Software Update: Barcode Writer in Pure Postscript 2019-04-24

Barcode Writer in Pure Postscript is, as the name suggests, a barcode generator for level 2 Postscript. A barcode is created according to the user’s specifications by the ‘postscript interpreter’, for example a printer or Ghostscript. The program supports various formatslike code 128, isbn-13/10, maxi code, pdf417 and even kix, which is delivered by TNT Post used. For more information, please refer to this quick guide and a web-based front-end is on this one page to admire. Terry Burton has released a new version of Barcode Writer in Pure Postscript, with version number 2019-04-24. The list of changes looks like this:

2019-04-24
A recent regression in the Data Matrix encoder was fixed.

2019-04-23
The Data Matrix encoder was fixed to avoid certain cases where switching between C40, Text and X12 encoding might latch repeatedly.

2018-08-27
Preliminary support for the JAB Code symbology was added.

2018-07-27
The raw option was added to the Data Matrix encoder.

2018-05-20
The base size of Ultracode symbols was increased.
Support for symbols composed of dots was added to the renmatrix renderer.
The DotCode encoder was amended to use the dotty matrix feature.
A bug in the DotCode encoder’s handling of FNC3 message separator characters was fixed.
The DotCode encoder was fixed to support optimized handling of “FNC1 in First” for leading numeric input.

2018-02-04
The performance of the Channel Code encoder was improved.
The base symbol size of the DotCode encoder was increased.