A simple viewer for xkcd comic
xkcd-viewer is a simple Python application that allows users to browse and view the popular webcomic xkcd.
- Random comic: Users can choose to view a random comic from the xkcd archive.
- Search comic: Enables users to find a specific comic by its ID.
- Explain comic: Provide a link to an external website where users can read an explanation of the current comic.
- Save comic image: Users can download the current comic as an image to share.
- Keyboard Shortcuts: The app supports keyboard shortcuts for common actions, such as navigating between comics.
You can install xkcd-viewer by following these steps:
- Download the repository
git clone www.github.com/csq/xkcd-viewer
- Enter into the folder
xkcd-viewerand executepip install .
Python versions 3.10+ are supported.
- Certifi: Collection of root certificates for SSL/TLS validation.
- Urllib3: HTTP client for making requests and handling responses.
- Ttkthemes: Provides customizable themes for Tkinter's Themed Widget (ttk) library.
- Pillow: Image processing library for opening, manipulating, and saving various image formats.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F | First comic |
| Ctrl + N | Next comic |
| Ctrl + R | Random comic |
| Ctrl + P | Previous comic |
| Ctrl + L | Last comic |
| Ctrl + S | Save image |
| Ctrl + I | Info comic |
| Ctrl + T | Change theme |
| Ctrl + G | Search comic |
| F1 | Open help |
| F11 | Fullscreen |
| Ctrl + Q | Quit |
xkcd-viewer was created by Carlos Quiroz
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later See COPYING to see the full text.