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A pandoc filter to insert barcodes and QR codes in a latex/pdf document

Project description

pandoc-latex-barcode
===============================================================================

A pandoc filter to insert barcodes and QR codes in a latex/pdf document

The filter is written in Python with [panflute](http://scorreia.com/software/panflute/)
which I recommend if you want to create your own pandoc filters.


Install
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```
sudo pip install pandoc-latex-barcode
```

Quick Start
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### 1- Create a specific pandoc template

First you need to the following packages to the latex template :

```latex
\usepackage{pstricks}
\usepackage{pst-barcode}
```

For your convenience, here's a complete one based on the pandoc default latex
template :

[pandoc-latex-barcode.template.tex](pandoc-latex-barcode.template.tex)


### 2- Add a barcode tag to your markdown file


To generate a generic barcode:

```
<div class="barcode">Hello World !</div>
```

To generate an ISBN barcode:

```
<div class="barcode isbn">978-3-86541-114</div>
```

To generate a QR code:

```
<div class="qrcode">http://www.pandoc.org</div>
```


### 3- Enjoy !

```
pandoc --filter pandoc-latex-barcode \
--template ./pandoc_latex_barcode.template.tex \
--latex-engine xelatex \
./pandoc_latex_barcode.sample.md \
-o ./pandoc_latex_barcode.sample.pdf
```

Note : The xelatex engine is mandatory because of pstricks.


Configuration
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There's also few parameters you can setup in the document front matter :

```yaml
barcode: {
barcode_width: '50mm',
barcode_height: '30mm',
qrcode_width: '25mm',
qrcode_height: '25mm' ,
isbn: '123-4-56789-111',
}

```

- **barcode_width** and **barcode_height** defines the size of the barcode.
_Default_ : 50mmx30mm

- **qrcode_width** and **qrcode_height** defines the size of the QR code.
_Default_ : 25mmx25mm

- **isbn** : overides the value inside the ``<div>``
__Default__ : ``None``

For more details, please refer to the _pst-barcode_ documentation :

http://texdoc.net/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.pdf

Example
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See [pandoc-latex-barcode.sample.md](pandoc-latex-barcode.sample.md)

and [pandoc-latex-barcode.sample.pdf](pandoc-latex-barcode.sample.pdf)

Contributing & Getting Help
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If you have any difficulties with this software, please file an issue here :

https://github.com/daamien/pandoc-latex-barcode/issues

License
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This software is available under the BSD 3-Clause Licence.

see [LICENSE](LICENSE)

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