Macskako

$ npm install --global @u1f992/macskako

Layout grid is a guide commonly used in Japanese typesetting with Adobe InDesign. This function/CLI application generates SVG images that closely resemble layout grids. It is primarily intended for use in CSS typesetting, where it can be inserted as a background image to help visualize page layouts.

Usage

$ npx macskako --help
Usage: macskako [options]

Options:
  -v, --version                               output the version number
  -h, --help                                  display help for command
  -l, --output-left <file>                    required: output path for left page
  -r, --output-right <file>                   required: output path for right page
  -c, --config <file>                         default: /^macskako.config.json[rc]?$/ from the closest ancestor
  --page-width <number>                       override `config.page.width`
  --page-height <number>                      override `config.page.height`
  --writing-mode "horizontal" | "vertical"    override `config.writingMode`
  --direction "ltr" | "rtl"                   override `config.direction`
  --font-size <number>                        override `config.fontSize`
  --letter-spacing <number>                   override `config.letterSpacing`
  --line-height <number>                      override `config.lineHeight`
  --letter-count <number>                     override `config.letterCount`
  --line-count <number>                       override `config.lineCount`
  --column-count <number>                     override `config.columnCount`
  --column-gap <number>                       override `config.columnGap`
  --starting-point-top <number>               override `config.startingPoint.top`
  --starting-point-bottom <number>            override `config.startingPoint.bottom`
  --starting-point-fore-edge <number>         override `config.startingPoint.foreEdge`
  --starting-point-gutter <number>            override `config.startingPoint.gutter`
  --unit "" | "px" | "mm"                     default: ""; override `options.unit`
  --color <string>                            default: "#a6e2a6"; override `options.color`
  --opacity <number>                          default: 1; override `options.opacity`
  --stroke-width <number>                     default: 1; override `options.strokeWidth`
  --trim-half-leading                         default: false; override `options.trimHalfLeading`

License

This project is licensed under GPL-3.0, except that everything in the example directory is released under CC0. Additionally, the typesetting sample includes excerpts from 宮沢賢治『ポラーノの広場』 which is effectively in the public domain in Japan due to the expiration of its copyright protection.