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manual.txt: add current version; rejig ECI info a bit; typos

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@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ compiling on MS Windows platform - tested successfully on XP and Vista.
Version 2.1.3 2009-05-19
=============
========================
Many improvements to the QZint GUI which is now renamed "Zint Barcode
Studio 0.2". Added Japanese Postal Barcode, Code 49 and Channel Code and made
corrections to Data Matrix ECC200 (Binary mode data compression terminates too

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@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Value | insensitive) |
93 | DAFT | DAFT Code
96 | DPD | DPD Code
97 | MICROQR | Micro QR Code
98 | HIBC_128 | HIBC Code 128
98 | HIBC_128 | HIBC (Health Industry Barcode) Code 128
99 | HIBC_39 | HIBC Code 39
102 | HIBC_DM | HIBC Data Matrix ECC200
104 | HIBC_QR | HIBC QR Code
@ -566,12 +566,13 @@ symbol. In addition QR Code, Micro QR Code, Rectangular Micro QR Code, Han Xin
Code and Grid Matrix can encode Japanese or Chinese characters which are also
converted from UTF-8. If Zint encounters characters which can not be encoded
using the default character encoding then it will take advantage of the ECI
(Extended Channel Interpretations) mechanism to encode the data. Be aware that
not all barcode readers support ECI mode, so this can sometimes lead to
unreadable barcodes. If you are using characters beyond those supported by
Latin-1 then you should check that the resulting barcode can be understood by
your target barcode reader. Zint will generate a warning message when an ECI
code that has not been explicitly requested has been inserted into a symbol.
(Extended Channel Interpretations) mechanism to encode the data if the symbology
supports it. Be aware that not all barcode readers support ECI mode, so this can
sometimes lead to unreadable barcodes. If you are using characters beyond those
supported by Latin-1 then you should check that the resulting barcode can be
understood by your target barcode reader. Zint will generate a warning message
when an ECI code that has not been explicitly requested has been inserted into a
symbol.
GS1 data can be encoded in a number of symbologies. Application Identifiers
should be enclosed in [square brackets] followed by the data to be encoded (see
@ -587,10 +588,10 @@ Labeler Identification Code (HIBC LIC). For HIBC Provider Applications Standard
(HIBC PAS), preface the data with a slash "/".
The --binary option encodes the input data as given. Automatic code page
translations to ECI pages is disabled, and no validation of the data's encoding
takes place. This may be used for raw binary or binary encrypted data.
This switch plays together with the built-in ECI logic and examples may
be found below.
translation to an ECI page is disabled, and no validation of the data's encoding
takes place. This may be used for raw binary or binary encrypted data. This
switch plays together with the built-in ECI logic and examples may be found
below.
The --fullmultibyte option uses the multibyte modes of QR Code, Micro QR Code,
Rectangular Micro QR Code, Han Xin Code and Grid Matrix for binary and Latin
@ -598,27 +599,23 @@ data, maximizing density. This is achieved by using compression designed for
Kanji/Hanzi characters, however some decoders take blocks which are encoded this
way and interpret them as Kanji/Hanzi characters, typically by applying a
transformation to UTF-8 and thus causing data corruption. Symbols encoded with
this option should be checked against decoders before they are used.
The popular open-source ZXing decoder is known to exhibit this behaviour.
this option should be checked against decoders before they are used. The popular
open-source ZXing decoder is known to exhibit this behaviour.
If your data contains non ISO-Latin-1 characters, you may encode it using an
ECI-aware symbology and an ECI value from the table below.
The ECI information is added to your code symbol as prefix data.
If your data contains non-Latin-1 characters, you may encode it using an
ECI-aware symbology and an ECI value from the table below. The ECI information
is added to your code symbol as prefix data.
The ECI value may be specified with the --eci switch, followed by the value in
the column "ECI Code".
the column "ECI Code". The input data should be UTF-8 formatted. Zint
automatically translates the data into the target encoding.
The ECI value of 0 does not encode any ECI information in the code symbol. In
this case, the default encoding applies for the data which is "ISO/IEC 8859-1 -
Latin alphabet No. 1".
The first row of the table (ECI code 3) is the default value and does not lead
to any ECI information being included in the symbol.
The input data should be UTF-8 formatted. Zint automatically translates the
data into the target encoding.
The row marked with a star (*) translates GB 2312 codepoints, except when using
Han Xin Code, which translates GB 18030 codepoints, a superset of GB 2312.
The row marked with an asterisk (*) translates GB 2312 codepoints, except when
using Han Xin Code, which translates GB 18030 codepoints, a superset of GB 2312.
Note: the "--eci 3" specification should only be used for special purposes.
Using this parameter, the ECI information is explicitly added to the code
@ -2069,7 +2066,7 @@ component the number of columns must be at least 2.
6.2.10 Code 49
-------------
Developed in 1987 at Intermec, Code 49 is a cross between UPC and Code 39. It
it one of the earliest stacked symbologies and influenced the design of Code
is one of the earliest stacked symbologies and influenced the design of Code
16K a few years later. It supports full 7-bit ASCII input up to a maximum of 49
characters or 81 numeric digits. GS1 data encoding is also supported.
@ -3034,7 +3031,8 @@ those owners, companies or organisations.
7.3 Version Information
-----------------------
This has been moved to "ChangeLog" in the project root directory.
The current version of Zint is 2.10.0. See "ChangeLog" in the project root
directory for information on all releases.
7.4 Sources of Information
--------------------------

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@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ version_replace(1, $data_dirname . 'backend_qt/backend_vc8.pro', '/^VERSION[ \t]
version_replace(1, $data_dirname . 'backend_qt/backend_qt.pro', '/ZINT_VERSION="/', '/[0-9.]+/', $v_str);
version_replace(1, $data_dirname . 'backend_qt/backend_qt.pro', '/^VERSION[ \t]*=/', '/[0-9.]+/', $v_str);
// docs/manual.txt
version_replace(1, $data_dirname . 'docs/manual.txt', '/^The current version of Zint/', '/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?/', $v_str);
// frontend_qt/res/qtZint.rc
rc_replace($data_dirname . 'frontend_qt/res/qtZint.rc', $rc_str);