rewrite to use reportlab flowables for rendering

chordsheet/components/chordprogression.py

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
-from reportlab.lib.units import mm
-from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import A4
-from reportlab.pdfbase import pdfmetrics
-from reportlab.pdfbase.ttfonts import TTFont
-from reportlab.graphics.shapes import *
-
-from graphics.primitives import *
-
-class ChordProgression:
-	def __init__(self, currentCanvas, blockList, **kwargs):
-		self.currentCanvas = currentCanvas
-		
-		self.beatsHeight = kwargs.get('beatsHeight', 5*mm)
-		self.timeFontSize = kwargs.get('timeFontSize', 12)
-		self.chordNameFontSize = kwargs.get('chordNameFontSize', 18)
-		self.notesFontSize = kwargs.get('notesFontSize', 12)
-		self.unitWidth = kwargs.get('unitWidth', 10*mm)
-		self.unitHeight = kwargs.get('unitHeight', 20*mm)
-		
-		self.timeSignature = kwargs.get('timeSignature', 4)
-	def draw(self):
-		global cur_pos, margin, pagesize
-		writeText(self.currentCanvas, "Chord progression", size=18, align="left")
-		
-		v_origin = cur_pos + 2*mm + self.beatsHeight
-		h_origin = margin
-		
-		h_loc = 0
-		v_loc = 0
-		
-		maxWidth = int((((pagesize[0]-(2*margin))/self.unitWidth)//(self.timeSignature*2))*(self.timeSignature*2)) # use integer division to round maxWidth to nearest multiple of time signature
-		
-		for u in range(maxWidth+1):
-			s = 0
-			x = u*self.unitWidth+margin
-			if u % self.timeSignature == 0:
-				e = -self.beatsHeight
-			else: 
-				e = -self.beatsHeight/2
-			drawVertLine(self.currentCanvas, s, e, x, h_origin, v_origin)
-			if u == maxWidth: # Avoid writing beat number after the final line
-				break
-			writeText(str((u % self.timeSignature)+1),size=self.timeFontSize, hpos=x+self.unitWidth/2, vpos=v_origin-self.beatsHeight)
-			
-		blockList = parseBlockList(self.blockList, maxWidth)
-		
-		for b in blockList:
-			if h_loc == maxWidth:
-				v_loc += 1
-				h_loc = 0
-			currentCanvas.rect(h_origin+(h_loc*self.unitWidth), v_origin+(v_loc*self.unitHeight), b[0]*self.unitWidth, self.unitHeight)
-			if b[2]:
-				writeText(currentCanvas, b[2], size=self.notesFontSize, hpos=h_origin+((h_loc+b[0]/2)*self.unitWidth), vpos=v_origin+((v_loc+1)*self.unitHeight)-(1.3*self.notesFontSize))
-			v_offset = (v_loc*self.unitHeight+self.unitHeight/2)-self.chordNameFontSize/2
-			writeText(currentCanvas, parseName(b[1]), size=self.chordNameFontSize, hpos=h_origin+((h_loc+b[0]/2)*self.unitWidth), vpos=v_origin+v_offset)
-			h_loc += b[0]
-		
-		cur_pos = v_origin+(v_loc+1)*self.unitHeight+self.beatsHeight

chordsheet/components/guitarchart.py

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
-from reportlab.lib.units import mm
-from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import A4
-from reportlab.pdfbase import pdfmetrics
-from reportlab.pdfbase.ttfonts import TTFont
-from reportlab.graphics.shapes import *
-
-from graphics.primitives import *
-
-string_hz_sp = 20*mm
-string_hz_gap = 2*mm
-string_height = 5*mm
-
-def guitarChart(currentCanvas, string_hz_sp, string_hz_gap, string_height):
-	global cur_pos, margin, pagesize
-	
-	writeText("Guitar chord voicings", size=18, align="left")
-	
-	chartmargin = 15*mm
-	v_origin = cur_pos + 2*mm
-	h_origin = margin + chartmargin
-	nstrings = 6
-	fontsize = 12
-	
-	guitarChordList = [[chordList[q].guitar[r] for q in range(len(chordList)) if hasattr(chordList[q], 'guitar')] for r in range(6)]
-	guitarChordList.append([chordList[q].name for q in range(len(chordList))])
-	
-	for i in range(nstrings+1): # i is the string currently being drawn
-		writeText(['e','B','G','D','A','E','Name'][i], size=fontsize, hpos=(h_origin), vpos=v_origin+(i*string_height), align='right')
-
-		for j in range(len(ls.chords)): # j is which chord (0 is first chord, 1 is 2nd etc)
-			if j == 0:
-				charpos = string_hz_sp/2
-				s = string_hz_gap
-				e = charpos-((c.stringWidth(chordList[i][j])/2)+string_hz_gap)
-				y = v_origin+(string_height*i)+string_height/2
-				drawHorizLine(currentCanvas, s, e, y, h_origin, v_origin)
-			else:
-				charpos = string_hz_sp*(j+0.5)
-				s = charpos-string_hz_sp+(lastWidth/2+string_hz_gap)
-				e = charpos-((currentCanvas.stringWidth(chordList[i][j])/2)+string_hz_gap)
-				y = v_origin+(string_height*i)+string_height/2
-				drawHorizLine(currentCanvas, s, e, y, h_origin, v_origin)
-				if j == len(ls.chords)-1:
-					s = charpos+(currentCanvas.stringWidth(chordList[i][j])/2+string_hz_gap)
-					e = charpos+string_hz_sp/2
-					y = v_origin+(string_height*i)+string_height/2
-					drawHorizLine(currentCanvas, s, e, y, h_origin, v_origin)
-
-			writeText(chordList[i][j], size=fontsize, hpos=h_origin+charpos, vpos=v_origin+(i*string_height))
-			
-			lastWidth = currentCanvas.stringWidth(chordList[i][j])
-			
-	cur_pos += (string_height*(nstrings+2))

chordsheet/components/header.py

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-def header():
-	writeText(ls.title.cdata, size=24)
-	writeText("Composer: {c}".format(c = ls.composer.cdata), size=12)
-	writeText("Arranger: {a}".format(a = ls.arranger.cdata), size=12)

chordsheet/document.py

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class Style:
         self.unitHeight = 20*self.unit
         self.beatsHeight = 5*self.unit
         
+        self.titleFontSize = 24
+        self.subtitleFontSize = 18
+        self.creditsFontSize = 12
+        self.tempoFontSize = 12
         self.notesFontSize = 12
         self.chordNameFontSize = 18
         self.beatsFontSize = 12
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ class Document:
         self.timeSignature = (int(root.find('timesignature').text) if root.find('timesignature') is not None else defaultTimeSignature)
         self.tempo = (root.find('tempo').text if root.find('tempo') is not None else None)
         
-    def newFromXML(filepath):
+    def newFromXML(self, filepath):
         """
         Create a new Document object directly from an XML file.
         """

chordsheet/parsers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+
 def parseFingering(fingering, instrument):
     """
     Converts fingerings into the list format that Chord objects understand.
@@ -17,9 +18,11 @@ def parseFingering(fingering, instrument):
     else:
         return [fingering]
 
+
 # dictionary holding text to be replaced in chord names
 nameReplacements = {"b": "♭", "#": "♯"}
 
+
 def parseName(chordName):
     """
     Replaces symbols in chord names.

chordsheet/primitives.py

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
-from reportlab.lib.units import mm
-from reportlab.graphics.shapes import *
-
-def writeText(currentCanvas, style, string, size, vpos, **kwargs):
-	"""
-	Wrapper function to conveniently write text and return how much vertical space it took up.
-	"""
-	margin = style.leftMargin*style.unit
-	
-	align = kwargs.get('align', 'centre')
-	if align == 'centre' or align == 'center':
-		hpos = kwargs.get('hpos', style.pageSize[0]/2)
-	elif align == 'left':
-		hpos = kwargs.get('hpos', margin)
-	elif align == 'right':
-		hpos = kwargs.get('hpos', style.pageSize[0]-margin)
-	spacing = kwargs.get('spacing', style.lineSpacing)
-	
-	currentCanvas.setFont(style.font, size)
-	
-	if align == 'centre' or align == 'center':
-		currentCanvas.drawCentredString(hpos, vpos+(0.75*size*spacing),string)
-	elif align == 'left':
-		currentCanvas.drawString(hpos, vpos+(0.75*size*spacing),string)
-	elif align == 'right':
-		currentCanvas.drawString(hpos-currentCanvas.stringWidth(string), vpos+(0.75*size*spacing),string)
-
-	return size*style.lineSpacing
-
-def drawHorizLine(currentCanvas, startpoint, endpoint, v_pos, h_origin, v_origin):
-	"""
-	Draw a horizontal line on the canvas taking origin point into account.
-	"""
-	x1 = h_origin+startpoint
-	x2 = h_origin+endpoint
-	currentCanvas.line(x1, v_pos, x2, v_pos)
-	
-def drawVertLine(currentCanvas, startpoint, endpoint, h_pos, h_origin, v_origin):
-	"""
-	Draw a vertical line on the canvas taking origin point into account.
-	"""
-	y1 = v_origin+startpoint
-	y2 = v_origin+endpoint
-	currentCanvas.line(h_pos, y1, h_pos, y2)
-	

chordsheet/render.py

@@ -1,11 +1,42 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+from math import trunc
+
 from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
 from reportlab.lib.units import mm
-from reportlab.graphics.shapes import *
-from chordsheet.primitives import writeText, drawVertLine, drawHorizLine
+from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet
+from reportlab.platypus import BaseDocTemplate, Spacer, Paragraph, Flowable, Frame, PageTemplate
+
 from chordsheet.document import Block
 
+
+def writeText(canvas, style, string, size, vpos, width, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Wrapper function to conveniently write text and return how much vertical space it took up.
+    """
+
+    align = kwargs.get('align', 'centre')
+    if align == 'centre' or align == 'center':
+        hpos = kwargs.get('hpos', width/2)
+    elif align == 'left':
+        hpos = kwargs.get('hpos', 0)
+    elif align == 'right':
+        hpos = kwargs.get('hpos', width)
+    spacing = kwargs.get('spacing', style.lineSpacing)
+
+    canvas.setFont(style.font, size)
+
+    if align == 'centre' or align == 'center':
+        canvas.drawCentredString(hpos, vpos-(0.75*size*spacing), string)
+    elif align == 'left':
+        canvas.drawString(hpos, vpos-(0.75*size*spacing), string)
+    elif align == 'right':
+        canvas.drawString(hpos-canvas.stringWidth(string),
+                          vpos-(0.75*size*spacing), string)
+
+    return size*style.lineSpacing
+
+
 def splitBlocks(blockList, maxWidth):
     h_loc = 0
     splitBlockList = []
@@ -23,7 +54,8 @@ def splitBlocks(blockList, maxWidth):
                     lengthList.append(blockList[i].length - sum(lengthList))
 
             for l in lengthList:
-				splitBlockList.append(Block(l, chord=c_orig, notes=n_orig)) # create a block with the given length
+                # create a block with the given length
+                splitBlockList.append(Block(l, chord=c_orig, notes=n_orig))
 
             h_loc = lengthList[-1]
         else:
@@ -31,101 +63,151 @@ def splitBlocks(blockList, maxWidth):
             h_loc += blockList[i].length
     return splitBlockList
 
-def guitarChart(currentCanvas, style, chordList, cur_pos):
-	title_height = writeText(currentCanvas, style, "Guitar chord voicings", 18, cur_pos, align="left")
-	cur_pos += title_height
-	
-	string_hz_sp = style.stringHzSp
-	string_hz_gap = style.stringHzGap
-	string_height = style.stringHeight
 
-	margin = style.leftMargin*style.unit
-	pagesize = style.pageSize
-	
-	chartmargin = 15*mm
-	v_origin = cur_pos + 2*mm
-	h_origin = margin + chartmargin
-	nstrings = 6
+class GuitarChart(Flowable):
+    """
+    Flowable that draws a guitar chord voicing chart.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, style, chordList):
+        self.style = style
+        self.guitarChordList = [
+            c for c in chordList if 'guitar' in c.voicings.keys()]
+        self.chartMargin = 15*mm
+        self.nStrings = 6
+        self.headingSize = 18
+
+        self.spaceAfter = self.style.separatorSize * mm
+
+    def wrap(self, availWidth, availHeight):
+        self.width = self.chartMargin + self.style.stringHzGap + self.style.stringHzSp * \
+            (len(self.guitarChordList))  # calculate the width of the flowable
+        self.height = self.style.stringHeight * \
+            (self.nStrings+1) + self.headingSize * \
+            self.style.lineSpacing + 2*mm    # and its height
+        return (self.width, self.height)
+
+    def draw(self):
+        canvas = self.canv
+        title_height = writeText(canvas, self.style, "Guitar chord voicings",
+                                 self.headingSize, self.height, self.width, align="left")
+
+        chartmargin = self.chartMargin
+        v_origin = self.height - title_height - 2*mm
+        h_origin = chartmargin
+        self.nStrings = 6
         fontsize = 12
 
-	guitarChordList = [[chordList[q].voicings['guitar'][-(r+1)] for q in range(len(chordList)) if 'guitar' in chordList[q].voicings.keys()] for r in range(nstrings)]
-	guitarChordList.append([chordList[q].name for q in range(len(chordList)) if 'guitar' in chordList[q].voicings.keys()])
+        stringList = [
+            [c.voicings['guitar'][-(r+1)] for c in self.guitarChordList] for r in range(self.nStrings)]
+        stringList.append([c.name for c in self.guitarChordList])
 
-	for i in range(nstrings+1): # i is the string currently being drawn
-		writeText(currentCanvas, style, ['e','B','G','D','A','E','Name'][i], fontsize, v_origin+(i*string_height), hpos=h_origin, align='right')
+        for i in range(self.nStrings+1):  # i is the string line currently being drawn
+            writeText(canvas, self.style, ['e', 'B', 'G', 'D', 'A', 'E', 'Name'][i], fontsize, v_origin-(
+                i*self.style.stringHeight), self.width, hpos=h_origin, align='right')
 
-		for j in range(len(guitarChordList[-1])): # j is which chord (0 is first chord, 1 is 2nd etc)
+            # j is which chord (0 is first chord, 1 is 2nd etc)
+            for j in range(len(stringList[-1])):
+                currentWidth = canvas.stringWidth(stringList[i][j])
                 if j == 0:
-				charpos = string_hz_sp/2
-				s = string_hz_gap
-				e = charpos-((currentCanvas.stringWidth(guitarChordList[i][j])/2)+string_hz_gap)
-				y = v_origin+(string_height*i)+string_height/2
-				drawHorizLine(currentCanvas, s, e, y, h_origin, v_origin)
+                    x = self.style.stringHzGap + chartmargin
+                    l = self.style.stringHzSp/2 - self.style.stringHzGap - \
+                        ((currentWidth/2)) - self.style.stringHzGap
+                    y = v_origin-(self.style.stringHeight*i) - \
+                        self.style.stringHeight/2
+                    canvas.line(x, y, x+l, y)
                 else:
-				charpos = string_hz_sp*(j+0.5)
-				s = charpos-string_hz_sp+(lastWidth/2+string_hz_gap)
-				e = charpos-((currentCanvas.stringWidth(guitarChordList[i][j])/2)+string_hz_gap)
-				y = v_origin+(string_height*i)+string_height/2
-				drawHorizLine(currentCanvas, s, e, y, h_origin, v_origin)
-			
-			if j == len(guitarChordList[-1])-1:
-				s = charpos+(currentCanvas.stringWidth(guitarChordList[i][j])/2+string_hz_gap)
-				e = charpos+string_hz_sp/2
-				y = v_origin+(string_height*i)+string_height/2
-				drawHorizLine(currentCanvas, s, e, y, h_origin, v_origin)
-
-			writeText(currentCanvas, style, guitarChordList[i][j], fontsize, v_origin+(i*string_height), hpos=h_origin+charpos)
-			
-			lastWidth = currentCanvas.stringWidth(guitarChordList[i][j])
-			
-	return (string_height*(nstrings+1)) + title_height # calculate the height of the block
-
-def chordProgression(currentCanvas, style, document, cur_pos):
-		margin = style.leftMargin*style.unit
-		unitWidth = style.unitWidth*style.unit
-		pagesize = style.pageSize
-		
-		title_height = writeText(currentCanvas, style, "Chord progression", 18, cur_pos, align="left")
-		cur_pos += title_height
-		
-		v_origin = cur_pos + 2*mm + style.beatsHeight
-		h_origin = margin
+                    x = chartmargin + self.style.stringHzSp * \
+                        (j-0.5)+(lastWidth/2+self.style.stringHzGap)
+                    l = self.style.stringHzSp - currentWidth / \
+                        2 - lastWidth/2 - self.style.stringHzGap*2
+                    y = v_origin-(self.style.stringHeight*i) - \
+                        self.style.stringHeight/2
+                    canvas.line(x, y, x+l, y)
+
+                if j == len(stringList[-1])-1:
+                    x = chartmargin + self.style.stringHzSp * \
+                        (j+0.5) + currentWidth/2 + self.style.stringHzGap
+                    l = self.style.stringHzSp/2 - currentWidth/2 - self.style.stringHzGap
+                    y = v_origin-(self.style.stringHeight*i) - \
+                        self.style.stringHeight/2
+                    canvas.line(x, y, x+l, y)
+
+                writeText(canvas, self.style, stringList[i][j], fontsize, v_origin-(
+                    i*self.style.stringHeight), self.width, hpos=chartmargin+self.style.stringHzSp*(j+0.5))
+
+                lastWidth = currentWidth
+
+
+class ChordProgression(Flowable):
+    """
+    Flowable that draws a chord progression made up of blocks.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, style, blockList, timeSignature):
+        self.style = style
+        self.blockList = blockList
+        self.timeSignature = timeSignature
+        self.headingSize = 18
+
+        self.spaceAfter = self.style.separatorSize * mm
+
+    def wrap(self, availWidth, availHeight):
+        self.widthInBeats = 2 * self.timeSignature * \
+            trunc((availWidth/(self.style.unitWidth*self.style.unit)) /
+                  (2*self.timeSignature))  # width of each line, in beats
+        self.width = self.widthInBeats * self.style.unitWidth * self.style.unit
+        self.height = self.headingSize * self.style.lineSpacing + 2 * mm + self.style.beatsHeight + \
+            self.style.unitHeight * \
+            sum([b.length for b in self.blockList]) / self.widthInBeats
+        return(self.width, self.height)
+
+    def draw(self):
+        canvas = self.canv
+        unitWidth = self.style.unitWidth*self.style.unit
+
+        title_height = writeText(canvas, self.style, "Chord progression",
+                                 self.headingSize, self.height, self.width, align="left")
+
+        v_origin = self.height - self.style.beatsHeight - title_height - 2*mm
+        h_origin = 0
 
         h_loc = 0
         v_loc = 0
 
-		if (unitWidth * document.timeSignature * 2) >= ((pagesize[0]-(2*margin) + 1)): # adding 1 to allow for rounding errors
-			raise Exception("Beat width (unitWidth) is too high. It is {current} pt and can be a maximum of {max} pt".format(current = unitWidth, max = ((pagesize[0]-(2*margin)/(document.timeSignature * 2)))))
-
-		maxWidth = int((((pagesize[0]-(2*margin))/unitWidth)//(document.timeSignature*2))*(document.timeSignature*2)) # use integer division to round maxWidth to nearest two bars
+        maxWidth = self.widthInBeats
 
         for u in range(maxWidth+1):
-			s = 0
-			x = u*unitWidth+margin
-			if u % document.timeSignature == 0:
-				e = -style.beatsHeight
+            y = v_origin
+            x = u*unitWidth
+            if u % self.timeSignature == 0:
+                l = self.style.beatsHeight
             else:
-				e = -style.beatsHeight/2
-			drawVertLine(currentCanvas, s, e, x, h_origin, v_origin)
+                l = self.style.beatsHeight/2
+            canvas.line(x, y, x, y+l)
             if u == maxWidth:  # Avoid writing beat number after the final line
                 break
-			writeText(currentCanvas, style, str((u % document.timeSignature)+1), style.beatsFontSize, v_origin-style.beatsHeight, hpos=x+unitWidth/2)
+            writeText(canvas, self.style, str((u % self.timeSignature)+1), self.style.beatsFontSize,
+                      v_origin+self.style.beatsHeight, self.width, hpos=x+unitWidth/2)
 
-		parsedBlockList = splitBlocks(document.blockList, maxWidth)
+        parsedBlockList = splitBlocks(self.blockList, maxWidth)
 
         for b in parsedBlockList:
             if h_loc == maxWidth:
                 v_loc += 1
                 h_loc = 0
-			currentCanvas.rect(h_origin+(h_loc*unitWidth), v_origin+(v_loc*style.unitHeight), b.length*unitWidth, style.unitHeight)
+            canvas.rect(h_loc*unitWidth, v_origin-((v_loc+1)*self.style.unitHeight),
+                        b.length*unitWidth, self.style.unitHeight)
             if b.notes is not None:
-				writeText(currentCanvas, style, b.notes, style.notesFontSize, v_origin+((v_loc+1)*style.unitHeight)-(1.3*style.notesFontSize), hpos=h_origin+((h_loc+b.length/2)*unitWidth))
-			v_offset = ((v_loc*style.unitHeight)+style.unitHeight/2)-style.chordNameFontSize/2
+                writeText(canvas, self.style, b.notes, self.style.notesFontSize, v_origin-((v_loc+1)*self.style.unitHeight)+(
+                    1.3*self.style.notesFontSize), self.width, hpos=h_origin+((h_loc+b.length/2)*unitWidth))
+            v_offset = ((v_loc*self.style.unitHeight) +
+                        self.style.unitHeight/2)-self.style.chordNameFontSize/2
             if b.chord is not None:
-				writeText(currentCanvas, style, b.chord.name, style.chordNameFontSize, v_origin+v_offset, hpos=h_origin+((h_loc+b.length/2)*unitWidth))
+                writeText(canvas, self.style, b.chord.name, self.style.chordNameFontSize,
+                          v_origin-v_offset, self.width, hpos=h_origin+((h_loc+b.length/2)*unitWidth))
             h_loc += b.length
 
-		return v_origin + (v_loc+1)*style.unitHeight + style.beatsHeight + title_height # calculate the height of the generated chart
 
 def guitarChartCheck(cL):
     chordsPresent = False
@@ -135,37 +217,74 @@ def guitarChartCheck(cL):
             break
     return chordsPresent
 
-def savePDF(document, style, pathToPDF):
 
-		c = canvas.Canvas(pathToPDF, pagesize=style.pageSize, bottomup=0)
+class TitleBlock(Flowable):
+    """
+    Flowable that draws the title and other text at the top of the document.
+    """
 
-		curPos = style.topMargin*style.unit
+    def __init__(self, style, document):
+        self.style = style
+        self.lS = style.lineSpacing
 
-		if document.title is not None:
-			curPos += writeText(c, style, document.title, 24, curPos)
+        self.title = document.title
+        self.subtitle = document.subtitle
+        self.composer = document.composer
+        self.arranger = document.arranger
+        self.tempo = document.tempo
 
-		if document.subtitle is not None:
-			curPos += writeText(c, style, document.subtitle, 18, curPos)
+        self.spaceAfter = self.style.separatorSize * mm
 
-		if document.composer is not None:
-			curPos += writeText(c, style, "Composer: {c}".format(c = document.composer), 12, curPos)
+    def wrap(self, availWidth, availHeight):
+        self.width = availWidth
+        self.height = sum([self.style.titleFontSize * self.lS if self.title else 0,
+                           self.style.subtitleFontSize * self.lS if self.subtitle else 0,
+                           self.style.creditsFontSize * self.lS if self.composer else 0,
+                           self.style.titleFontSize * self.lS if self.arranger else 0,
+                           self.style.tempoFontSize * self.lS if self.tempo else 0])
+        return(self.width, self.height)
 
-		if document.arranger is not None:
-			curPos += writeText(c, style, "Arranger: {a}".format(a = document.arranger), 12, curPos)
+    def draw(self):
+        canvas = self.canv
+        curPos = self.height
 
-		if document.tempo is not None:
-			curPos += writeText(c, style, "♩ = {t} bpm".format(t = document.tempo), 12, curPos, align = "left")
+        if self.title:
+            curPos -= writeText(canvas, self.style,
+                                self.title, 24, curPos, self.width)
 
-		curPos += style.separatorSize*style.unit
+        if self.subtitle:
+            curPos -= writeText(canvas, self.style,
+                                self.subtitle, 18, curPos, self.width)
 
-		if guitarChartCheck(document.chordList):
-			curPos += guitarChart(c, style, document.chordList, curPos)
+        if self.composer:
+            curPos -= writeText(canvas, self.style,
+                                "Composer: {c}".format(c=self.composer), 12, curPos, self.width)
 
-		curPos += style.separatorSize*style.unit
+        if self.arranger:
+            curPos -= writeText(canvas, self.style,
+                                "Arranger: {a}".format(a=self.arranger), 12, curPos, self.width)
+
+        if self.tempo:
+            curPos -= writeText(canvas, self.style, "♩ = {t} bpm".format(
+                t=self.tempo), 12, curPos, self.width, align="left")
 
-		if document.blockList:
-			curPos += chordProgression(c, style, document, curPos)
 
-		curPos += style.separatorSize*style.unit
+def savePDF(document, style, pathToPDF):
+    template = PageTemplate(id='AllPages', frames=[Frame(style.leftMargin*mm, style.topMargin*mm, style.pageSize[0] - style.leftMargin*mm*2, style.pageSize[1] - style.topMargin*mm*2,
+                                                         leftPadding=0, bottomPadding=0, rightPadding=0, topPadding=0)])
+
+    rlDocList = []
+    rlDoc = BaseDocTemplate(
+        pathToPDF, pagesize=style.pageSize, pageTemplates=[template])
+
+    if document.title:
+        rlDocList.append(TitleBlock(style, document))
+
+    if guitarChartCheck(document.chordList):
+        rlDocList.append(GuitarChart(style, document.chordList))
+
+    if document.blockList:
+        rlDocList.append(ChordProgression(
+            style, document.blockList, document.timeSignature))
 
-		c.save()
+    rlDoc.build(rlDocList)

chordsheet/tableView.py

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-import sys
-from PyQt5 import QtWidgets, QtGui, QtCore
+from PyQt5 import QtWidgets, QtGui
+
 
 class MItemModel(QtGui.QStandardItemModel):
+    """
+    Special item model to ensure whole row is moved.
+    """
 
     def dropMimeData(self, data, action, row, col, parent):
         """
@@ -9,7 +12,11 @@ class MItemModel(QtGui.QStandardItemModel):
         """
         return super().dropMimeData(data, action, row, 0, parent)
 
+
 class MProxyStyle(QtWidgets.QProxyStyle):
+    """
+    Proxy style to change the appearance of the TableView.
+    """
 
     def drawPrimitive(self, element, option, painter, widget=None):
         """
@@ -24,10 +31,12 @@ class MProxyStyle(QtWidgets.QProxyStyle):
             option = option_new
         super().drawPrimitive(element, option, painter, widget)
 
+
 class MTableView(QtWidgets.QTableView):
     """
     Subclass the built in TableView to customise it.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, parent):
         super().__init__(parent)
 
@@ -46,10 +55,12 @@ class MTableView(QtWidgets.QTableView):
         # Set our custom style - this draws the drop indicator across the whole row
         self.setStyle(MProxyStyle())
 
+
 class ChordTableView(MTableView):
     """
     Subclass MTableView to add properties just for the chord table.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, parent):
         super().__init__(parent)
 
@@ -61,7 +72,8 @@ class ChordTableView(MTableView):
         """
         self.model.removeRows(0, self.model.rowCount())
         for c in cList:
-            rowList = [QtGui.QStandardItem(c.name), QtGui.QStandardItem(",".join(c.voicings['guitar'] if 'guitar' in c.voicings.keys() else ""))]
+            rowList = [QtGui.QStandardItem(c.name), QtGui.QStandardItem(
+                ",".join(c.voicings['guitar'] if 'guitar' in c.voicings.keys() else ""))]
             for item in rowList:
                 item.setEditable(False)
                 item.setDropEnabled(False)
@@ -73,6 +85,7 @@ class BlockTableView(MTableView):
     """
     Subclass MTableView to add properties just for the block table.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, parent):
         super().__init__(parent)
 
@@ -84,7 +97,8 @@ class BlockTableView(MTableView):
         """
         self.model.removeRows(0, self.model.rowCount())
         for b in bList:
-            rowList = [QtGui.QStandardItem((b.chord.name if b.chord else "")), QtGui.QStandardItem(str(b.length)), QtGui.QStandardItem(b.notes)]
+            rowList = [QtGui.QStandardItem((b.chord.name if b.chord else "")), QtGui.QStandardItem(
+                str(b.length)), QtGui.QStandardItem(b.notes)]
             for item in rowList:
                 item.setEditable(False)
                 item.setDropEnabled(False)

examples/ah.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <chordsheet>
 	<title>"African Heritage"</title>
+	<subtitle>A corroboration</subtitle>
 	<composer>Ivan Holmes</composer>
 	<arranger>Ivan Holmes and Joe Buckley</arranger>
+	<tempo>120</tempo>
 	<timesignature>6</timesignature>
 	<chords>
 		<chord>

gui.py

@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@ Created on Wed May 29 00:02:24 2019
 @author: ivan
 """
 
-import sys, fitz, io, subprocess, os
+import sys
+import fitz
+import io
+import subprocess
+import os
 from copy import copy
 
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QAction, QLabel, QDialogButtonBox, QDialog, QFileDialog, QMessageBox, QPushButton, QLineEdit, QCheckBox, QSpinBox, QDoubleSpinBox, QTableWidgetItem, QTabWidget, QComboBox, QWidget, QScrollArea, QMainWindow, QShortcut
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QFile, QObject, Qt, pyqtSlot, QSettings
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap, QImage, QKeySequence
 from PyQt5 import uic
-from chordsheet.tableView import ChordTableView, BlockTableView , MItemModel, MProxyStyle
+from chordsheet.tableView import ChordTableView, BlockTableView
 
 from reportlab.lib.units import mm, cm, inch, pica
 from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import A4, A5, LETTER, LEGAL
@@ -32,24 +36,30 @@ if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
 else:
     scriptDir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
-QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_EnableHighDpiScaling, True) # enable automatic high DPI scaling on Windows
+# enable automatic high DPI scaling on Windows
+QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_EnableHighDpiScaling, True)
 QApplication.setOrganizationName("Ivan Holmes")
 QApplication.setOrganizationDomain("ivanholmes.co.uk")
 QApplication.setApplicationName("Chordsheet")
 settings = QSettings()
 
-pdfmetrics.registerFont(TTFont('FreeSans', os.path.join(scriptDir, 'fonts', 'FreeSans.ttf')))
+pdfmetrics.registerFont(
+    TTFont('FreeSans', os.path.join(scriptDir, 'fonts', 'FreeSans.ttf')))
 if sys.platform == "darwin":
-    pdfmetrics.registerFont(TTFont('HelveticaNeue', 'HelveticaNeue.ttc', subfontIndex=0))
+    pdfmetrics.registerFont(
+        TTFont('HelveticaNeue', 'HelveticaNeue.ttc', subfontIndex=0))
 
 # dictionaries for combo boxes
 pageSizeDict = {'A4': A4, 'A5': A5, 'Letter': LETTER, 'Legal': LEGAL}
-unitDict = {'mm':mm, 'cm':cm, 'inch':inch, 'point':1, 'pica':pica}  # point is 1 because reportlab's native unit is points.
+# point is 1 because reportlab's native unit is points.
+unitDict = {'mm': mm, 'cm': cm, 'inch': inch, 'point': 1, 'pica': pica}
+
 
 class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
     """
     Class for the main window of the application.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, doc, style, filename=None):
         """
         Initialisation function for the main window of the application.
@@ -77,7 +87,7 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         if filename:
             try:
                 self.openFile(filename)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 UnreadableMessageBox().exec()
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
@@ -103,7 +113,8 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.window.actionOpen.triggered.connect(self.menuFileOpenAction)
         self.window.actionSave.triggered.connect(self.menuFileSaveAction)
         self.window.actionSave_as.triggered.connect(self.menuFileSaveAsAction)
-        self.window.actionSave_PDF.triggered.connect(self.menuFileSavePDFAction)
+        self.window.actionSave_PDF.triggered.connect(
+            self.menuFileSavePDFAction)
         self.window.actionPrint.triggered.connect(self.menuFilePrintAction)
         self.window.actionClose.triggered.connect(self.menuFileCloseAction)
         self.window.actionUndo.triggered.connect(self.menuEditUndoAction)
@@ -125,14 +136,18 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.window.actionCopy.setShortcut(QKeySequence.Copy)
         self.window.actionPaste.setShortcut(QKeySequence.Paste)
 
-        self.window.pageSizeComboBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.pageSizeAction)
-        self.window.documentUnitsComboBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.unitAction)
+        self.window.pageSizeComboBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(
+            self.pageSizeAction)
+        self.window.documentUnitsComboBox.currentIndexChanged.connect(
+            self.unitAction)
 
-        self.window.includedFontCheckBox.stateChanged.connect(self.includedFontAction)
+        self.window.includedFontCheckBox.stateChanged.connect(
+            self.includedFontAction)
 
         self.window.generateButton.clicked.connect(self.generateAction)
 
-        self.window.guitarVoicingButton.clicked.connect(self.guitarVoicingAction)
+        self.window.guitarVoicingButton.clicked.connect(
+            self.guitarVoicingAction)
         self.window.addChordButton.clicked.connect(self.addChordAction)
         self.window.removeChordButton.clicked.connect(self.removeChordAction)
         self.window.updateChordButton.clicked.connect(self.updateChordAction)
@@ -166,10 +181,12 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         Fills the window's fields with the values from its style.
         """
         self.window.pageSizeComboBox.addItems(list(pageSizeDict.keys()))
-        self.window.pageSizeComboBox.setCurrentText(list(pageSizeDict.keys())[0])
+        self.window.pageSizeComboBox.setCurrentText(
+            list(pageSizeDict.keys())[0])
 
         self.window.documentUnitsComboBox.addItems(list(unitDict.keys()))
-        self.window.documentUnitsComboBox.setCurrentText(list(unitDict.keys())[0])
+        self.window.documentUnitsComboBox.setCurrentText(
+            list(unitDict.keys())[0])
 
         self.window.lineSpacingDoubleSpinBox.setValue(self.style.lineSpacing)
 
@@ -195,15 +212,20 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     def chordClickedAction(self, index):
         # set the controls to the values from the selected chord
-        self.window.chordNameLineEdit.setText(self.window.chordTableView.model.item(index.row(), 0).text())
-        self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.setText(self.window.chordTableView.model.item(index.row(), 1).text())
+        self.window.chordNameLineEdit.setText(
+            self.window.chordTableView.model.item(index.row(), 0).text())
+        self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.setText(
+            self.window.chordTableView.model.item(index.row(), 1).text())
 
     def blockClickedAction(self, index):
         # set the controls to the values from the selected block
         bChord = self.window.blockTableView.model.item(index.row(), 0).text()
-        self.window.blockChordComboBox.setCurrentText(bChord if bChord else "None")
-        self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.setText(self.window.blockTableView.model.item(index.row(), 1).text())
-        self.window.blockNotesLineEdit.setText(self.window.blockTableView.model.item(index.row(), 2).text())
+        self.window.blockChordComboBox.setCurrentText(
+            bChord if bChord else "None")
+        self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.setText(
+            self.window.blockTableView.model.item(index.row(), 1).text())
+        self.window.blockNotesLineEdit.setText(
+            self.window.blockTableView.model.item(index.row(), 2).text())
 
     def getPath(self, value):
         """
@@ -219,13 +241,16 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     def menuFileNewAction(self):
         self.doc = Document()  #  new document object
-        self.lastDoc = copy(self.doc) # copy this object as reference to check against on quitting
-        self.currentFilePath = None # reset file path (this document hasn't been saved yet)
+        # copy this object as reference to check against on quitting
+        self.lastDoc = copy(self.doc)
+        #  reset file path (this document hasn't been saved yet)
+        self.currentFilePath = None
         self.UIInitDocument()
         self.updatePreview()
 
     def menuFileOpenAction(self):
-        filePath = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Open file', self.getPath("workingPath"), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")[0]
+        filePath = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Open file', self.getPath(
+            "workingPath"), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")[0]
         if filePath:
             self.openFile(filePath)
 
@@ -243,14 +268,16 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
     def menuFileSaveAction(self):
         self.updateDocument()
         if not self.currentFilePath:
-            filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', self.getPath("workingPath"), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")[0]
+            filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', self.getPath(
+                "workingPath"), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")[0]
         else:
             filePath = self.currentFilePath
         self.saveFile(filePath)
 
     def menuFileSaveAsAction(self):
         self.updateDocument()
-        filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', self.getPath("workingPath"), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")[0]
+        filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', self.getPath(
+            "workingPath"), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")[0]
         if filePath:
             self.saveFile(filePath)
 
@@ -267,7 +294,8 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
     def menuFileSavePDFAction(self):
         self.updateDocument()
         self.updatePreview()
-        filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', self.getPath("lastExportPath"), "PDF files (*.pdf)")[0]
+        filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', self.getPath(
+            "lastExportPath"), "PDF files (*.pdf)")[0]
         if filePath:
             savePDF(d, s, filePath)
             self.setPath("lastExportPath", filePath)
@@ -284,36 +312,36 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.saveWarning()
 
     def menuFileAboutAction(self):
-        aDialog = AboutDialog()
+        AboutDialog()
 
     def menuEditUndoAction(self):
         try:
             QApplication.focusWidget().undo()  # see if the built in widget supports it
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass  #  if not just fail silently
 
     def menuEditRedoAction(self):
         try:
             QApplication.focusWidget().redo()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
     def menuEditCutAction(self):
         try:
             QApplication.focusWidget().cut()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
     def menuEditCopyAction(self):
         try:
             QApplication.focusWidget().copy()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
     def menuEditPasteAction(self):
         try:
             QApplication.focusWidget().paste()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
     def saveWarning(self):
@@ -322,14 +350,15 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         """
         self.updateDocument()  # update the document to catch all changes
 
-        if (self.lastDoc == self.doc):
+        if self.lastDoc == self.doc:
             self.close()
         else:
             wantToSave = UnsavedMessageBox().exec()
 
             if wantToSave == QMessageBox.Save:
-                if not (self.currentFilePath):
-                    filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', str(os.path.expanduser("~")), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")
+                if not self.currentFilePath:
+                    filePath = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self.window.tabWidget, 'Save file', str(
+                        os.path.expanduser("~")), "Chordsheet ML files (*.xml *.cml)")
                     self.currentFilePath = filePath[0]
                 self.doc.saveXML(self.currentFilePath)
                 self.close()
@@ -348,7 +377,8 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
     def clearChordLineEdits(self):
         self.window.chordNameLineEdit.clear()
         self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.clear()
-        self.window.chordNameLineEdit.repaint() # necessary on Mojave with PyInstaller (or previous contents will be shown)
+        # necessary on Mojave with PyInstaller (or previous contents will be shown)
+        self.window.chordNameLineEdit.repaint()
         self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.repaint()
 
     def updateChordDict(self):
@@ -380,9 +410,10 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.doc.chordList.append(Chord(cName))
             if self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.text():
                 try:
-                    self.doc.chordList[-1].voicings['guitar'] = parseFingering(self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.text(), 'guitar')
+                    self.doc.chordList[-1].voicings['guitar'] = parseFingering(
+                        self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.text(), 'guitar')
                     success = True  #  chord successfully parsed
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     VoicingWarningMessageBox().exec()  # Voicing is malformed,  warn user
             else:
                 success = True  #  chord successfully parsed
@@ -404,9 +435,10 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
                 self.doc.chordList[row] = Chord(cName)
                 if self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.text():
                     try:
-                        self.doc.chordList[row].voicings['guitar'] = parseFingering(self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.text(), 'guitar')
+                        self.doc.chordList[row].voicings['guitar'] = parseFingering(
+                            self.window.guitarVoicingLineEdit.text(), 'guitar')
                         success = True
-                    except:
+                    except Exception:
                         VoicingWarningMessageBox().exec()
                 else:
                     success = True
@@ -421,7 +453,8 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
     def clearBlockLineEdits(self):
         self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.clear()
         self.window.blockNotesLineEdit.clear()
-        self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.repaint() # necessary on Mojave with PyInstaller (or previous contents will be shown)
+        # necessary on Mojave with PyInstaller (or previous contents will be shown)
+        self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.repaint()
         self.window.blockNotesLineEdit.repaint()
 
     def removeBlockAction(self):
@@ -437,18 +470,21 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.updateBlocks()
 
         try:
-            bLength = int(self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.text()) # can the value entered for block length be cast as an integer
-        except:
+            #  can the value entered for block length be cast as an integer
+            bLength = int(self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.text())
+        except Exception:
             bLength = False
 
         if bLength:  # create the block
             self.doc.blockList.append(Block(bLength,
-                                            chord = self.chordDict[self.window.blockChordComboBox.currentText()],
+                                            chord=self.chordDict[self.window.blockChordComboBox.currentText(
+                                            )],
                                             notes=(self.window.blockNotesLineEdit.text() if not "" else None)))
             self.window.blockTableView.populate(self.doc.blockList)
             self.clearBlockLineEdits()
         else:
-            LengthWarningMessageBox().exec() # show warning that length was not entered or in wrong format
+            # show warning that length was not entered or in wrong format
+            LengthWarningMessageBox().exec()
 
     def updateBlockAction(self):
         if self.window.blockTableView.selectionModel().hasSelection():  #  check for selection
@@ -456,13 +492,14 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
 
             try:
                 bLength = int(self.window.blockLengthLineEdit.text())
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 bLength = False
 
             row = self.window.blockTableView.selectionModel().currentIndex().row()
             if bLength:
                 self.doc.blockList[row] = (Block(bLength,
-                                                 chord = self.chordDict[self.window.blockChordComboBox.currentText()],
+                                                 chord=self.chordDict[self.window.blockChordComboBox.currentText(
+                                                 )],
                                                  notes=(self.window.blockNotesLineEdit.text() if not "" else None)))
                 self.window.blockTableView.populate(self.doc.blockList)
                 self.clearBlockLineEdits()
@@ -482,23 +519,28 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
             savePDF(self.doc, self.style, self.currentPreview)
 
             pdfView = fitz.Document(stream=self.currentPreview, filetype='pdf')
-            pix = pdfView[0].getPixmap(matrix = fitz.Matrix(4, 4), alpha = False) # render at 4x resolution and scale
+            # render at 4x resolution and scale
+            pix = pdfView[0].getPixmap(matrix=fitz.Matrix(4, 4), alpha=False)
 
             fmt = QImage.Format_RGB888
             qtimg = QImage(pix.samples, pix.width, pix.height, pix.stride, fmt)
 
-            self.window.imageLabel.setPixmap(QPixmap.fromImage(qtimg).scaled(self.window.scrollArea.width()-30, self.window.scrollArea.height()-30, Qt.KeepAspectRatio, transformMode=Qt.SmoothTransformation))
+            self.window.imageLabel.setPixmap(QPixmap.fromImage(qtimg).scaled(self.window.scrollArea.width(
+            )-30, self.window.scrollArea.height()-30, Qt.KeepAspectRatio, transformMode=Qt.SmoothTransformation))
             # -30 because the scrollarea has a margin of 12 each side (extra for safety)
-            self.window.imageLabel.repaint() # necessary on Mojave with PyInstaller (or previous contents will be shown)
-        except:
-            warning = QMessageBox.warning(self, "Preview failed", "Could not update the preview.", buttons=QMessageBox.Ok, defaultButton=QMessageBox.Ok)
+            # necessary on Mojave with PyInstaller (or previous contents will be shown)
+            self.window.imageLabel.repaint()
+        except Exception:
+            QMessageBox.warning(self, "Preview failed", "Could not update the preview.",
+                                buttons=QMessageBox.Ok, defaultButton=QMessageBox.Ok)
 
     def updateTitleBar(self):
         """
         Update the application's title bar to reflect the current document.
         """
         if self.currentFilePath:
-            self.setWindowTitle(_version.appName + " – " + os.path.basename(self.currentFilePath))
+            self.setWindowTitle(_version.appName + " – " +
+                                os.path.basename(self.currentFilePath))
         else:
             self.setWindowTitle(_version.appName)
 
@@ -508,9 +550,11 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         """
         chordTableList = []
         for i in range(self.window.chordTableView.model.rowCount()):
-            chordTableList.append(Chord(parseName(self.window.chordTableView.model.item(i, 0).text()))),
+            chordTableList.append(
+                Chord(parseName(self.window.chordTableView.model.item(i, 0).text()))),
             if self.window.chordTableView.model.item(i, 1).text():
-                chordTableList[-1].voicings['guitar'] = parseFingering(self.window.chordTableView.model.item(i, 1).text(), 'guitar')
+                chordTableList[-1].voicings['guitar'] = parseFingering(
+                    self.window.chordTableView.model.item(i, 1).text(), 'guitar')
 
         self.doc.chordList = chordTableList
 
@@ -520,10 +564,14 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         """
         blockTableList = []
         for i in range(self.window.blockTableView.model.rowCount()):
-            blockLength = int(self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 1).text())
-            blockChord = self.chordDict[(self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 0).text() if self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 0).text() else "None")]
-            blockNotes = self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 2).text() if self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 2).text() else None
-            blockTableList.append(Block(blockLength, chord=blockChord, notes=blockNotes))
+            blockLength = int(
+                self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 1).text())
+            blockChord = self.chordDict[(self.window.blockTableView.model.item(
+                i, 0).text() if self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 0).text() else "None")]
+            blockNotes = self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 2).text(
+            ) if self.window.blockTableView.model.item(i, 2).text() else None
+            blockTableList.append(
+                Block(blockLength, chord=blockChord, notes=blockNotes))
 
         self.doc.blockList = blockTableList
 
@@ -531,41 +579,57 @@ class DocumentWindow(QMainWindow):
         """
         Update the Document object by reading values from the UI.
         """
-        self.doc.title = self.window.titleLineEdit.text() # Title can be empty string but not None
-        self.doc.subtitle = (self.window.subtitleLineEdit.text() if self.window.subtitleLineEdit.text() else None)
-        self.doc.composer = (self.window.composerLineEdit.text() if self.window.composerLineEdit.text() else None)
-        self.doc.arranger = (self.window.arrangerLineEdit.text() if self.window.arrangerLineEdit.text() else None)
-        self.doc.tempo = (self.window.tempoLineEdit.text() if self.window.tempoLineEdit.text() else None)
-        self.doc.timeSignature = int(self.window.timeSignatureSpinBox.value()) if self.window.timeSignatureSpinBox.value() else self.doc.timeSignature
+        self.doc.title = self.window.titleLineEdit.text(
+        )  # Title can be empty string but not None
+        self.doc.subtitle = (self.window.subtitleLineEdit.text(
+        ) if self.window.subtitleLineEdit.text() else None)
+        self.doc.composer = (self.window.composerLineEdit.text(
+        ) if self.window.composerLineEdit.text() else None)
+        self.doc.arranger = (self.window.arrangerLineEdit.text(
+        ) if self.window.arrangerLineEdit.text() else None)
+        self.doc.tempo = (self.window.tempoLineEdit.text()
+                          if self.window.tempoLineEdit.text() else None)
+        self.doc.timeSignature = int(self.window.timeSignatureSpinBox.value(
+        )) if self.window.timeSignatureSpinBox.value() else self.doc.timeSignature
 
         self.style.pageSize = pageSizeDict[self.pageSizeSelected]
         self.style.unit = unitDict[self.unitSelected]
-        self.style.leftMargin = float(self.window.leftMarginLineEdit.text()) if self.window.leftMarginLineEdit.text() else self.style.leftMargin
-        self.style.topMargin = float(self.window.topMarginLineEdit.text()) if self.window.topMarginLineEdit.text() else self.style.topMargin
-        self.style.lineSpacing = float(self.window.lineSpacingDoubleSpinBox.value()) if self.window.lineSpacingDoubleSpinBox.value() else self.style.lineSpacing
+        self.style.leftMargin = float(self.window.leftMarginLineEdit.text(
+        )) if self.window.leftMarginLineEdit.text() else self.style.leftMargin
+        self.style.topMargin = float(self.window.topMarginLineEdit.text(
+        )) if self.window.topMarginLineEdit.text() else self.style.topMargin
+        self.style.lineSpacing = float(self.window.lineSpacingDoubleSpinBox.value(
+        )) if self.window.lineSpacingDoubleSpinBox.value() else self.style.lineSpacing
 
         # make sure the unit width isn't too wide to draw!
         if self.window.beatWidthLineEdit.text():
             if (self.style.pageSize[0] - 2 * self.style.leftMargin * mm) >= (float(self.window.beatWidthLineEdit.text()) * 2 * self.doc.timeSignature * mm):
-                self.style.unitWidth = float(self.window.beatWidthLineEdit.text())
+                self.style.unitWidth = float(
+                    self.window.beatWidthLineEdit.text())
             else:
-                maxBeatWidth = (self.style.pageSize[0] - 2 * self.style.leftMargin * mm) / (2 * self.doc.timeSignature * mm)
-                warning = QMessageBox.warning(self, "Out of range", "Beat width is out of range. It can be a maximum of {}.".format(maxBeatWidth), buttons=QMessageBox.Ok, defaultButton=QMessageBox.Ok)
+                maxBeatWidth = (
+                    self.style.pageSize[0] - 2 * self.style.leftMargin * mm) / (2 * self.doc.timeSignature * mm)
+                QMessageBox.warning(self, "Out of range", "Beat width is out of range. It can be a maximum of {}.".format(
+                    maxBeatWidth), buttons=QMessageBox.Ok, defaultButton=QMessageBox.Ok)
 
         self.updateChords()
         self.updateBlocks()
 
-        self.style.font = ('FreeSans' if self.style.useIncludedFont else 'HelveticaNeue')
+        self.style.font = (
+            'FreeSans' if self.style.useIncludedFont else 'HelveticaNeue')
         # something for the font box here
 
+
 class GuitarDialog(QDialog):
     """
     Dialogue to allow the user to enter a guitar chord voicing. Not particularly advanced at present!
     May be extended in future.
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.UIFileLoader(str(os.path.join(scriptDir, 'ui','guitardialog.ui')))
+        self.UIFileLoader(
+            str(os.path.join(scriptDir, 'ui', 'guitardialog.ui')))
 
     def UIFileLoader(self, ui_file):
         ui_file = QFile(ui_file)
@@ -590,16 +654,19 @@ class GuitarDialog(QDialog):
         else:
             return None
 
+
 class AboutDialog(QDialog):
     """
     Dialogue showing information about the program.
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.UIFileLoader(str(os.path.join(scriptDir, 'ui', 'aboutdialog.ui')))
 
         icon = QImage(str(os.path.join(scriptDir, 'ui', 'icon.png')))
-        self.dialog.iconLabel.setPixmap(QPixmap.fromImage(icon).scaled(self.dialog.iconLabel.width(), self.dialog.iconLabel.height(), Qt.KeepAspectRatio, transformMode=Qt.SmoothTransformation))
+        self.dialog.iconLabel.setPixmap(QPixmap.fromImage(icon).scaled(self.dialog.iconLabel.width(
+        ), self.dialog.iconLabel.height(), Qt.KeepAspectRatio, transformMode=Qt.SmoothTransformation))
 
         self.dialog.versionLabel.setText("Version " + _version.version)
 
@@ -612,10 +679,12 @@ class AboutDialog(QDialog):
         self.dialog = uic.loadUi(ui_file)
         ui_file.close()
 
+
 class UnsavedMessageBox(QMessageBox):
     """
     Message box to alert the user of unsaved changes and allow them to choose how to act.
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -623,13 +692,16 @@ class UnsavedMessageBox(QMessageBox):
         self.setWindowTitle("Unsaved changes")
         self.setText("The document has been modified.")
         self.setInformativeText("Do you want to save your changes?")
-        self.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Save | QMessageBox.Discard | QMessageBox.Cancel)
+        self.setStandardButtons(
+            QMessageBox.Save | QMessageBox.Discard | QMessageBox.Cancel)
         self.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.Save)
 
+
 class UnreadableMessageBox(QMessageBox):
     """
     Message box to warn the user that the chosen file cannot be opened.
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -640,10 +712,12 @@ class UnreadableMessageBox(QMessageBox):
         self.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Ok)
         self.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.Ok)
 
+
 class NameWarningMessageBox(QMessageBox):
     """
     Message box to warn the user that a chord must have a name
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -654,31 +728,38 @@ class NameWarningMessageBox(QMessageBox):
         self.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Ok)
         self.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.Ok)
 
+
 class VoicingWarningMessageBox(QMessageBox):
     """
     Message box to warn the user that the voicing entered could not be parsed
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
         self.setIcon(QMessageBox.Warning)
         self.setWindowTitle("Malformed voicing")
-        self.setText("The voicing you entered was not understood and has not been applied.")
-        self.setInformativeText("Please try re-entering it in the correct format.")
+        self.setText(
+            "The voicing you entered was not understood and has not been applied.")
+        self.setInformativeText(
+            "Please try re-entering it in the correct format.")
         self.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Ok)
         self.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.Ok)
 
+
 class LengthWarningMessageBox(QMessageBox):
     """
     Message box to warn the user that a block must have a length
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
         self.setIcon(QMessageBox.Warning)
         self.setWindowTitle("Block without valid length")
         self.setText("Blocks must have a whole number length.")
-        self.setInformativeText("Please enter a valid length for your block and try again.")
+        self.setInformativeText(
+            "Please enter a valid length for your block and try again.")
         self.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Ok)
         self.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.Ok)
 
@@ -689,7 +770,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     d = Document()
     s = Style()
 
-    w = DocumentWindow(d, s, filename=(sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None)) # pass first argument as filename 
+    # pass first argument as filename
+    w = DocumentWindow(d, s, filename=(
+        sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None))
     w.show()
 
     sys.exit(app.exec_())

test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from reportlab.pdfbase import pdfmetrics
+from reportlab.pdfbase.ttfonts import TTFont
+
+from chordsheet.document import Document, Style
+from chordsheet.render import savePDF
+
+pdfmetrics.registerFont(TTFont('FreeSans', os.path.join('fonts', 'FreeSans.ttf')))
+
+doc = Document.newFromXML('examples/example.xml')
+style = Style()
+
+savePDF(doc, style, 'test.pdf')