<p dir="ltr">On 15 May 2014 10:16, "Owen" <<a href="mailto:rcook@pcug.org.au">rcook@pcug.org.au</a>> wrote:<br>
> > I think that the key question is whether the Scribus project has the<br>
> > resources to develop and maintain a niche feature over the long term.<br>
> > To do so requires access to the International Standards, huge amounts<br>
> > of coding and testing effort (see below), as well as continuous access<br>
> > to barcode verification equipment costing in excess of £2000, as well<br>
> > as independent certification for some formats used by postal services,<br>
> > pharmaceuticals and healthcare whose entry into the supply chain is in<br>
> > some cases regulated.<br>
> ><br>
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> Lots of snipping, but have you seen<br>
> <a href="http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Barcode_Plugin_Development">http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Barcode_Plugin_Development</a> ?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Hi Owen,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thanks for the link. I'm the author of that document and the BWIPP backend for the Scribus plugin to which it refers. The SLOC estimates that I presented are derived from the routines in my BWIPP library:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://github.com/bwipp/postscriptbarcode/tree/master/src">https://github.com/bwipp/postscriptbarcode/tree/master/src</a><br></p>
<p dir="ltr">All the best,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Terry</p>