mkninepatch

Simple command line tool which generates Android's 9-patch resource.

Installation

1. Install Wand Python module

   pip install Wand

2. Clone this repository

   git@github.com:h6ah4i/mkninepatch.git

3. Add the mkninepatch directory in your $PATH

   export PATH=$PATH:[path of the cloned mkninepatch directory]
   

Usage

# input : W: 90px, H: 70 px
# output: W: 92px, H: 72 px

# LEFT  : 10 px (from: 10, to: 19)
# TOP   : 20 px (from: 20, to: 39)
# RIGHT : 30 px (from: 30, to: 59)
# BOTTOM: 40 px (from: 40, to: 79)

$ mkninepatch input.png output.9.png -l1 10 19 -t1 20 39 -r 30 59 -b 40 79

Input PNG file (input.png)	Result PNG file (output.9.png)

Command line options

Option	Description
-h	Show help
-l1 start end	Specify range of the LEFT marker (1)
-l2 start end	Specify range of the LEFT marker (2)
-l3 start end	Specify range of the LEFT marker (3)
-l4 start end	Specify range of the LEFT marker (4)
-t1 start end	Specify range of the TOP marker (1)
-t2 start end	Specify range of the TOP marker (2)
-t3 start end	Specify range of the TOP marker (3)
-t4 start end	Specify range of the TOP marker (4)
-r start end	Specify range of the RIGHT marker
-b start end	Specify range of the BOTTOM marker