Mashup: Image printing application

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Mashup: Image printing application

#1 Post by muggins »

http://kornelix.squarespace.com/mashup/
Mashup is a free open source Linux program for making and printing a photo montage. Images can be added to a layout page using the mouse to select and drop into place. Images can be moved around, resized and rotated using the mouse. Text can be added using any font, and moved around as needed. The completed layout can be saved as an image file (JPEG) or printed using any paper format.
Run via Menu->Graphics->mashup

I've uploaded it here. (347kbytes)
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#2 Post by muggins »

2008.09.02 v.1.2
+ Fix bug: failure to accept images having alpha channel.
+ Translations updated. French user guide added.
+ Text input dialog - added clarification note.
+ Image directory saved on exit, restored next execution.

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#3 Post by muggins »

2008.09.08 v.1.3 and 1.3.1
+ Added thumbnail index window: click thumbnail, then click layout
to add the image to the layout.
+ 1.3.1 restores lost folder icon in thumbnail index window

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#4 Post by ttuuxxx »

Hi Muggins

Looks like another great program, Only one question.
why is the exec in Run via Menu->Utility->Printoxx
Shouldn't it be Run via Menu->Documents->Printoxx ?
Its more of a document item, Than a utility Program. Could even fit in Graphics due to the image nature.
Anyways nice program
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#5 Post by muggins »

Valid point. Since it's the printing sister program for fotoxx I've changed it to Graphics sub-menu area.

cheers.

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#6 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v1.4.
2008.09.20 v.1.4
+ print setup dialog offers formats letter, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9
+ print to smaller formats (A5, etc.) is no longer broken

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#7 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v1.5
2008.09.27 v.1.5
+ print setup dialog allows selection from available printers

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#8 Post by muggins »

Updated to v1.6.
2008.10.02 v.1.6
+ choose black text on white background or the opposite
+ choose opaque or transparent text background
+ stop nuisance: text occluded by an image

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#9 Post by gerry »

@Muggins- I tried an earlier version of Printoxx than 1.6 and deleted it again, because I could not see any way to specify print size as (say) 7x5inch. Print size was as a percent of paper size, not easy if you want a print to fit into a photo frame. Has this changed?

And while on *oxx, I'm running Puppy 4.1.1, which has Fotoxx 5.0.1. I'm running Puppy in live cd mode. Can I update Fotoxx? Easily?

Gerry

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#10 Post by muggins »

Gerry,

printoxx v1.6 just has the option to choose standard paper sizes, A4 to A9, but if you have any suggestions the developer welcomes you giving feedback:

kornelix@yahoo.de

Regarding fotoxx v5.6, it will install cleanly, (and also uninstall), for your liveCD.

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#11 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v1.7.
2008.12.01 v.1.7
+ image fine-alignment: move in 1-pixel steps via KB arrow keys
+ translation system converted to use Gnu gettext (the Linux norm)

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#12 Post by muggins »

In some sort of delusional state, I uploaded picpuz-1.9.1. rather than printoxx-1.7.1...surprisingly 4 people downloaded it without comment! Anyway. have now uploaded printoxx-1.7.1.

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#13 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v1.8.
printoxx 1.8

* files may now be added via drag and drop from a file manager or other application supporting file drag sourcing.
* blocks of text may be added via drag and drop from gedit or other applications supporting text drag sourcing.

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#14 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v1.8.1.
printoxx 1.8.1
+ translation updates: Spanish and Galician

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#15 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v1.91.
printoxx bug fix
DateFeb 24, 2009 at 10:57

For files moved into the layout window with drag and drop from Nautilus, file names having umlauts or other non-ascii characters were not being converted correctly from the (strange) Nautilus outputs (%xx in the file names).

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#16 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v2.0.
2009.04.16 v.2.0
+ Images and text can have arbitrary rotation angle within layout.
+ Images can optionally have simple frames.
+ Image file selection dialog simplified: click file, click layout.

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#17 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v2.0.1.
2009.06.02 v.2.0.1
+ translation updates for French, Spanish and Galician

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#18 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v2.1.
2009.10.26 v.2.1
+ use new version of zfuncs drag_drop_connect() - allows drag and
drop of files from the printoxx file chooser dialog.

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#19 Post by muggins »

Uploaded v2.3.

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#20 Post by tazzels »

Wow, my 710C is printing my artwork as I speak, I am so pleased with your program. Thank you! :lol:

My unusual paper size was 16 x 23 which I entered in paper size menu but then the next box asked again for paper size and I set custom size, 16 * 23. The program looked like nothing was happening for quite a while before printing started and an error message came up. The next time I tried a print preview and it worked witout much delay. The image is positioned like it would be on A4 not like in the preview so it is next to an edge and maybe a little smaller. I am happy though and can use the image as it is but i thought you may like the feedback. :D

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