Added help and option to enable QR

config.py

@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ def load_config():
     else:
         with path.open("r") as cfg_file:
             config = yaml.load(cfg_file.read(), Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
-            print(config)
 
         return config

smallprint.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import os.path
 import sys
 
 # 3rd party imports
-from escpos.printer import Usb, Dummy, File
+from escpos.printer import Usb, File
 import feedparser
 import ignition
 from PIL import Image
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 config = {}
 
+genqr = False
+
 
 def initialize():
     """
@@ -171,13 +173,21 @@ def print_gemini(printer, link):
 
             elif line.startswith("=>"):
                 reset_defaults(printer)
-                printer.set(align="left",
-                            font="b")
-                printer.text(line[3:])
-                reset_defaults(printer)
-                lnk = _process_link(link, line[3:])
-                printer.text("\n")
-                printer.qr(lnk, size=6)
+                if generate_qr:
+                    printer.set(align="left",
+                                font="b")
+                    printer.text(line[3:])
+                    reset_defaults(printer)
+                    lnk = _process_link(link, line[3:])
+                    printer.text("\n")
+                    printer.qr(lnk, size=6)
+
+                else:
+                    printer.set(align="left",
+                                font="b",
+                                text_type="U")
+                    printer.text(line)
+                    printer.text("\n")
 
             else:
                 printer.set(align="left",
@@ -243,8 +253,10 @@ def _print_rss_item(item):
     printer.text(f"{date}\n\n")
     printer.text(text)
     printer.text("\n")
-    printer.qr(link, size=6)
-    printer.text("\n")
+
+    if generate_qr:
+        printer.qr(link, size=6)
+        printer.text("\n")
 
 
 def print_text(printer, text):
@@ -324,12 +336,13 @@ def create_parser():
     """
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
-    parser.add_argument("--weather", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--news", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--gemini", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--text", nargs=1, default=None)
-    parser.add_argument("--file", default=None, type=open)
-    parser.add_argument("--image", nargs=1, default=None)
+    parser.add_argument("--weather", default=False, help="Prints the weather in the given city")
+    parser.add_argument("--news", default=False, help="Loads a RSS or ATOM feed and prints it out")
+    parser.add_argument("--gemini", default=False, help="Loads a Gemini url and prints it out")
+    parser.add_argument("--text", nargs=1, default=None, help="Print the given text, use '-' to read from stdin")
+    parser.add_argument("--file", default=None, type=open, help="Loads a file and sends it to the printer (as text)")
+    parser.add_argument("--image", nargs=1, default=None, help="Print an image")
+    parser.add_argument("--genqr", action="store_true", help="Activates the generation of QR codes for links in news and gemini")
 
     return parser
 
@@ -340,6 +353,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = create_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    generate_qr = args.genqr
+
     if args.text:
         print_text(printer, args.text[0])
         printer.text("\n\n")
@@ -354,6 +369,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     if args.gemini:
         print_gemini(printer, args.gemini)
+        printer.text("\n\n")
 
     if args.news:
         print_rss(printer, args.news)