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sigal - yet another simple static gallery generator
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sigal is yet another python script to build a static gallery of images:
* process directories recursively,
* resize images and create thumbnails,
* generate html pages using jinja2 templates and with relative links for a
portable output.
Dependencies
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- Python Imaging Library (PIL)
- Jinja2
- pyexiv2 (optionnal, used to copy exif metadatas)
Usage
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::
$ sigal [-h] [--version] [-c COPYRIGHT] [-f] input_dir output_dir
Required arguments:
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``input_dir`` input directory
``output_dir`` output directory
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Optional arguments
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``-h|--help`` show this help message and exit
``--version`` show program's version number and exit
``-c|--copyright COPYRIGHT`` copyright message added to the images
``-f|--force`` force the reprocessing of existing images and
thumbnails
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Settings
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Options can be set globally in `~/.config/sigal/sigal.conf` and in the source
directory `input_dir/sigal.conf`.
::
# theme
theme = default
# size of resized image
img_size = 640x480
# prefix for thumbnails name
thumb_prefix = TN-
# thumbnail size
thumb_size = 150x112
# keep big image
big_img = 1
bigimg_dir = original
# generate squared thumbnails
square_thumb = 1
# jpeg quality
jpg_quality = 90
# keep exif metadatas in output image
exif = 1
# add a copyright text on the image
copyright = the copyright msg
Album information
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Information on an album can be given in a file named `album_description` (else
the directory's name is used) ::
album_name = "An example gallery"
album_description = "And a cool description."
album_representative = "test1.jpg"
Credits
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sigal use or is inspired from some code from other projects:
* galleria: http://galleria.aino.se/
* WordPress Photography Theme: http://thethemefoundry.com/photography/
* lazygal: http://sousmonlit.dyndns.org/~niol/playa/oss/projects/lazygal/