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@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@ +ZBar Barcode Reader News +======================== + +Version 0.23 +============ + + Update ZBar for it to work with updated library versions, making it + compatible with either Gtk2 or Gtk3 and either Python2 or Python3. + As part of the new port, it is now possible to use ZBar Gtk bindings + not only with python2/python3, but also on other languages, as it now + uses GObject Introspection- GIR, with is a method to allow using libraries + developed on one language on others. Several languages support it. + On Windows side, support for DirectShow was added. + +Version 0.22.2 (2019-04-29) +=========================== + + Some fixes to another set of Windows issues and to support Java 11. + +Version 0.22.1 (2019-04-25) +=========================== + + Some fixes to allow building ZBar on Windows with MinGw. + +Version 0.22 (2019-02-20) +========================= + + Lots of improvements at zbarcam-qt, allowing it to fully configure the + decoders that will be used, and the options that will be used at the + decoders. Some improvements at the image scanner logic and plugin + selection. + +Version 0.21 (2019-02-12) +========================= + + Added support for SQ code, and the ability of compiling ZBar with the + LLVM/Clang compiler. Several bugs fixes and enhancements are also found + in this release; existing users are encouraged to upgrade. + +Version 0.20.1 (2018-08-08) +=========================== + + Minor changes at ZBar, in order to adapt to modern distributions + with are removing /usr/bin/python in favor of just using python2. + Also, updated some python2 scripts to work with modern distros, + where the Image module is now inside PIL. + +Version 0.20 (2017-04-11) +========================= + + As upstream didn't have any version since 2009, created a ZBar fork at + linuxtv.org. This release improves a lot V4L2 support, by using libv4l2 + to handle formats that are alien to ZBar, making it compatible with a lot + more webcam models. Qt support was also updated, making it compatible + with Qt5. ZBar now have two other GUI applications (zbarcam-qt and + zbarcam-gtk). With zbarcam-qt, it is now possible to adjust the camera + controls, making easier to read barcodes using a camera. + +Version 0.10 (2009-10-23) +========================= + + ZBar goes 2D! This release introduces support for QR Code, developed + by our new project member, Timothy Terriberry. Timothy is an image + processing master, providing this sophisticated functionality using + only integer arithmetic and maintaining an extremely small image + size. Feel free to drop in on #zbar over at freenode to welcome + Timothy (aka derf) to the project and congratulate him on his awesome + work. + + Several bugs fixes and enhancements are also found in this release; + existing users are encouraged to upgrade. + +Version 0.9 (2009-08-31) +======================== + + Introducing ZBar for Windows! So far we only have straight ports of + the command line applications, but work on a cross-platform GUI has + already begun. This release also has a few scanner/decoder + enhancements and fixes several bugs. Many internal changes are + represented, so please open a support request if you experience any + problems. + +Version 0.8 (2009-06-05) +======================== + + This is a bugfix release just to clean up a few issues found in the + last release. Existing users are encouraged to upgrade to pick up + these fixes. + +Version 0.7 (2009-04-21) +======================== + + Welcome to ZBar! In addition to finalizing the project name change, + this release adds new bindings for Python and fixes a few bugs with + the Perl interface. The decoder also has several new features and + addresses missing checks that will improve reliability with + excessively noisy images. + +Version 0.6 (2009-02-28) +======================== + + This release fixes many bugs and adds several improvements suggested + by users: support for decoding UPC-E is finished. zebraimg is + now able to scan all pages of a document (such as PDF or TIFF) and + the new XML output includes the page where each barcode is found. + Camera support has been significantly improved, including the + addition of JPEG image formats. Perl bindings make it even easier + to write a document or video scanning application. Finally, we are + now able to offer initial support for building the base library for + Windows! + +Version 0.5 (2008-07-25) +======================== + + Introducing zebra widgets! Prioritized by popular demand, this + release includes fully functional barcode scanning widgets for GTK, + PyGTK, and Qt. Application developers may now seamlessly integrate + barcode reader support with their user interface. + + This release also fixes many bugs; existing users are encouraged to + upgrade. + +Version 0.4 (2008-05-31) +======================== + + new support for EAN-8, Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5! + this release also introduces the long awaited decoder configuration + options and fixes several bugs + +Version 0.3 (2008-02-25) +======================== + + this is a beta release of the enhanced internal architecture. + support has been added for version 2 of the video4linux API and many + more image formats. several other feature enhancements and bug + fixes are also included. image scanning is slightly improved for + some images, but the base scan/decode function is relatively + untouched. significant new code is represented in this release + - all bug reports are welcome and will be addressed promptly! + +Version 0.2 (2007-05-16) +======================== + + this release introduces significant enhancements, bug fixes and new + features! basic EAN-13/UPC-A reading has been improved and should + now be much more reliable. by popular request, new support has been + added for decoding Code 128. additionally, the build process was + improved and there is even basic documentation for the application + commands + +Version 0.1 (2007-03-24) +======================== + + first official Zebra release! + supports basic scanning and decoding of EAN-13 and UPC-A symbols + using a webcam (zebracam) or from stored image files (zebraimg). + still need to add support for addons and EAN-8/UPC-E |