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README.md

@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@
 
 fancy name, QL-570 text formater
 
+using the Brother QL family with support for linux.  
+label printer controled by [brother-ql](https://brother-ql.net/index.html) project  
 
 ### TODO
   - use as printer 
     - works, but cant detect the length of text, will output a set (page?) length
   - fix missing font defentions 
     - fail to take into account letter width
+  - set output image size as spec 
+  ```
+  Name      Printable px   Description
+  62        696            (62mm endless)
+  ```
   - telegram bot (!)
 
+## Permissions
+```bash
+echo 'SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04f9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2028", MODE="0777"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/52-QL-BROTHER.rules
+
+#reload udev rules
+sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger
+```
+
 ## CLI
 `sudo brother_ql -b pyusb --model QL-570 -p usb://0x04f9:0x2028/000M12345678 print -l 62 logo.png`
 ## python
@@ -29,29 +44,13 @@ then check
 find ~/.config/inkscape/ -type l
 ```
 
-takes from the [inkscape-silhouette](https://github.com/fablabnbg/inkscape-silhouette) extension, as in, how to install.
+## using ql_brother web UI
-
+(brother_ql_web](https://github.com/pklaus/brother_ql_web.git) has a web GUI and an restAPI(!)
 ```bash
-$ git clone https://github.com/fablabnbg/inkscape-silhouette
+git clone https://github.com/pklaus/brother_ql_web.git
-Cloning into 'inkscape-silhouette'...
+cd brother_ql_web
-remote: Enumerating objects: 2764, done.
+python -m venv venv
-remote: Counting objects: 100% (795/795), done.
+source venv/bin/activate; 
-remote: Compressing objects: 100% (364/364), done.
+pip install -r requirements.txt
-remote: Total 2764 (delta 483), reused 657 (delta 416), pack-reused 1969
+./brother_ql_web.py 
-Receiving objects: 100% (2764/2764), 8.53 MiB | 3.64 MiB/s, done.
-Resolving deltas: 100% (1786/1786), done.
-
-$ cd inkscape-silhouette/
-
-$ make install-local 
-
-mkdir -p locale
-mkdir -p /home/devdesk/.config/inkscape/extensions
-cp -r silhouette /home/devdesk/.config/inkscape/extensions
-install -m 755 *silhouette*.py /home/devdesk/.config/inkscape/extensions
-install -m 644 *.inx /home/devdesk/.config/inkscape/extensions
-cp -r locale /home/devdesk/.config/inkscape/extensions
-mkdir -p /home/devdesk/.config/inkscape/templates
-install -m 644 templates/*.svg /home/devdesk/.config/inkscape/templates
-
 ```

inkscape/thermo.py

@@ -21,26 +21,12 @@ class ExportAndRunScript(inkex.EffectExtension):
         # Get the IDs of the selected elements
         selected_ids = ",".join(element.get('id') for element in selection.values())
 
-        # Convert objects to paths
-        self.convert_to_path(selected_ids)
-
         # Run the Inkscape CLI command to export the selection to a PNG
         self.run_export_command(selected_ids, png_file_path)
 
         # Run the bash script on the exported PNG
         self.run_script_on_png(png_file_path)
 
-    def convert_to_path(self, selected_ids):
-        # Create a command that calls Inkscape's command line interface to convert objects to paths
-        command = [
-            "inkscape",
-            "--select={}".format(selected_ids),
-            "--verb=ObjectToPath",
-            self.options.input_file
-        ]
-
-        # Run the command
-        subprocess.check_call(command)
 
     def run_export_command(self, selected_ids, png_file_path):
         # Create a command that calls Inkscape's command line interface to export the selection to a PNG