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Zint and libzint
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Zint is a suite of programs to allow easy encoding of data in any of the wide range of public domain
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barcode standards and to allow integration of this capability into your own programs.
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Zint is able to encode data in the following formats:
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Code 11, Standard Code 2 of 5, IATA Code 2 of 5, Industrial Code 2 of 5, Interleaved Code 2 of 5,
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Code 2 of 5 Data Logic, ITF-14, Deutche Post Leitcode, Deutche Post Identcode, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-2,
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EAN-5, EAN-8, EAN-13, UK Plessey, MSI Plessey, Telepen Alpha, Telepen Numeric, Code 39,
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Extended Code 39, Code 93, PZN, Code 23, LOGMARS, Codabar, Pharmacode, Code 128, EAN-128, NVE-18,
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Code 16k, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Two-Track Pharmacode, PostNet, PLANET, Australia Post 4-State Symbols,
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RM4SCC, USPS OneCode, GS1 DataBar, DataBar-14, DataBar Limited, DataBar Extended, DataBar Stacked,
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Composite Symbology, Data Matrix, QR Code, Maxicode, Aztec Code, EAN-13, Micro QR,
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Korea Post Barcode, HIBC Code 128, HIBC Code 39, HIBC Data Matrix, HIBC PDF417, HIBC MicroPDF417,
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HIBC QR Code, HIBC Aztec Code, Japanese Postal Code, Code 49, Channel Code, Code One, Grid Matrix,
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FIM and Flattermarken.
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* PLEASE NOTE: This is just a simple guide to getting Zint working. *
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* More complete documentation is available from the project website: *
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* >>> http://www.zint.org.uk <<< *
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******************************************************************************
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PROJECT STATUS
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Version 2.3.0:
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This release features a complete rebuild of QR Code and Micro QR Code functionality which now:
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* Automatically detects and adjusts to Japanese characters
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* Supports GS1 encoding
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* Does not require the qrencode library.
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Also new in this release is Grid Matrix support which similarly supports Chinese character encoding.
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Version 2.3.1:
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Correction of some minor bugs in Code 128 and Data Matrix, addition of --notext option to CLI and
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better operation of --scale option which now scales human readable text and MaxiCode.
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SPECIAL NOTE: Codablock-F has now been REMOVED from this project because of problems implimenting
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this standard. For full details see the project website.
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Version 2.3.2:
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More bug corrections including important corrections to RSS Expanded, Maxicode and ISBN.
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Version 2.4:
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Simplified GUI. Addition of "render" functions provides an API for glabels. Corrections to 4-state codes.
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Simplification in QR code. Added --dump option.
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COMPILING THE CODE
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The CMake Method:
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The easiest way to configure compilation is to take advantage of the CMake utilities. You will
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need to install CMake first. If no Qt libraries are installed then CMake will not attempt to
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build the Zint Barcode Studio GUI. Similarly if libpng is not detected then CMake will not attempt
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to compile PNG image support. This method is recommened in most cases, the notable exception
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being MinGW.
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Once CMake is installed follow these steps:
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cd build
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cmake ..
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make
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make install
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The command line program can be accessed by typing
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zint {options} -d {data}
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Notice that the data needs to be entered after all other options. Any options given after the
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data will be ignored. The GUI can be accessed by typing
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zint-qt
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The MakeFile Method:
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MakeFiles are provided for some systems although this method is now deprecated. It compiles
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and installs the library and CLI only. If you have installed Zint using this method before please
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note that the binaries will now install to a different location than version 2.3.0 or earlier
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(/usr/bin rather than /usr/local/bin and /usr/lib rather than /usr/local/lib). This makes
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installation easier on Red Hat based systems (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora etc.) and on BSD-like systems
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(FreeBSD, OpenBSD etc.) and is more correctly in line with the LSB.
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*** UNINSTALL ANY PREVIOUS VERSION OF ZINT BEFORE USING THIS METHOD ***
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To compile using this method simply run:
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make
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make install
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If compiling on MinGW substitute the Makefile.mingw files for the default Makefiles in both the
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/frontend and /backend folders.
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MS Windows:
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Compiling on Cygwin and MinGW are covered above. Compiling with MS Visual Studio is more involved!
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Full instructions are currently not ready for publication but will be placed on the project website
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as soon as possible.
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Mac OSX:
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Efforts are currently under way to ease compiling on OSX using the CMake method. It may be possible
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to compile Zint using methods similar to those given above, but this has not been thoroughly tested
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yet. If you have any success with compiling Zint on OSX then please get in touch. An install binary
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for OSX is also in development.
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THINGS TO DO
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If you are interested in improving this package then here are a few ideas.
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Backend
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* Create filters for more output file formats.
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* Add ECI character support to allow encoding in more languages than are covered
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by the Latin-1 character set.
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* The code was developed to be easy to understand rather than efficient so may benefit
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from some memory optimisation for embedded systems.
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GUI Frontend
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* Allow copying of generated barcodes to the clipboard with a "Copy" button.
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* Allow dragging and dropping to external apps.
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Packaging
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Binary packages are needed for distribution in the following formats
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* RPMs for various Linux distros (.spec file now available thanks to Radist)
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* Install binaries for Mac OSX
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Translations
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Documentation is currently only in English. If you have the knowledge and the
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time please consider translating into other languages.
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Research
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The following standards would be welcomed in Zint but the full documentation has
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not yet been found.
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* DPD Code
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* Italian Postal Code
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CONTACT ME
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The home of libzint is:
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http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/zint
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and the home for Zint documentation is:
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http://www.zint.org.uk
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For feature requests or bug reports please join the mailing list at
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https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zint-barcode
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or send an e-mail to
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zint-barcode@lists.sourceforge.net
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BEFORE POSTING TO THIS LIST
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---------------------------
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Please note the following points...
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* You do not need to join the list to post messages, although joining the list will usually
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mean your request is answered more promptly.
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* Zint is primarily developed for Linux. If you are using another platform then we will be
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less able to help you, although we will do so if we can. We cannot provide support for
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commercial packages such as MS Office or Crystal Reports.
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* Always ensure you are using the latest version of Zint before posting bug reports - the bug
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you are reporting may have been fixed already.
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* Please remember to state what operating system you are using and include enough information
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to allow us to reproduce the error - including input data if appropriate.
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* Please DO NOT post messages asking for us to change the license arrangements. You will be
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ignored. If you want a barcode encoder with a different license then please look elsewhere.
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* Please remember that Zint is developed by volunteers - don't be surprised if we are unable
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to help you or if it takes a long time to answer your questions.
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Thanks for your interest in libzint.
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Happy encoding.
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Robin.
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