* Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
@ 2006-10-10 15:53 Zhichu Chen
2006-10-10 16:42 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
2006-10-10 20:40 ` Hans Hagen
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From: Zhichu Chen @ 2006-10-10 15:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi everyone,
I've seen some marvelous samples on Adobe' official site about dynamic
barcoded forms using XML:
http://www.adobe.com/products/server/barcodedpaperforms/pdfs/sample_barcoded_demo.pdf
can someone tell me that is it possible to build such pdfs using ConTeXt?
Yours,
Chen
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* Re: Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
2006-10-10 15:53 Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms? Zhichu Chen
@ 2006-10-10 16:42 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
2006-10-10 21:08 ` Martin Schröder
2006-10-10 20:40 ` Hans Hagen
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From: Henning Hraban Ramm @ 2006-10-10 16:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
Am 2006-10-10 um 17:53 schrieb Zhichu Chen:
> I've seen some marvelous samples on Adobe' official site about dynamic
> barcoded forms using XML:
> can someone tell me that is it possible to build such pdfs using
> ConTeXt?
Not yet ;-)
I can think of 3 possibilities for a static barcodes module:
- draw the bars with MetaPost
- use psTricks/pdfTricks
- call GNU barcode externally
- use barcode fonts (makes no sense...)
That would be interesting for price tags, ISBN or the like.
But dynamical stuff like Adobe's must probably get drawn with
JavaScript (or perhaps Flash?).
I guess it would be *possible* but you'd have to hire a good
programmer...
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* Re: Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
2006-10-10 16:42 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
@ 2006-10-10 21:08 ` Martin Schröder
2006-10-11 2:48 ` Zhichu Chen
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From: Martin Schröder @ 2006-10-10 21:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
2006/10/10, Henning Hraban Ramm <hraban@fiee.net>:
> I can think of 3 possibilities for a static barcodes module:
> - draw the bars with MetaPost
> - use psTricks/pdfTricks
> - call GNU barcode externally
> - use barcode fonts (makes no sense...)
> That would be interesting for price tags, ISBN or the like.
GNU barcode works reasonably well. You have to trim the produced ps a
bit, but that's easy.
Best
Martin
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* Re: Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
2006-10-10 21:08 ` Martin Schröder
@ 2006-10-11 2:48 ` Zhichu Chen
2006-10-11 5:22 ` Martin Schröder
2006-10-11 17:58 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
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From: Zhichu Chen @ 2006-10-11 2:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
Thank you misters,
Drawing static barcodes is very easy, but I really like the dynamic
barcoded forms. I've downloaded some examples which is written in
java, and it says that it uses XML. I've heard that ConTeXt can use
XML but when I've finished reading the example.pdf (it is talking
about XML in ConTeXt, right?), I totally have no idea about it. I love
ConTeXt so much that I wish it can do everything.
By the way, I have another question: how can we make reader-extension
pdfs? I mean we can save, add anotations, etc., using Adobe Reader 7
or above. It is another cool function.
On 10/11/06, Martin Schröder <martin@oneiros.de> wrote:
> 2006/10/10, Henning Hraban Ramm <hraban@fiee.net>:
> > I can think of 3 possibilities for a static barcodes module:
> > - draw the bars with MetaPost
> > - use psTricks/pdfTricks
> > - call GNU barcode externally
> > - use barcode fonts (makes no sense...)
> > That would be interesting for price tags, ISBN or the like.
>
> GNU barcode works reasonably well. You have to trim the produced ps a
> bit, but that's easy.
>
> Best
> Martin
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2006-10-11 2:48 ` Zhichu Chen
@ 2006-10-11 5:22 ` Martin Schröder
2006-10-11 7:36 ` Hans Hagen
2006-10-11 17:58 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
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From: Martin Schröder @ 2006-10-11 5:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
2006/10/11, Zhichu Chen <zhichu.chen@gmail.com>:
> By the way, I have another question: how can we make reader-extension
> pdfs? I mean we can save, add anotations, etc., using Adobe Reader 7
> or above. It is another cool function.
That is protected by DRM from Adobe; you need software from Adobe for this.
Best
Martin
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* Re: Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
2006-10-11 5:22 ` Martin Schröder
@ 2006-10-11 7:36 ` Hans Hagen
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From: Hans Hagen @ 2006-10-11 7:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
� wrote:
> 2006/10/11, Zhichu Chen <zhichu.chen@gmail.com>:
>
>> By the way, I have another question: how can we make reader-extension
>> pdfs? I mean we can save, add anotations, etc., using Adobe Reader 7
>> or above. It is another cool function.
>>
>
> That is protected by DRM from Adobe; you need software from Adobe for this.
>
indeed, but what one can do is submit the form to a url and get back an updated document, which is permitted (kind of roundtrip system)
this only works if one runs inside a browser; technically this server can run on the local machine so you can have a local roundtrip
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* Re: Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
2006-10-11 2:48 ` Zhichu Chen
2006-10-11 5:22 ` Martin Schröder
@ 2006-10-11 17:58 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
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From: Henning Hraban Ramm @ 2006-10-11 17:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
Am 2006-10-11 um 04:48 schrieb Zhichu Chen:
> Drawing static barcodes is very easy,
Then you could easily write a barcode module for ConTeXt? That would
be nice!
Greetlings from Lake Constance!
Hraban
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* Re: Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms?
2006-10-10 15:53 Can ConTeXt make dynamic barcoded forms? Zhichu Chen
2006-10-10 16:42 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
@ 2006-10-10 20:40 ` Hans Hagen
2006-10-10 21:19 ` Henning Hraban Ramm
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From: Hans Hagen @ 2006-10-10 20:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
Zhichu Chen wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've seen some marvelous samples on Adobe' official site about dynamic
> barcoded forms using XML:
>
> http://www.adobe.com/products/server/barcodedpaperforms/pdfs/sample_barcoded_demo.pdf
>
> can someone tell me that is it possible to build such pdfs using ConTeXt?
>
>
you mean forms? sure ; ths data can be sent to a server which then can
send back a result
barcodes ... if i need them i will play with metapost a bit (i never
looked into barcodes)
Hans
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