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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes index 2582a40fc22..29e44574e8a 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/Changes @@ -1,4 +1,72 @@ ----- pst-barcode.tex +0.19 2022-08-23 - The parse option was extended to perform replacement + of control character names such as ^NUL and ^RS with their ASCII value. + - The horizontal alignment of text in matrix symbols was fixed. + - Various fixes were made for the encoding of Data Matrix, DotCode and Micro QR Code symbols. + - The encoding of QR Code symbols was optimised. + - The encoding of Rectangular Micro QR Code symbols was aligned with the final release of the specification. + - The linear render now uses filled polygons rather than stroked lines. + - Code 93 Extended was amended to not shift encode "$%+/" symbols. + - Support was added for USPS FIM E marks. + - Support for AI (715) was added to the GS1 linter. + - Ultracode tile colours are now defined as RGB rather than CMYK. New tile colour patterns are defined for the upcoming revision. + - A bug in the encoding of certain Aztec Code symbols was fixed. + - A bug in the encoding of certain Dotcode symbols was fixed. + - A bug in the encoding of QR Code symbols containing Kanji compression was fixed. + - The rMQR encoding was optimised, potentially resulting in smaller symbols. + - The colours for Ultracode symbols were changed to RGB values rather than CMYK. + - The metrics for Ultracode symbols was updated and a raw mode was added. + - Linting of GS1 AI (4308) was fixed. + - Linting of the check character pair for AI (8013) was added. + - Linting for GS1 coupon AIs (8110) and (8112) was added. + - Linting for GS1 AI syntax data was expanded and fixed. + - A convenience encoder for GS1 DotCode was added. + - GS1 Composite Component symbols were fixed. + - Linting was added to GS1 Composite Components. + - Linting for GS1 AI syntax data was added. + - A bug in the compact encoding methods 0110X for GS1 DataBar Expanded formats was fixed. + - The parse and parsefnc options are now processed by a single routine that allows their escape patterns to coexist in the input data. + - Bugs in ECI processing with PDF417 and MicroPDF417 were fixed. + - A bug in the seperator pattern for GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Composite was fixed. + - A bug in leaving punctuation mode in Aztec Code was fixed. + - An inefficiency in the QR Code encoding was fixed. + - ECI support was added to Code One. + - A bug in Data Matrix for ECI checks at end of data was fixed. + - ECI support was added to Data Matrix, Aztec Code, QR Code, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Maxicode and DotCode. + - GS1 DataBar Limited was updated to include a righthand whitespace guard. + - Code 32 was fixed to avoid overwriting the provided barcode string. + - A new encoder for Swiss QR Code was added. + - The Codablock F encoding was optimised potentially resulting in smaller symbols. + - The GS1 DataBar Stacked, GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional and GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked separator patterns were fixed. + - A bug in GS1-128 that sometimes prevented encoding with a Composite Component was fixed. + - Bugs in GS1 Composite Component encoding were fixed. + - The GS1 QR Code encoder was fixed. + - Changes were required to the package build script due to new defaults in recent versions of GhostScript. + - Preliminary support for the Rectangular Micro QR Code symbology was added. + - The encoders were amended to workaround a non-standard operator on Harlequin RIPs. + - A distict encoder was added for Data Matrix Rectangular Extension. + - The Data Matrix encoder was enhanced to include the ISO formats for DMRE. + - A crash with a certain encoding of data in GS1 Databar Expanded based symbologies was fixed. + - A bug in the Code 128 encoder when composite component linkage flags were used with data terminating in mode C was fixed. + - An encoder for the Royal Mail Mailmark symbology was added. + - The performance of the renmatrix renderer was slightly optimised. + - The performance of the renmatrix renderer was significantly improved. + - A recent regression in the Data Matrix encoder was fixed. + - The Data Matrix encoder was fixed to avoid certain cases where switching between C40, Text and X12 encoding might latch repeatedly. + - Preliminary support for the JAB Code symbology was added. + - The raw option was added to the Data Matrix encoder. + - 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 optimised handling of "FNC1 in First" for leading numeric input. + - The performance of the Channel Code encoder was improved. + - The base symbol size of the DotCode encoder was increased. + - The DotCode encoder was enhanced to fix weaknesses with the mask evaluation algorithm. + - The Channel Code encoder checksum calculation for channels 4 and 7 was fixed. + - Fixed end of data region encoding error with EDIFACT encoding in Data Matrix. + - Preliminary support for the Ultracode symbology was added. + - The renmatrix renderer was improved to support colour symbols. 0.18 2017-08-22 - changed fonts to URW nimbus - fix bug in pst-barcode.pro 0.17 2017-08-05 - new font file to embed the Type 1 fonts @@ -35,6 +103,18 @@ ----- pst-barcode.pro +2022-08-21 - bug fixes and optimisations for QR Code, Micro QR Code, Data + Matrix, DotCode, Aztec Code, GS1 Composite Components, GS1 + DataBar, Code 32, Codablock F, GS1-128, Channel Code and Code 93. + - new barcodes for Swiss QR Code, Rectangular Micro QR Code, Data + Matrix Rectanguar Extension, Royal Mail Mailmark and FIM E marks, + GS1 Digital Link QR Code, GS1 Digital Link Data Matrix. + - validation of GS1 AI syntax data and GS1 Digital Link URIs. + - ECI support for all supported symbologies. + - parsing of named escape sequences for ASCII control characters, + e.g. ^NUL and ^RS. + - linear render uses filled polygons rather than stroked lines. + - matrix render performance improvements. 2017-08-22 - fix bug with Times 2017-04-12 - some new barcodes 2016-04-21 - some new barcodes |