Files for the publication & poster for Data Workers, an exhibition by Algolit.
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80 lines
2.5 KiB
80 lines
2.5 KiB
from functions import insert_linebreaks, insert_text_block, apply_zigzag, language
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def check_if_page_is_not_empty(string):
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new_page = False
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lines = string.split('\n')
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print('... Checking if this page is not empty ...')
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print(lines)
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for line in lines:
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if line.strip() != '':
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new_page = True
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print('>>> new_page:', new_page)
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return new_page
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def create_stories_layout(stories_txt):
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if language == 'en':
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columnwidth = 50
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else:
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columnwidth = 48
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stories = insert_linebreaks(stories_txt, 50, type='word')
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stories_lines = stories.split('\n')
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# insert empty lines for header space
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column_count = 0
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lines = ''
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line_number = 1
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for line in stories_lines:
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if line_number % 69 == 0:
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lines += '\n' * 5
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line_number += 5
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lines += line + '\n'
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line_number += 1
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column_count += 1
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else:
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lines += line + '\n'
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line_number += 1
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# make zigzag columns
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zigzag = apply_zigzag(lines, 5)
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zigzag_lines = zigzag.split('\n')
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# make two-column page(s)
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count = 1
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pages = ''
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current_page_first_column = ''
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current_page_second_column = ''
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for i, line in enumerate(zigzag_lines):
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if count < 68:
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current_page_first_column += line + '\n'
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count += 1
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elif count < 69:
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current_page_first_column += line
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count += 1
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elif count < 137:
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current_page_second_column += line + '\n'
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count += 1
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elif count < 138:
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current_page_second_column += line
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count += 1
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else:
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print('>>> length first column:', len(current_page_first_column.split('\n')))
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print('>>> length second column:', len(current_page_second_column.split('\n')))
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current_page_two_columns = insert_text_block(current_page_first_column, current_page_second_column, 56, 0)
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pages += current_page_two_columns + '\n'
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print('--> Page added to this stories page, with length:', len(current_page_two_columns.split('\n')))
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current_page_first_column = line + '\n'
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current_page_second_column = ''
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count = 1
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# Check if the current line is the very last one
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# if so, append a new page
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if i + 1 == len(zigzag_lines):
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print('... Ready to add a stories page, with length:', len(current_page_first_column.split('\n')))
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new_page = check_if_page_is_not_empty(current_page_first_column)
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if new_page == True:
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current_page_two_columns = insert_text_block(current_page_first_column, current_page_second_column, 56, 48)
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pages += current_page_two_columns + '\n'
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print('--> Page added to this stories page, with length:', len(current_page_two_columns.split('\n')))
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return pages
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