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Topic: [ANN] QR code alternative TO code version 0.0.2 released! (Read 2652 times)

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No problem. I suggest you do what cloverme suggested and have a service that does the generation also. It should possible generate it in your cut-and-pastable format but also as an image that can be linked. Might also be cool if you could drag-and-drop an image and have it convert it also.

We have on-site JS code to generate barcodes. This project is currently halted, and will be revived If people report some issues, why it does not work / etc /etc.

Thanks every one. It's been great to make such a nice app.
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No problem. I suggest you do what cloverme suggested and have a service that does the generation also. It should possible generate it in your cut-and-pastable format but also as an image that can be linked. Might also be cool if you could drag-and-drop an image and have it convert it also.

I have already on-site the JS code that creates image- based payment barcodes.
I will think about the drag and drop feature, as well as the feature that makes barcodes via an API
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Released 0.0.3 app

http://www.2c0.de/sample-003.apk

Upon scanning Bitcoin address, a Bitcoin wallet activates
When scanning Litecoin address, a Litecoin wallet activates

And most importantly, when scanning Dogecoin address,
a Dogecoin wallet activates. wow!
legendary
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Just updated my post because you would probably still want app support at some point. But you can proceed without it.

Thanks alot Smiley I contacted zxing maintainter the first day to reserve a name for a new kind of barcode but he refused and suggested to live out-of tree

Anyway, yes bitcoin: uri is a terrific idea thanks a lot

No problem. I suggest you do what cloverme suggested and have a service that does the generation also. It should possible generate it in your cut-and-pastable format but also as an image that can be linked. Might also be cool if you could drag-and-drop an image and have it convert it also.
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Just updated my post because you would probably still want app support at some point. But you can proceed without it.

Thanks alot Smiley I contacted zxing maintainter the first day to reserve a name for a new kind of barcode but he refused and suggested to live out-of tree

Anyway, yes bitcoin: uri is a terrific idea thanks a lot
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Just updated my post because you would probably still want app support at some point. But you can proceed without it.
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You don't need app support. It's supported by the OS (under android at least). I think you just need to convert to a bitcoin:... URL and tell the OS to handle it. That works with the QR reader I use (though Mycelium has it built in also).

Oh I didn't even knew this, I am currently googling how to implement it.

Thanks a lot.
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We don't have wallet app support, and it isn't heavily used because there is no app support.


You don't necessarily need app support. It's supported by the OS (under android at least). I think you just need to convert to a bitcoin:... URL and tell the OS to handle it. That works with the QR reader I use (though Mycelium has it built in also).

You might also want to talk to the ZXing people, I believe their code is used as a library by several of the apps. That is where you would find the support.
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This is kind of interesting, but maybe you need a hosted service to automatically convert text into the format. I use google to convert bitcoin addresses into QR code, which is very fast and easy to do. If you make your code easy to access like google without the need to download anything, that might help.

Yes, javascript thing to create code without downloading or adding anything to the site might be the ultimate solution.
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This is kind of interesting, but maybe you need a hosted service to automatically convert text into the format. I use google to convert bitcoin addresses into QR code, which is very fast and easy to do. If you make your code easy to access like google without the need to download anything, that might help.

Yep, we suffer from a chicken and egg problem, similar to "what block is before of genesis block"  Cheesy

We don't have wallet app support, and it isn't heavily used because there is no app support.
What's worse the code only works on flat surfaces, so no textile or paper uses.

You are right, to kick-start the use on webpages, we need to make the font really really easy to use, for even a newbie web/php developer.

The easy-to-copy magic using the fullwidth characters trick is not easily picked up by developers..

We use fullwidth characters with added finders. compare to normal ascii:
1TocodeXUJWesFH1FL34iqenMZQWaB19u

But this requires the web developer to add the finders(▣), and transform the letters. Creating a hosted service could pose a security issue, but creating a java-script for this purpose may be doable.

On the other hand, adding the ASCII characters back to the font in 0.0.3 might prove to be the ultimate solution, but this breaks the easy-to-copy magic.
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This is kind of interesting, but maybe you need a hosted service to automatically convert text into the format. I use google to convert bitcoin addresses into QR code, which is very fast and easy to do. If you make your code easy to access like google without the need to download anything, that might help.
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Open source released

https://github.com/movedon2otherthings/zxing-android-embedded

I think it should build, copied verbatim, but would check later this day.

Checked it out, works as expected



If you need anything else to move this Bitcoin project forward, please let me know!
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Open source released

https://github.com/movedon2otherthings/zxing-android-embedded

I think it should build, copied verbatim, but would check later this day.
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What is the point of this app ? If I have understood correctly,the app scans a bitcoin address and generates a code for it which would be easy to remember ? I don't see any point in downloading the application.I'm sorry maybe I haven't understood the concept totally.



The app demo simply shows CORRECT upon successful scan. The app has potential to become "address book", if somebody adds this feature.

The app serves as an example for bitcoin / dogecoin / any coin developer to copy this feature to their own actual payment app.

The open source will be released any hour now.
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What is the point of this app ? If I have understood correctly,the app scans a bitcoin address and generates a code for it which would be easy to remember ? I don't see any point in downloading the application.I'm sorry maybe I haven't understood the concept totally.
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M A R K E T I N G

Text oriented code is a potentionally useful alternative to qr codes, that is both machine and human readable. Users can easily copy their text oriented addresses from  between supported sites like forums, chat, etc. qr code cannot be easily used or shared like this,because many sites do not allow users to post images.

Example (a bitcoin address):


No. this is actually _not_ an image Cheesy

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Why text oriented code? QR code works perfectly??

Yes qr code is very robust but digital coin addresses already contain error checking.
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Get the app while it's hot to test how it works on your phone!

http://www.2c0.de/

Simply make code of BTC address  (even short).

Now, you should scan your code with the app.

Everything works fine, if it appears "CORRECT " in the app. On all my devices this works.

 If this does not work there must be a serious problem , and for this very reason it is
much appreciated to send the photograph taken of a damaged or badly working code.

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