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Add explanation of the "flipped" printer setting and update README

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Daniel Schulte 2018-03-18 19:12:51 +01:00
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@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ cp config.toml.example config.toml
$EDITOR config.toml $EDITOR config.toml
# Put the required information into config.toml # Put the required information into config.toml
``` ```
Besides the already mentioned API credentials the config.toml contains other (interesting) settings.
For each setting there is a short explanation on what the setting does and what the default value is if the setting is not defined.
# Printing Tweets # Printing Tweets
### Check your thermal printer ### Check your thermal printer
@ -34,13 +36,13 @@ $EDITOR config.toml
```bash ```bash
venv/bin/python3 printer.py --printer /path/to/printer venv/bin/python3 printer.py --printer /path/to/printer
``` ```
If you don't want to see retweets make sure to include the `-n` or`--no-retweets` option in the commandline above If you don't want to see retweets make sure to include the `-n` or`--no-retweets` option in the command line above
### Printing a specific (or multiple) hashtags ### Printing a specific (or multiple) hashtags
```bash ```bash
venv/bin/python3 printer.py --printer /path/to/print "#hashtag1" "#hashtag2" venv/bin/python3 printer.py --printer /path/to/print "#hashtag1" "#hashtag2"
``` ```
If you want to see retweets in this mode make sure to include the `-r` or `--retweets` option in the commandline above If you want to see retweets in this mode make sure to include the `-r` or `--retweets` option in the command line above
# Developing/Testing # Developing/Testing
You can test this application without a thermal printer connected by simply omitting the `-p`/`--printer` argument when starting it. In that case you'll just get the output in your terminal. You can test this application without a thermal printer connected by simply omitting the `-p`/`--printer` argument when starting it. In that case you'll just get the output in your terminal.

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@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ token="PUT_YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
secret="PUT_YOUR_ACCESS_SECRET_HERE" secret="PUT_YOUR_ACCESS_SECRET_HERE"
[printer] [printer]
# The printout can be flipped upside down. In this mode the lines will be
# printed in reversed order. This is useful if the printer is mounted on a wall.
# Default Value: false
flipped=false flipped=false