Ceavio Typeset Studio

Ceavio Typeset Studio is a professional, lightweight desktop application designed for comic and manga typesetters. It provides a streamlined workflow for adding text, speech bubbles, and cleaning up pages with a focus on efficiency and precision.

🚀 Features

• Intuitive Canvas Editing: Drag-and-drop interface for managing pages and typesetting elements.
• Advanced Speech Bubbles: Easily create and customize speech bubbles with precise control over padding, shapes, styles, automatic text fitting, and seamless merging of touching bubbles.
• Dynamic Presets: Save and apply global or project-specific style presets to maintain consistency across your entire project.
• Professional Typography:
  • Favorite fonts management for quick access.
  • Text Fitting strategies (Reduce, Expand, Auto Fit) to handle long text automatically.
  • Markdown Support: Use **bold**, *italic*, and __underline__ directly in your text.
  • Real-time text editing with dedicated side panel.
  • Support for custom font styles, properties, and Gradients.
• Drawing & Masking Tools:
  • Built-in brush and color picker tools for quick cleanups.
  • Dedicated Mask tool to hide parts of bubbles or tails with support for straight lines (Shift+Draw).
  • Support for transparency and complex gradients.
• Robust Project Management:
  • Save your work in .ceavio project files.
  • Auto-load last session to pick up exactly where you left off.
  • Batch export functionality for high-quality output.
  • Automatic Updates: Stay up to date with the latest features and bug fixes.
• Efficient Workflow:
  • Smart History: Intelligent Undo/Redo system.
  • Clipboard Integration: Press Ctrl+V on the canvas to instantly create a bubble from clipboard text.
  • Customizable hotkeys for all major tools.
  • Tabbed dock widgets and configurable layouts (Normal/Minimal).

🛠️ Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher
• PyQt6

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/vadondaniel/typeset-studio.git
   cd typeset-studio

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the application:

   python src/main.py

📖 Usage

1. Import Images: Drag and drop your images into the application or use File > Open Images.
2. Create Bubbles: Select the Bubble Tool (T) and click/drag on the canvas to create a new speech bubble.
3. Edit Text: Select a bubble and type directly in the Text Content panel.
4. Apply Styles: Use the Presets panel to apply saved styles to your bubbles.
5. Export: Once finished, use File > Export All to save your typeset pages in your preferred image format.

⌨️ Default Hotkeys

• S: Select Tool
• M: Pan Tool
• T: Bubble Tool
• B: Brush Tool
• X: Mask Tool
• K: Color Picker
• O: Toggle Original Image
• Ctrl+N: New Project
• Ctrl+O: Open Project
• Ctrl+S: Save Project
• Ctrl+Shift+S: Save Project As
• Ctrl+I: Open Images
• Ctrl+E: Export All Pages
• Ctrl+Shift+E: Export Current Page
• Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y: Undo / Redo
• Ctrl+V: Create bubble from clipboard text (when canvas is focused)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request or open an issue for any bugs or feature requests.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.