Card Generator in C

This is a C-based card generator that reads names from a text file and generates a card (image) for each name using the Cairo library for rendering.

Features

• Generate personalized cards with names from a text file.
• Customize the card background and font.
• Outputs cards as PNG files in the output directory.

Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies

The project uses the Cairo graphics library. You need to install Cairo and FreeType.

On Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libcairo2-dev libfreetype6-dev

On macOS (using Homebrew):

brew install cairo freetype

2. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/BaseMax/CardCGenerator.git
cd CardCGenerator

3. Compile the Program

To compile the program, use the following gcc command:

gcc card_generator.c -o card_generator $(pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo)

4. Directory Structure

Ensure the following files are present in the project directory:

• card_generator.c (the main C program)
• card-background.png (the background image for the card)
• names.txt (a list of names to be included on the cards, one name per line)
• arial.ttf (or any other TrueType font file)

Example Structure

/CardCGenerator
|-- card_generator.c
|-- card-background.png
|-- names.txt
|-- arial.ttf
|-- output/  (this directory will be created automatically to store generated cards)

5. Run the Program

Run the program to generate the cards:

./card_generator

The generated cards will be saved in the output directory.

Customization

• Background Image: You can replace card-background.png with your own background image.
• Font: Replace arial.ttf with another font if needed.
• Names: Edit names.txt to include the names you want to generate cards for.

Linking

To check the linking flags for Cairo:

$ pkg-config --cflags --libs cairo
-I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16 -lcairo

License

Inspired by https://alixsep.github.io/yugilife/#/build

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.

Author

Max Base - 2024