Amanuensis Transcription App

A PyQt-based desktop application for transcribing scanned documents (e.g., historical records).

Overview

• Features: Split-window UI, project/collection system, form-based metadata, templates, plugins, complex editor layouts (tables, columns).
• Tech Stack: PyQt5, SQLite/JSON storage, Python plugins.
• Status: In development, see GitHub Project for progress.

Directory Structure

• src/: PyQt scripts (gui/, core/, plugins/, storage/, templates/).
• docs/: Documentation (user_guide.md, project_dev_guide.md, template_dev_guide.md).
• resources/: Icons and Qt resources (icons/, qrc/).
• tests/: Unit tests.
• scripts/: Build scripts (e.g., PyInstaller).
• dist/: Packaged executables.

Getting Started

See docs/user_guide.md for usage and docs/project_dev_guide.md for development details.