Re: Posting Again... Please Help

On Mon, Jul 23, 2001 at 12:09:54PM +0530, Kapil Tilwani wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is the second time I am sending this request... I need to
> print barcode labels from my application (well, it could be
> more in line with an applet... it is miniscule, really)...
> Could I get some logic for printing the same, which could be
> also readable from a scanner ??? I visited some sites as
> guided out by the members of this group but they were all paid
> fonts. I cannot afford to spend that... I am getting 3,000
> Rs. (75$) only for getting this printing job done... and the
> fonts cost at least 40 $... and my coding would still be
> required to be done extra.

I see there is a GNU barcode (outputs ps/eps) and an "ean13" (outputs
xbm). Both free, no special fonts. Don't know how well they'll fit
your situation. GNU barcode seems pretty flexible...

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Eric G. Miller <egm2(at)jps(dot)net>