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Barcode
Business barcoding  + , productivity  +
Component programs bookland  +
Computer languages C  +
Documentation note User manual included
Full description GNU barcode is a tool to convert text stri GNU barcode is a tool to convert text strings to printed bars. It supports a variety of standard code to represent the strings and creates postscript output. Features include: * available as both a library and a command line frontend (so you can include barcode printing in your application) * supports UPC, EAN, ISBN, CODE39, and other encoding standards * Postscript and encapsulated postscript output (other backends can be added as needed) * Accepts sizes and positions as inches, millimeters, and centimeters * Can create tables of barcodes (to print labels on sticker pages) arcodes (to print labels on sticker pages)
Homepage URL http://www.gnu.org/software/barcode  +
Interface command-line  + , library  +
Is GNU true  +
Keywords PostScript  + , printing  + , packaging  + , sorting  + , barcode  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 22 November 2008  +
License GPLv2 +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 31 January 2001  +
Name Barcode  +
Real name Alessandro Rubini  + , Judah Milgram  + , Michele Comitini  +
Related projects BarcodeWriter + , Kbarcode + , Bookland.py +
Revisionid 13,714  +
Revisiontimestamp 21 February 2012 17:45:44  +
Revisionuser Johns +
Role Maintainer  + , Contributor  +
Short description Converts text strings to printed bars  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
User level none  +
Version comment 0.98 beta released on 2002-03-03
Version date 3 March 2002  +
Version download ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/barcode/barcode-0.98.tar.gz  +
Version identifier 0.98  +
Version status beta  +
Works-with barcodes  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 24 May 2012 23:06:44  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. rubini@prosa.it  + , mcm@initd.org  +
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