A Python library/script to reformat text to an aspect ratio.
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The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2017 Elliott Karpilovsky
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The text_reformat.zip file contains text_reformat.py for reformatting text based on an aspect ratio. It can also be invoked as a stand-alone script.
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Usage
The script text_reformat.py exports a library split_lines_by_ratio(text, char_width, line_height, ratio). Given a text string, the width and height of a character, and a ratio, returns multiple lines of text, such that the ratio of width to height is satisfied (to an approximation). It can also be called as a binary, where it reads from stdin and then outputs the results to stdout.
Flags
--aspect-ratio: Aspect ratio to aim for; defaults to 1.--char-width: The width of a character; defaults to 1.--char-height: The height of a chracter; defaults to 1.