FAQs

FAQs

How do I resize symbols without stretching the text?

See this article on resizing symbols.

Scanning ISBNs

When an ISBN symbol is read by a barcode scanner that echos digits to a PC, the data string that is returned is most likely going to be the plain contents of the EAN-13 encoded symbol, i.e. 9781565924796, not 1-56592-479-7. Whether the scanner returns the former string or the latter they nevertheless represent the one same value despite appearing somewhat different.

How do I integrate barcodes into my website or application?

Why not instead help to improve BWIPP and give attribution by referring people to this project's online demonstration.

Remember, BWIPP is essentially a versatile library and is not necessarily a "turn key" solution by itself. https://groups.google.com/d/topic/postscriptbarcode/UOmONFc6cGQ/discussion

If you are a programmer then there are several language bindings that allow you to work with BWIPP without direct knowledge of PostScript. If you are not a programmer then there are a number of frontends that may be useful.