prettype

prettype

An easy to use text stylizer for your desktop!

Installation

• To install prettype, simply,

   $ pip install prettype
  

Supported unicode fonts

      Serif-Normal        PRETTYPE
       Serif-Bold         ????????
      Serif-Italic        ????????
    Serif-Bold-Italic     ????????
    Sans-Serif-Normal     ????????
     Sans-Serif-Bold      ????????
    Sans-Serif-Italic     ????????
 Sans-Serif-Bold-Italic   ????????
   Calligraphy-Normal     ?ℛℰ????ℰ
    Calligraphy-Bold      ????????
     Fraktur-Normal       ?ℜ??????
      Fraktur-Bold        ????????
        Monospace         ????????
      Double-Struck       ℙℝ????ℙ?
     Inverse-Squared      ????????
         Squared          ????????
     Inverse-Circled      ????????
         Circled          ⓅⓇⒺⓉⓉⓎⓅⒺ
      Paranthesized       ⒫⒭⒠⒯⒯⒴⒫⒠

Usage

• To run prettype , open terminal and run this command:

   $ prettype
  

  Note: Leave this terminal open as long as you want to use prettype.

• To stylize any text,

  • select it
  • press the key binding (ctrl+space by default) to open font selector
  • select the font you want to stylize your text with using the GUI
  • the stylized text gets copied to your clipboard
  • press ctrl+v to paste the stylized text wherever you want!

• To close prettype, just press the exit key (esc by default).

• CLI usage to configure key binding and exit key:

   $ prettype [-h] [-b key1 key2] [-e key]
  

  You can always use $ prettype -h command to open this help message:

   optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -b key1 key2, --binding key1 key2
                       Set a key binding for triggering prettype font
                       selector. Example: $ prettype -b ctrl space
   -e key, --exit_key key
                       Specify a key which stops the keyboard listener, when
                       pressed. Example: $ prettype -e esc