CTAN package update: pst-barcode

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Herbert Voss writes:

> I uploaded a new version of pst-barcode.tgz to
> the uk mirror.
> 
> please replace all files with the existing ones in
> /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/
>
> The pst-barcode package allows printing of barcodes.
> Possible barcodes are:
> EAN-13 -- EAN-8 -- UPC-A -- UPC-E -- EAN-5 -- EAN-2 --
> ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 -- Code-39 -- Code-128 and UCC/EAN-128 --
> Rationalized Codabar -- Interleaved 2 of 5 and ITF-14 --
> Code 2 of 5 -- Postnet -- Royal Mail --
> Kix (Customer index) - Dutch Mail -- Australian postal service --
> onecode --  Symbol -- MSI -- Plessey -- Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) --
> rss14 -- rsslimited -- rssexpanded

i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue.

thanks for the upload

> this new version has the following changes:
> ----- pst-barcode.tex
> 0.04 2006-07-23 - printing the code from the current point and
>                    no more from the origin
> 0.03 2005-07-26 - Changes to the documentation and the syntax
>                    of psbarcode (hv)
> 0.02 2005-07-26 - first version (hv)
> 
> 
> ----- pst-barcode.sty
> 0.02  2006-07-23 message for pst-barcode.pro loading
> 0.01  2005-07-26 first version (hv)
> 
> 
> ----- pst-barcode.pro
> 2006-03-04 - An encoder for the Reduced Space Symbology
>               RSS Expanded was added.
>             - The incorrect definition of the USPS FIM-B symbol
>               was fixed.
>             - An encoder for the Reduced Space Symbology RSS Limited
>               was added.
>               The efficiency of RSS-14 was improved.
>             - An encoder for the new OneCode symbology used by the US
>               Postal Service was added.
>             - The FIM symbols now render according to their
>               specification.
>             - The Postnet, Royal Mail, AusPost and KIX encoders
>               were amended
>               so that the metrics of their default symbols confirms
>               strongly to their respective specifications.
>             - The encoders now pass an array containing the widths of the
>               bar space succession to the renderer allowing for sub-point
>               horizontal precision.
>             - The default border positions for EAN and UPC symbols were
>               amended to properly enclose the human readable text.
>             - The colour support code was fixed to prevent overwriting of
>               the current colour when values are left unspecified.
>             - The logic to guard whitespace in EAN symbols was migrated
>               from the encoders to the renderer.
>             - The whitespace guard symbols are now drawn directly making
>               them
>               independant of any font.
>             - The inter-guard bar height of EANs and UPCs was amended.
>             - The renderer was amended to support the passing of encoder
>               specific arguments.
>             - The options barcolor, textcolor, bordercolor,
>               showbackground
>               and backgroundcolor were added to the renderer.
>             - A flaw in the derivation of the top border height was
>               fixed.
>             - add support for the new ISBN-13
>             - printing the code from the current point
>             - The performance of the renderer was improved by avoiding
>               unnecessary calls of setfont
>             - The auspost encoder was extended to support the customer
>               information field.

Robin Fairbairns

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