Please add a dependencies list ("requirements.txt") to this already awesome project.

The render uses its own font it seems. It doesn't take into consideration if a custom font is used for the layout. Regardless if the layout is provided via gist link or .json file.

Legends positioned correctly on keycaps are positioned incorrectly on decals.

is rendered as

JSON file is in decal-legend-test.zip.

Hey,

I'm trying to work with the API but for some reason I don't get it working

Using this data

[{
		"backcolor": "#222222"
	},
	[{
			"c": "#7b9b48",
			"t": "#e4dedd",
			"p": "DSA",
			"a": 7,
			"f": 4
		},
		"ESC",
		{
			"x": 1,
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 3
		},
		"F1",
		"F2",
		"F3",
		"F4",
		{
			"x": 0.5,
			"c": "#733636"
		},
		"F5",
		"F6",
		"F7",
		"F8",
		{
			"x": 0.5,
			"c": "#483527"
		},
		"F9",
		"F10",
		"F11",
		"F12",
		{
			"x": 0.25,
			"c": "#733636"
		},
		"PRINT",
		{
			"f": 2
		},
		"SCROLL LOCK",
		{
			"f": 3
		},
		"PAUSE"
	],
	[{
			"y": 0.5,
			"c": "#483527",
			"a": 5,
			"f": 5
		},
		"~\n`",
		"!\n1",
		"@\n2",
		"#\n3",
		"$\n4",
		"%\n5",
		"^\n6",
		"&\n7",
		"*\n8",
		"(\n9",
		")\n0",
		"—\n–",
		"+\n=",
		{
			"c": "#733636",
			"a": 7,
			"f": 3,
			"w": 2
		},
		"BACK SPACE",
		{
			"x": 0.25
		},
		"INS",
		"HOME",
		"PAGE UP",
		{
			"x": 0.25
		},
		"NUM LOCK",
		{
			"c": "#9e3a3a",
			"f": 6
		},
		"/",
		{
			"c": "#733636"
		},
		"*",
		"–"
	],
	[{
			"f": 3,
			"w": 1.5
		},
		"TAB",
		{
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 8
		},
		"Q",
		"W",
		"E",
		"R",
		"T",
		"Y",
		"U",
		"I",
		"O",
		"P",
		{
			"a": 5,
			"f": 5
		},
		"{\n[",
		"}\n]",
		{
			"w": 1.5
		},
		"|\n\\",
		{
			"x": 0.25,
			"c": "#733636",
			"a": 7,
			"f": 3
		},
		"DEL",
		"END",
		{
			"c": "#332121"
		},
		"PAGE DOWN",
		{
			"x": 0.25,
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 8
		},
		"7",
		"8",
		"9",
		{
			"c": "#733636",
			"f": 6,
			"h": 2
		},
		"+"
	],
	[{
			"f": 3,
			"w": 1.75
		},
		"CAPS LOCK",
		{
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 8
		},
		"A",
		"S",
		"D",
		{
			"n": true
		},
		"F",
		"G",
		"H",
		{
			"n": true
		},
		"J",
		"K",
		"L",
		{
			"a": 5,
			"f": 5
		},
		":\n;",
		"\"\n'",
		{
			"c": "#7b9b48",
			"a": 7,
			"f": 3,
			"w": 2.25
		},
		"RETURN",
		{
			"x": 3.5,
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 8
		},
		"4�",
		{
			"n": true
		},
		"5",
		"6"
	],
	[{
			"c": "#733636",
			"f": 3,
			"w": 2.25
		},
		"SHIFT",
		{
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 8
		},
		"Z",
		"X",
		"C",
		"V",
		"B",
		"N",
		"M",
		{
			"a": 5,
			"f": 5
		},
		"<\n,",
		">\n.",
		"?\n/",
		{
			"c": "#733636",
			"a": 7,
			"f": 3,
			"w": 2.75
		},
		"SHIFT",
		{
			"x": 1.25,
			"f": 6
		},
		"&#9652;",
		{
			"x": 1.25,
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 8
		},
		"1",
		"2",
		"3",
		{
			"c": "#733636",
			"f": 3,
			"h": 2
		},
		"ENTER"
	],
	[{
			"w": 1.25
		},
		"CTRL",
		{
			"w": 1.25
		},
		"WIN",
		{
			"w": 1.25
		},
		"ALT",
		{
			"c": "#483527",
			"p": "DSA SPACE",
			"w": 6.25
		},
		"",
		{
			"c": "#733636",
			"p": "DSA",
			"w": 1.25
		},
		"ALT",
		{
			"w": 1.25
		},
		"WIN",
		{
			"w": 1.25
		},
		"MENU",
		{
			"w": 1.25
		},
		"CTRL",
		{
			"x": 0.25,
			"f": 6
		},
		"&#9666;",
		"&#9662;",
		"&#9656;",
		{
			"x": 0.25,
			"c": "#483527",
			"f": 8,
			"w": 2
		},
		"0",
		"."
	]
]

to post to /api

but get this as response { "message": "Internal Server Error" }

Not sure if I'm doing something wrong, tried to clone the project but don't have really much experience with python and couldn't get local setup working.

https://kle-render.herokuapp.com/ hasn't been working for a few days.

I've used it hundreds of times recently. If there's a limit on usage, please let us know.

Meanwhile, I've been running it locally. See "Running KLE-Render locally on Windows 10".

Thanks.

is rendered as .

This also makes it impossible to get a good representation of the popular format in which both legends on the digit and punctuation keys are placed in the top half of the keycap.

is rendered as
, which doesn't look great without the spaces.

What's the license for this repository?

I usually use MIT license to minimize hassle and complaints but if you have't decided yet, this page helps https://choosealicense.com/

Common Github practice is to create a text file at repo root named LICENSE with a copy of license details.

seems I have an issue...

I have a funny keyboard that had few layouts... unshifted, eg on typical qrt I have: qâσ and shifted QÂϕ... the render seems to think is AI... and shows me

Rendered keycap colors vary significantly from those specified in KLE and are apparently incorrect.

In the KLE layout (first image), the specified keycap colors are #1a8ab7 (BFN) and #0073a2 (BFP). These values match both the Signature Plastics ABS color swatches (third image) and the sides of the keycaps as sampled by Photoshop. KLE is known to use possibly incorrectly lightened color values for the tops of the keycaps, which is of course one of the reasons KLE-Render is used.

The "Case Background" specified in KLE is also #1a8ab7 (BFN). Sampling the background color yields this value.

However, it is visually obvious that the colors used by KLE-Render (second image) don't match the specified colors. As expected due to lighting effects, sampling the keycap colors yields multiple values, but none of these appear close to those originally specified. Sampling the rendered background color yields #4B88B5.

Thoroughly impressive :-)

Any chance of supporting the background textures? I saw a question on /r/ about background colours, but not textures.

thanks, Ian

I'm not a Python user, and it took several tries to get this to work, so I'm not sure the following is correct if you're starting from scratch and not depending on leftovers from previous attempts. Any corrections would be appreciated.

To run KLE-Render locally on your Windows 10 system rather than online:

1. Download the KLE-Render code from https://github.com/CQCumbers/kle_render/archive/master.zip.
2. Unzip this file and note the location of the kle_render-master folder.
3. Download Python 3.8 from https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.6/python-3.8.6-amd64.exe and install..
4. From a Windows command prompt run as Administrator:
   a. Install pipenv by entering "pip install pipenv".
   b. Navigate to the location of the kle_render-master folder by entering something like "cd C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\KEYBOARDS\SOFTWARE\kle_render-master".
   c. Install KLE-Render by entering "pipenv install".
   d. Ignore the error message "ERROR: Couldn't install package: pillow-simd" if you get it.
   e. Run KLE-Render by entering "pipenv run python app.py".
   f. Note the web address in the message "Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/".
5. From your favorite web browser, go to the web address noted.

Please let me know if you try this and find that it works or doesn't.

Thanks.

The RETURN key in is rendered incorrectly as .

The JSON file can be found in multistation-(sppbt).zip.

kle-render.herokuapp.com giving an app error...

Thanks, Ian

Thanks for getting KLE webfont to work...
I need to polish an update with some extra thingies.... screws, Mito-style glyphs, etc. Maybe next week.

I know the font you are using is generally recommended as very close to Gorton Modified, you might want to also consider Metropolis, which is open source. Also very close except the 3 and maybe the M.

https://github.com/chrismsimpson/Metropolis

Cheers, Ian

Hi

Can you maybe point me somewhere that shows how to make this run locally?

Using nginx, installed uwsgi but never used python as a backend before, and uwsgi docs seem written for people who already know what they're talking about ...

A Big Dummy's guide would be nice :-)

thanks, Ian

hi

Um, how do I save the generated image? RIght-click->Save as doesn't work...
Unless it's a browser issue.

thanks, Ian

Hi
Playing around.
Need to generate long layout (19 keys wide).
Seems to get cut off.