diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0fc67da..9cbd812 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ This Python 3 application helps generate complete slide rule patterns. +This is via: +- [Javier Lopez: Slide Rule for the Modern Day](https://jlopezengineer.com/home/sliderule) +- [Instructables: A Vintage Calculator for the Modern Day](https://www.instructables.com/Slide-Rule-for-the-Modern-Day/) + [![Python application](https://github.com/briantrice/Slide-Rule/actions/workflows/python-app.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/briantrice/Slide-Rule/actions/workflows/python-app.yml) ## Running @@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt An installation of two fonts: `cmuntt.ttf` and `cmunit.ttf` (part of the infamous LaTeX fonts) - These can be found at: https://www.freebestfonts.com/computer-modern-font + - Install all of them if you want different typesetting options. ```wp-cli usage: SlideRule.py [-h] [--mode {render,diagnostic,stickerprint}] @@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ The produced images are also saved. ## Troubleshooting - If you have trouble finding them, look in the location where your program is (that seemed to work for me) - `render` and `diagnostic` modes takes around 2 seconds to run, but the `stickerprint` mode usually takes 3 seconds to run. -- If you run across issues, comment on Instructables or here, and I will attempt to explain myself. +- If you run across issues, comment on [Javier Lopez' Instructables article](https://www.instructables.com/Slide-Rule-for-the-Modern-Day/) or here, and I will attempt to explain myself. The Excel file attached can help convert between pixels, inches, and millimeters when the slide rule is being built out of physical material.