JetBrowser (Qt for Python)

A desktop app for browsing parish book scans distributed in ZIP files.

Building (Windows)

Prerequisites

1. Install Python 3.4+
2. Install Qt for Python pip install pyside6
3. Install Nuitka pip install nuitka

Building

1. Build the release nuitka --onefile --windows-onefile-tempdir --windows-disable-console --plugin-enable=pyside6 jetbrowser.py
2. Verify the output stored in the project root directory jetbrowser.exe

Running

The example of scanned parish book: 150-02792.zip (110 MB)

From console

• Type jetbrowser.exe 150-02792.zip

From File Explorer

• Add a new Open with JetBrowser context menu item for any ZIP file by altering Windows registry:
  1. Open regedit.exe
  2. In the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\Shell path create a new JetBrowser key
  3. Select the (Default) key and set Open with JetBrowser as a value
  4. Optionally add a new Icon key and specify the path as a value
  5. Add a new command subkey and specify the JetBrowser executable path followed by "%1" as a value, for example C:\jet-browser-qt-for-python\jetbrowser.exe "%1"
• in the File Explorer right click the zip file and choose the Open with JetBrowser menu item

Usage

• Use <-/-> arrows keys to move to the previous/next image
• Use Shift/Ctrl modifiers together with arrow keys to increase the step to 5/20
• Use Home/End keys to move to the first/last image
• Use H/W keys to scale the image to fit the height/width of the window
• Use R key to reset the size to the original image size
• Use C key to copy the current image filename to the clipboard