FenScribe - A Smart PDF Layout Optimizer

Reduce printing costs by automatically detecting and removing blank spaces in PDF documents. Home Page

Samples

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Installation Dependencies

pip install PyMuPDF Pillow python-docx tkinterdnd2

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Usage

1. Run gui.pyw for graphical interface operations (CLI version currently unavailable)
2. After processing, use the provided Office macro(图片溢出缩小.bas) to resize overflowing images
   • The macro automatically detects first column width in Word and scales oversized images

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Configuration Parameters

| Parameter | Description | |----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | threshold | Brightness threshold for blank line detection (0-255) | | | - Converts RGB pixels to grayscale (average value) | | | - Rows with average grayscale ≥ threshold are considered blank | | dpi | Image resolution when converting PDF to images | | min_height | Content validity filter (in pixels) | | | - Only preserves content blocks with height ≥ specified value | | blank_height | Paragraph separation baseline | | | - Content is considered separate paragraphs when blank lines ≥ this value |

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Important Notes

⚠️ Potential Issues:

• Small images/geometric shapes may be accidentally removed or cropped
• Narrow images/color blocks might be misidentified (adjust config parameters)
• Scanned documents must have horizontal text alignment (pre-process tilted pages)
• Manual margin trimming required to remove headers/footers

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License

MIT License

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Development Notes

This third-generation version features:

• GUI implementation for user-friendly operation
• Partial utilization of AI-assisted development tools
• Continuous optimization through multiple iterations