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GENERAL
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TAB - Show/Hide MAIN-MENU
H - Show/Hide this HELP
T - Show/Hide TileEditor
M - Show/Hide MapEditor
+ / - - ZOOM IN / OUT
Z / Y - UNDO / REDO
D - RESET TO DEFAULT
SHIFT on Sliders - bigger steps
SCROLL on Sliders - finer steps
. / ; on Sliders - in/decrease sliderrange
D on Sliders - reset slider to default
0 (ZERO) - Load previous Settings
S - Save PDF
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CREATE
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DRAG'N'DROP SVG-FILES (on TileEditor)
- one or multiple SVGS to add/replace tiles
DRAG'N'DROP IMG-FILE (on MapEditor)
- set image as transformation-map
LEFTCLICK-DRAG THE CANVAS - repos artwork
RIGHTCLICK-DRAG THE CANVAS - repos nfo-graphic
CTRL-SCROLL - scale nfo-graphic
CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT - add/remove tiles in x-space (+SHIFT: 10)
CURSOR UP/DOWN - add/remove tiles in y-space (+SHIFT: 10)
R - randomize tile-order (when multiple different tiles are used)
X - change cycle-order (L>R>T>B to T>B>L>R)
L - change rel-transformations from tile-by-tile to line-by-line
N - show/hide NFO-Graphic
B - show/hide REF-Graphic
C - show prev frame of animated-gif-imagemap
V - show next frame of animated-gif-imagemap
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ANIM
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A - show Anim menu
I - set/overwrite start-values
O - set/overwrite end-values
J - view start-values
K - view end-values
P - view/testrun animation
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Installation:
- Grab a copy of Processing for your OS, install it.
- Download/clone Petter to your Processing Sketch-Directory.
- Download and install external libraries (see below).
- For Processing 3.x choose
master-branch: master - For Processing 2.x choose
processing-2.x-branch: processing-2.x
Use of contributed Libraries:
penner.easing- http://github.com/jesusgollonet/processing-penner-easingcontrolP5- http://github.com/sojamo/controlp5 (> v2.2.3)drop- https://transfluxus.github.io/drop/gifAnimation- http://extrapixel.github.io/gif-animation/ (>= 3.0)
Command-Line-Options:
soon...
Known Issues:
DragAndDrop does not work with FileManager pcmanfm under GNU/Linux.
Use e.g. Nautilus instead.
"The root error is pcmanfm sends a null-terminated-string for file list"
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=664205
License:
Petter - vector-graphic-based pattern generator.
http://www.lafkon.net/petter/
Copyright (C) 2021 LAFKON/Benjamin Stephan
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.