Why on earth would anyone want to display barcodes on the screen, since the only purpose of a barcode is to provide machine readable data by scanning? I don't think a scanner will work scanning a screen.
Or is there a new generation of computer user that can read barcodes without a scanner? ;-) Kind regards, Andrew Ballantine. -----Original Message----- From: Jacques Le Roux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 December 2006 17:35 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: GIF or PNG Products BarCodes It may be useful sometime to have a *quick* generation of a barcode. For instance to make some test with the POS. But yes maybe current SVG stuff in an XSL:FO file is enough for such an use A prospective customer also asked for this. He even suggested to use a commercial tool before I explained that we were already using Barcode4j. It seemed that he wanted to show barcodes on screen hence the gif/png question. So I presume your response is : no ;o) Thanks David Jacques ----- Original Message ----- From: "David E Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 6:06 PM Subject: Re: GIF or PNG Products BarCodes > > Why do you want images for the barcodes? Is this for something other > than a printed document, so the current SVG stuff in an XSL:FO file > won't work for you? > > -David > > > On Dec 18, 2006, at 6:56 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I want to create a new functionnality to quickly produce GIF or PNG > > Products BarCodes images usgin Barcode4j. > > I want to add a new menu option that may be used after for more > > functionnalties from Catalog/Product . > > > > I know that Barcode4j is already used in PDF generation however I'm > > not aware of any use for gif/png generation on the fly in OFBiz. > > Is there alerady such functionnality somewhere hidden ? > > > > Actually this is a 1st step toward a tool (in Webtools certainly) > > to generate massive products barcodes for catalog(s) using such > > templates > > as in http://www.worldlabel.com/ (hoping to use http:// > > www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm not sure just a > > plan for > > now) > > > > Thanks > > > > Jacques > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.24/592 - Release Date: 18/12/2006 13:45 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.24/592 - Release Date: 18/12/2006 13:45 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.24/592 - Release Date: 18/12/2006 13:45 ***************************************************************** This email has been checked by the altohiway Mailcontroller Service *****************************************************************
