hcatitles/README.md

hcatitles

This program will update the png file found at D:\OBS Assets\Overlays\title.png

Setting up the build environment

Making the assumption that python is installed in C:\Program Files\Python39 and Develmpent is being done under D:\Development

Pull a copy of this project from git:

D:\
cd \development
git clone https://git.elder-geek.net/Harvest/hcatitles.git

Then setup this foulder with a virtual environment:

cd hcatitles
& "C:\Program Files\Python39\python" -m venv venv

To activate the virtual enviroment when in the folder D:\development\hcatiles:

venv\Script\activate

Update pip and install requirments:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requisments.txt

Testing code:

python hcatitiles.py

To create an executable in D:\Development\hcatitles\dist:

pyinstaller hcatitles.spec

To Activate the virtual enviroment from a new DOS prompt

D:\
cd \development\hcatitles
venv\Scripts\activate

When done working in the virtual enviroment:

deactivate

First time run of pyinstaller to generate hcatitles.spec

Windows uses ^ to continues a commond on the next line.

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --icon projector.ico ^
            --add-data "blank_title.png:." ^
            --add-data "tahoma.ttf:." ^
			--add-data "tahomabd.ttf:."  ^
			--add-data "projector.ico:." ^
			hcatitles.py