Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed8.news.xs4all.nl!nzpost1.xs4all.net!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'canvas': 0.07; 'framework.': 0.07; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'tcl/tk': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; 'python.': 0.11; 'jan': 0.11; 'files.': 0.13; 'output': 0.13; 'package,': 0.13; 'install.': 0.16; 'ios': 0.16; 'libraries?': 0.16; 'partly': 0.16; 'program?': 0.16; 'readable': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'sizing': 0.16; 'start?': 0.16; 'why,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'widget': 0.18; 'gui': 0.18; 'css,': 0.22; 'doc': 0.22; 'exists.': 0.22; 'tkinter': 0.22; 'trying': 0.22; 'programming': 0.22; 'interfaces': 0.23; 'tutorials': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'install': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'example': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.26; 'least': 0.27; 'question': 0.27; 'cool': 0.27; "i'm": 0.30; 'subject:/': 0.30; "i'd": 0.31; 'maybe': 0.33; 'html,': 0.33; 'javascript.': 0.33; 'scalable': 0.33; 'case,': 0.34; 'add': 0.34; 'could': 0.35; 'text.': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'skip:i 20': 0.36; 'there': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'basic': 0.36; 'beginning': 0.36; 'heard': 0.36; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'really': 0.37; 'received:org': 0.37; 'building': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'build': 0.40; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'where': 0.40; 'some': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'personally': 0.61; 'show': 0.62; 'bring': 0.62; 'export': 0.63; 'subject:Build': 0.66; 'believe,': 0.84; 'designer.': 0.84; 'learn.': 0.84; 'tkinter,': 0.84; 'received:fios.verizon.net': 0.91; 'watched': 0.91; 'have.': 0.93 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Terry Reedy Subject: Re: Newbie: Designer Looking to Build Graphics Editor (PS/AI) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 18:31:56 -0400 References: <54286f19-7859-4e30-a9de-ef1b85c23670@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-173-59-124-74.phlapa.fios.verizon.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.2.0 In-Reply-To: <54286f19-7859-4e30-a9de-ef1b85c23670@googlegroups.com> X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 39 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1443825141 news.xs4all.nl 23848 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:51828 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:97358 On 10/2/2015 12:41 PM, Kenneth L wrote: > I'm a graphic designer. I'm new to Python. I know html, css, alittle > actioscript and little javascript. I actually build an iOS using > Flash. I understand programming concepts I believe. > > I'd like to build a Illustrator/Photoshop like program. Why, there > are some features that I'd like to personally have. Example, > randomizing the rotation, line height and sizing of text. You have to > do this manually. It would be cool have a little program that is > dedicated building logos. Not trying to reinvent the wheel. Just > basic featuring of vector graphics program plus my enhancements. > Maybe this program could be base and it can export vector and bring > into Photoshop to add finishing touches. > > I heard Python is easy to learn. So my question is Python able to do > this or connect with libraries? Plus where do I start? I watched > python tutorials but they don't really show you how to build an > application. How does one build a graphics program? LOL where do you > start? How do you draw graphics on the screen? Python comes with the tkinter package, which interfaces to the tcl/tk GUI framework. Tk has a canvas widget that is, I believe, at least partly vector-based. In any case, it can output .ps or .eps postscript files* and with an extension# .svg scalable vector graphics files. * They may or may not be readable by any other particular app. # I do not know how to install this, but have read that it exists. To get an intro to using tkinter, I would start with the beginning example in the tkinter doc or http://www.tkdocs.com/ or http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/ There are other GUI packages you can download and install. And the other suggestions people have given. -- Terry Jan Reedy