makewidget.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
makewidget.py

Created by Chris Adams on 2009-03-03.

"""

from PIL import Image, ImageFont, ImageDraw

import sys
import os


def main():
    
    # open image to serve as background
    pic = Image.open('blank_badge.png')
    
    # set font with to convert Truetype file: 
    font = ImageFont.truetype("DIN-Bold.ttf", 36)
    
    # convenience variable
    textcopy = ImageDraw.Draw(pic)
    
    # add fontmode should turn anti aliasing on.
    textcopy.fontmode="0"

    # start adding copy line by line to simulate
    # line wrapping 
    textcopy.text((20, 25), "Ugly", font=font, fill=50)        
    textcopy.text((20, 85), "Aliasing", font=font, fill=55)    
    textcopy.text((20, 145), "Fixed?", font=font, fill=59)    

    # finally display image and save locally
    pic.save('PIL-generated-fontmode.png')
    pic.show()

if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()