Just curious, for what purpose? I am aware of how qr codes are used in virtually anything in japan. I want to create a similar inventory system for our printed map.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote: >> I saw the walking-papers.org website. Here is my question: >> >> Can anyone point me in the direction on how this would be done inside >> QGIS? How would I generate a QR code for a printed map made from inside >> QGIS. Or does it only work with certain map programs? The QR barcode >> generators I found seem to be stand alone programs. >> thanks, >> Tom > > Sure you'll need to find an open source library for encoding the > barcodes. One example might be http://qrcode.sourceforge.jp/ > Then you can write a qgis plugin that integrates into the app. Basically > a prompt that asks for the information need to create the barcode and > then places the results on the map composer or map window (kinda like > the north arrow). > Note you could cheat for now and create it oustide the app and make it a > north arrow or just drop it on top of the final map. > > Alex > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
