Tiny plugin for showing current brush blending, opacity and size in status bar.
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brush_status_plugin/__init__.py
from krita import Krita
PLUGIN_NAME = __name__
def register_plugin():
from .brush_status_extension import BrushStatusExtension
app = Krita.instance()
app.addExtension(BrushStatusExtension(app))
register_plugin()
brush_status_plugin/brush_status_extension.py
from krita import Krita, Extension
from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer
from PyQt5.QtGui import QFont
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLabel
from brush_status_plugin import PLUGIN_NAME
def str_to_bool(value):
clean_value = value.strip().lower()
if clean_value in {'y', 'yes', 't', 'true', 'on', '1'}:
return True
elif clean_value in {'n', 'no', 'f', 'false', 'off', '0'}:
return False
else:
raise ValueError(f'invalid truth value (did get: value = {value!r})')
class BrushStatusExtension(Extension):
LABEL_NAME = f'{PLUGIN_NAME}:brush_status_label'
VISIBILITY_ACTION_NAME = f'{PLUGIN_NAME}:brush_status_wisibility_action'
VISIBILITY_SETTING_NAME = 'brush_status_label_visibility'
UPDATE_INTERVAL = 100 # ms
def __init__(self, parent):
super().__init__(parent)
self.setObjectName(f'{PLUGIN_NAME}:{type(self).__qualname__}')
def setup(self):
self._qwindow_and_label_list = list()
self._update_timer = QTimer(interval=self.UPDATE_INTERVAL, parent=self)
self._update_timer.timeout.connect(self._on_update_brush_status_labels)
self._update_timer.start()
def createActions(self, window):
# add action under this windows tools menu, for toggling visibility of brush status label in all windows
app = Krita.instance()
brush_status_wisibility_action = window.createAction(
self.VISIBILITY_ACTION_NAME,
'Brush status visibility',
'tools')
visibility = str_to_bool(app.readSetting(PLUGIN_NAME, self.VISIBILITY_SETTING_NAME, 'True'))
brush_status_wisibility_action.setChecked(visibility)
brush_status_wisibility_action.toggled.connect(self._on_brush_status_visibility_toggled)
# insert new label to this windows status bar
qwindow = window.qwindow()
label = QLabel(objectName=self.LABEL_NAME, font=QFont('DejaVu Sans'))
label.destroyed.connect(self._on_label_destroyed)
self._qwindow_and_label_list.append((qwindow, label))
qwindow.statusBar().insertWidget(2, label) #, stretch=30
# upodate visibility of all labels and start / restart update timer
self._on_update_brush_status_labels()
def _on_label_destroyed(self, obj):
self._qwindow_and_label_list[:] = ((w, l) for w, l in self._qwindow_and_label_list if l is not obj)
def _on_brush_status_visibility_toggled(self, checked=None):
Krita.instance().writeSetting(PLUGIN_NAME, self.VISIBILITY_SETTING_NAME, str(checked))
self._on_update_brush_status_labels()
def _on_update_brush_status_labels(self):
app = Krita.instance()
visibility = str_to_bool(app.readSetting(PLUGIN_NAME, self.VISIBILITY_SETTING_NAME, 'True'))
for qwindow, label in self._qwindow_and_label_list:
window = next((w for w in app.windows() if w.qwindow() == qwindow), None)
if not window:
continue # skip
view = window.activeView()
new_text = ' <font color="#55000000">|</font> '.join([
f'current blending mode: <font color="#77FFFF">{view.currentBlendingMode()}</font>',
f'painting opacity: <font color="#FF77FF">{view.paintingOpacity():.2f}</font>',
f'brush size: <font color="#FFFF77">{view.brushSize():.2f}</font>',
# f'foreground_color: {view.foregroundColor()}',
# f'background_color: {view.backgroundColor()}',
# f'brush_rotation: {view.brushRotation()}',
# f'painting_flow: {view.paintingFlow()}',
# f'pattern_size: {view.patternSize()}',
# f'current_brush_preset: {view.currentBrushPreset()}',
# f'current_gradient: {view.currentGradient()}',
# f'current_pattern: {view.currentPattern()}',
# f'global_alpha_lock: {view.globalAlphaLock()}',
# f'disable_pressure: {view.disablePressure()}',
# f'eraser_mode: {view.eraserMode()}',
# f'hdr_exposure: {view.HDRExposure()}',
# f'hdr_gamma: {view.HDRGamma()}',
])
label.setVisible(visibility)
label.setText(new_text)
brush_status_plugin/brush_status.action
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ActionCollection version="2" name="Scripts">
<Actions category="Scripts">
<text>Brush Status Plugin</text>
<Action name="brush_status_plugin:brush_status_wisibility_action">
<icon></icon>
<text>Brush status visibility</text>
<whatsThis>Brush status visibility</whatsThis>
<toolTip>Toggle visibility of brush status at status bar</toolTip>
<iconText></iconText>
<activationFlags>0</activationFlags>
<activationConditions>0</activationConditions>
<shortcut></shortcut>
<isCheckable>true</isCheckable>
<statusTip></statusTip>
</Action>
</Actions>
</ActionCollection>
brush_status_plugin.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=Krita/PythonPlugin
X-KDE-Library=brush_status_plugin
X-Python-2-Compatible=false
X-Krita-Manual=readme.md
Name=Brush Status Plugin
Comment=Show extra info about current brush in status bar.
how it looks in Krita
Ps: looks like copy & paste from Krita to Forum scales the image?
Edit: forced brush size and opacity to 2 decimal places.
/AkiR
