In France we have a saying : "Le client a toujours raison !" I let you translate ;o)
I'm not sure for not scanning on screen, will try with my poor man scanner (Zebex 80) and my beautiful 20" Dell Flat Screen :o) Jacques ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Ballantine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; "Jacques Le Roux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:27 PM Subject: RE: GIF or PNG Products BarCodes > 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 > *****************************************************************
