Pre-writeblock optimization

imagegen.py

@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 import datetime
 import pytz
-import asyncio
+#import asyncio
 import google_weather
 import mlb
-#from getweather import getweather
+#from getweather impor]t getweather
 # create an image
-out = Image.new("L", (800, 480),255)
+displaysize = [800,480] # width, height - same as text writing features
+row = 0 # current row to write at
+out = Image.new("L", (displaysize[0], displaysize[1]),255)
 
 # get a font
 fnt = ImageFont.truetype("/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf",25)
 fntBold = ImageFont.truetype("/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf",35)
+HeightNormal = 25
+HeightBold = 35
+MarginLeft = 1
+MarginIndent = 5
 # get a drawing context
 d = ImageDraw.Draw(out)
 
 # create text
-txt1 = datetime.datetime.now(pytz.timezone('America/New_York')).strftime('%A %B %d, %Y %I:%M %p')
+txt1 = datetime.datetime.now(pytz.timezone('America/New_York')).strftime('%A %B %d, %Y')
 # draw multiline text
-d.multiline_text((1, 1), txt1, font=fntBold, fill=0)
-#txt2 = "This is the day that the LORD has made\nWe will rejoice and be glad in it."
-#txt2 = asyncio.run(getweather())
-d.multiline_text((1, 35), "Weather:", font=fnt, fill=0)
+d.multiline_text((displaysize[0]/2, row), txt1, font=fntBold, fill=0, anchor = "ma") #, align="center")
+row += HeightBold
+
+txt1a = "As of "+datetime.datetime.now(pytz.timezone('America/New_York')).strftime('%I:%M %p')
+d.multiline_text((displaysize[0]/2, row), txt1a, font=fnt, fill=0, anchor = "ma") #, align="center")
+row += HeightNormal
+
+d.multiline_text((MarginLeft, row), "Weather:", font=fnt, fill=0, anchor = "la")
+row += HeightNormal
 try:
     weather = google_weather.get_google_weather()
     txt2 = "Current: "+weather["current"] \
@@ -28,9 +39,14 @@ try:
         +"\nTomorrow: "+weather["forecast_tomorrow"]
 except: # Assume the weather API blew up
     txt2 = "Problem getting weather (from ImageGen)"
-d.multiline_text((1, 60), txt2, font=fnt, fill=0)
-d.multiline_text((1, 135), "Pirates:", font=fnt, fill=0)
-d.multiline_text((3,160), mlb.get_pirates(), font=fnt, fill=0)
+d.multiline_text((MarginIndent, row), txt2, font=fnt, fill=0, anchor = "la")
+row += 3*HeightNormal
+
+d.multiline_text((MarginLeft,row), "Pirates:", font=fnt, fill=0, anchor = "la")
+row += HeightNormal
+d.multiline_text((MarginIndent,row), mlb.get_pirates(), font=fnt, fill=0, anchor = "la")
+row += 3*HeightNormal
+
 out.save("/mnt/nfs/HomeAutomation/ForHA.jpg","JPEG")
 #out.show()