[Qgis-user] Re: QR barcodes

[maning sambale]

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 <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
> mtnbiketrail at zzz.com 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
>
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