Wow, seems that India and Taiwan are running fast ! Jacques
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:05 PM Subject: RE: GIF or PNG Products BarCodes > mobile banking and retailing.... > > My company has joined hands with WalMart in India. We are > largest telecom operator here. > > It is envisased that in the store people will not ask > questions about products as it is common in India but Put > their mobile next to the product and the mobile will get > info for the same. > > Same User at home can research the product on the internet > and check about the same. > > How does the user keep track . He will not want to keyin > information of the research product. All he does it takes > pic of the barcode. > > Basically Mobile - becomes mobile info ; device to pass > around temporary data. Universal Product code etc is new to > India but scanned image of the product id is desirable both > on the mobile site and web site.. > > It seems in taiwan, people place their mobiles next to the > advertising board and mobile captures the barcode- gets > stored as "Wish List", buzzes u when u r in the retail > store. :) > > Please it is not futuristic ...... It is going to be > project to be done ASAP. Large vendor is contacted for the > same; newpaper said. > > Chand > > > 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 > > > ************************************************************ > ***** > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.bhartitelesoft.com > Telecommunication and E-Commerce solutions for the future. >
