ysbach/goodnotes4_template

Making custom Goodnotes4 template which looks like usual legal pad.

Goodnotes4 Custom Template

No Download

If you don't want to download anything,

• just refer to this gist, or
• see the examples directory of this repo.

Download

If you want to download this package, do git clone first, and then do the installation by python3 setup.py install.

Then refer to the example below.

How to add template to Goodnotes4?

Refer to the official website. Summary:

1. Upload your file to your drive (e.g., Google Drive or One Drive)
2. Turn on Goodnotes4
3. Options (bottom right) -> Template Library
4. + (top left) -> add a folder and tap that folder
5. Edit (top right) -> + (top left) -> import the pdf file you generated.

Why I made this

I made this because I couldn't find any good goodnotes4 template to be used in my new iPad Pro 2nd generation 12.9.

I am not a programmer/developer, but just a graduate student who wanted my own template (maybe only one-time use?). So this never is meant to be neat or extensible.

If you want to improve this, you are free to do so!

Example

Then refer to the directory of examples for example codes (also attached below).

"""
Created by ysBach
2017-12-21
"""

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
import matplotlib as mpl

import goodnotes4_template.core as gc

# =============================================================================
# Parameters
# =============================================================================
OUTPUT = 'Yellow_A4' # filename


# PAPER TYPE
PAPER_TYPE = 'A' # A or B
PAPER_SIZE = 4   # Usually 0 ~ 10
PAPER_MARGIN = [0, 0, 1, 0.95]
# [left, bottom, right, top] in normalized (0, 1) figure coordinates.
FACECOLOR = (250/255, 242/255, 173/255)
# Yellow = (250/255, 242/255, 173/255)
# White = 'w'
# etc


# MAIN RULE/LINE
NLINE = 32 # 32 for A4

# --- Main rules
RULE_COLOR = (0, 0.5, 0.5)
RULE_ALPHA = 1
RULE_LW = 0.3
RULE_LS = '-'

# --- The top rule
TOPRULE_COLOR = 'k'
TOPRULE_ALPHA = 1
TOPRULE_LW = 1
TOPRULE_LS = '-'

# --- Vertical guiding lines
GUIDE_COLOR = 'r'
GUIDE_ALPHA = 1
GUIDE_LW = 0.2
GUIDE_LS = '-' 
GUIDE_X = [14.5, 15]

# --- Vertical middle line
MID_COLOR = 'k'
MID_ALPHA = 0.15
MID_LW = 0.2
MID_LS = '-'


# X/Y AXES SETTING
XYFRAME_ON = False

TICK_TOP = False
TICKLABEL_TOP = False
TICK_BOTTOM = False
TICKLABEL_BOTTOM = False
TICK_LEFT = False
TICKLABEL_LEFT = True
TICK_RIGHT = False
TICKLABEL_RIGHT = True

# --- labels min/max: works only if some of the above are ``True``
XAXIS_MIN = 0
XAXIS_MAX = 100
YAXIS_MIN = 0
YAXIS_MAX = NLINE + 1 # Best to set ``NLINE + 1``

# --- labels fonts: works only if some of the above are ``True``
XTICK_LABELSIZE = 4
YTICK_LABELSIZE = 4
XTICK_COLOR     = 'grey'
YTICK_COLOR     = 'grey'


# Page/Date
PUT_PAGE_DATES = True
PAGE_X = 60
PAGE_Y = -0.2
PAGE_COLOR = 'grey'
PAGE_FONTSIZE = 8
DATE_X = 80
DATE_Y = -0.2
DATE_COLOR = 'grey'
DATE_FONTSIZE = 8


#%%
# =============================================================================
# Definitions
# =============================================================================
mpl.rcParams['xtick.labelsize'] = XTICK_LABELSIZE
mpl.rcParams['ytick.labelsize'] = YTICK_LABELSIZE
mpl.rcParams['xtick.color'] = XTICK_COLOR
mpl.rcParams['ytick.color'] = YTICK_COLOR

def DRAW_LINES(ax):
    ax.axhline(y=0, color=TOPRULE_COLOR, alpha=TOPRULE_ALPHA, lw=TOPRULE_LW, 
               ls=TOPRULE_LS)
    for i in range(NLINE):
        ax.axhline(y=i+1, color=RULE_COLOR, alpha=RULE_ALPHA, lw=RULE_LW,
                   ls=RULE_LS) 
    
    for x in GUIDE_X:
        ax.axvline(x=x, ymin=1/YAXIS_MAX, ymax=1, color=GUIDE_COLOR, 
                   alpha=GUIDE_ALPHA, lw=GUIDE_LW, ls=GUIDE_LS)    
    mid_x = ((XAXIS_MAX - XAXIS_MIN) - max(GUIDE_X))/2 + max(GUIDE_X)
    ax.axvline(x=mid_x, ymin=1/YAXIS_MAX, ymax=1, color=MID_COLOR, 
               alpha=MID_ALPHA, lw=MID_LW, ls=MID_LS)
    
#%%
# =============================================================================
# Main Part
# =============================================================================
figsize = gc.figure_size()
fig = plt.figure(figsize=figsize)
ax = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1)

# Set face color
ax.set_facecolor(FACECOLOR)

# Set frame
ax.set_xlim(XAXIS_MIN, XAXIS_MAX)
ax.set_ylim(YAXIS_MIN, YAXIS_MAX)
ax.set_frame_on(XYFRAME_ON)

# Draw main rules
DRAW_LINES(ax)

# Put page and date
if PUT_PAGE_DATES:
    ax.text(PAGE_X, PAGE_Y, 'Page', color=PAGE_COLOR, fontsize=PAGE_FONTSIZE)
    ax.text(DATE_X, DATE_Y, 'Date', color=DATE_COLOR, fontsize=DATE_FONTSIZE)

# Set tick parameters
ax.tick_params(top=TICK_TOP, bottom=TICK_BOTTOM,
               left=TICK_LEFT, right=TICK_RIGHT,
               labeltop=TICKLABEL_TOP, labelbottom=TICKLABEL_BOTTOM, 
               labelleft=TICKLABEL_LEFT, labelright=TICKLABEL_RIGHT)

# Set final layout
plt.gca().invert_yaxis()
plt.tight_layout(rect=PAPER_MARGIN)

# save
plt.savefig(OUTPUT+'.pdf', facecolor=ax.get_facecolor(), edgecolor='none')

# close interactive window
plt.close(fig)