For those who struggle with bar-code creation... Scribus from scribus.net will actually output barcodes based on what YOU input... atm I haven't figured out how to script scribus into doing more than one at a time(don't know if it's even possible)... but after spending 1hr today trying to get Koha 3.0 to spit out some bar-codes for me(and failing miserably due to my ignorance of HOW that modules is supposed to function)...I went looking for something that would just create a barcode for me... so I made an 11 row by 3 column template and started inserting my barcodes into each cell...which should print off on some Avery labels. btw just an FYI on the Koha 3.0 beta(release as of 1 week ago today), there is no 'help' in the documentation on the barcode generation page. --Huck
On Tuesday 29 April 2008 02:28, Huck wrote:
For those who struggle with bar-code creation...
Scribus from scribus.net
will actually output barcodes based on what YOU input...
We've use kbarcode for generating barcodes. It is a bit fiddley to drive but once you work out how, it results are excellent -- Regards Martin Woolley ICT Support Handsworth Grammar School Isis Astarte Diana Hecate Demeter Kali Inanna ************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify postmaster@bgfl.org The views expressed within this email are those of the individual, and not necessarily those of the organisation *************************************************************
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Huck <dhuckaby@paasda.org> wrote:
btw just an FYI on the Koha 3.0 beta(release as of 1 week ago today), there is no 'help' in the documentation on the barcode generation page.
There is a screen help link found on the cgi-bin/koha/labels/label-home.pl page. It could use some help, though. Basically there are three or four steps: 1. Define/Select a template, 2. Define/Select a layout, 3. Create a batch and add items to it, 4. Generate a pdf for that batch, and finally, 5. Print the pdf on your labels. There are currently four different label styles available: 1. Bib info/Barcode, 2. Barcode/Bib info, 3. Barcode, 4. Spine. These are hard coded at present. If someone would like a different style, they can submit a feature request. I am working on some further changes and improvements, (including a more complete patron card tool) but these will not be available until probably 3.2 or so. Kind regards, Chris -- Christopher Nighswonger Faculty Member Network & Systems Director Foundations Bible College & Seminary www.foundations.edu www.fbcradio.org
A fifth option for output will be available for the 3.0 release: csv output. This will just export the data to a text/csv file which can readily be opened by a 3rd party label printing application like kbarcode or glabels. Also, a more generalized data selection is available, wherein you may specify any MARC field to include in the output instead of being limited to the eight-or-so predefined selections. This should be available very shortly, either in the next beta release or the 3.0 general release whichever comes first. Regards, Ryan On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Huck <dhuckaby@paasda.org> wrote:
btw just an FYI on the Koha 3.0 beta(release as of 1 week ago today), there is no 'help' in the documentation on the barcode generation page.
There is a screen help link found on the cgi-bin/koha/labels/label-home.pl page. It could use some help, though. Basically there are three or four steps: 1. Define/Select a template, 2. Define/Select a layout, 3. Create a batch and add items to it, 4. Generate a pdf for that batch, and finally, 5. Print the pdf on your labels. There are currently four different label styles available: 1. Bib info/Barcode, 2. Barcode/Bib info, 3. Barcode, 4. Spine. These are hard coded at present. If someone would like a different style, they can submit a feature request.
I am working on some further changes and improvements, (including a more complete patron card tool) but these will not be available until probably 3.2 or so.
Kind regards,
Chris
-- Christopher Nighswonger Faculty Member Network & Systems Director Foundations Bible College & Seminary www.foundations.edu www.fbcradio.org
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how about user defined code in CSV format? i.e. the actual barcode #, and text to be read below it... in this specific situation the librarian(a volunteer) buys books from where-ever...she already has barcodes numbered up to 27000, and would like to continue from 27001 - ABCDE... I don't believe she uses the 'acquisitions' section of Koha when she buys new books as she gets them wherever she can. So, it would be great if I could specify the code-29(IRCC) starting at 27001 up to say 33000, with the name of the school printed under the barcode as is her current format. I tried kbarcode yesterday, but to no avail. --Huck Ryan Higgins wrote:
A fifth option for output will be available for the 3.0 release: csv output. This will just export the data to a text/csv file which can readily be opened by a 3rd party label printing application like kbarcode or glabels. Also, a more generalized data selection is available, wherein you may specify any MARC field to include in the output instead of being limited to the eight-or-so predefined selections. This should be available very shortly, either in the next beta release or the 3.0 general release whichever comes first.
Regards,
Ryan
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Huck <dhuckaby@paasda.org> wrote:
btw just an FYI on the Koha 3.0 beta(release as of 1 week ago today), there is no 'help' in the documentation on the barcode generation page.
There is a screen help link found on the cgi-bin/koha/labels/label-home.pl page. It could use some help, though. Basically there are three or four steps: 1. Define/Select a template, 2. Define/Select a layout, 3. Create a batch and add items to it, 4. Generate a pdf for that batch, and finally, 5. Print the pdf on your labels. There are currently four different label styles available: 1. Bib info/Barcode, 2. Barcode/Bib info, 3. Barcode, 4. Spine. These are hard coded at present. If someone would like a different style, they can submit a feature request.
I am working on some further changes and improvements, (including a more complete patron card tool) but these will not be available until probably 3.2 or so.
Kind regards,
Chris
-- Christopher Nighswonger Faculty Member Network & Systems Director Foundations Bible College & Seminary www.foundations.edu www.fbcradio.org
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On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Huck <dhuckaby@paasda.org> wrote:
how about user defined code in CSV format?
i.e. the actual barcode #, and text to be read below it...
This could be implemented but will take some work. I would suggest filing a feature request for it.
in this specific situation the librarian(a volunteer) buys books from where-ever...she already has barcodes numbered up to 27000, and would like to continue from 27001 - ABCDE...
I don't believe she uses the 'acquisitions' section of Koha when she buys new books as she gets them wherever she can.
So, it would be great if I could specify the code-29(IRCC) starting at 27001 up to say 33000, with the name of the school printed under the barcode as is her current format.
There are a variety of auto sequencing options for barcode numbering in Koha 3. See cgi-bin/koha/admin/systempreferences.pl?tab=Cataloguing and the autoBarcode preference. It would not be too hard to add the ability for the user to set the starting number in a simple incremental sequence. Again, submit a feature request so we don't forget to add it. Kind regards, Chris -- Christopher Nighswonger Faculty Member Network & Systems Director Foundations Bible College & Seminary www.foundations.edu www.fbcradio.org
Link to where features are requested? Chris Nighswonger wrote:
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Huck <dhuckaby@paasda.org> wrote:
how about user defined code in CSV format?
i.e. the actual barcode #, and text to be read below it...
This could be implemented but will take some work. I would suggest filing a feature request for it.
in this specific situation the librarian(a volunteer) buys books from where-ever...she already has barcodes numbered up to 27000, and would like to continue from 27001 - ABCDE...
I don't believe she uses the 'acquisitions' section of Koha when she buys new books as she gets them wherever she can.
So, it would be great if I could specify the code-29(IRCC) starting at 27001 up to say 33000, with the name of the school printed under the barcode as is her current format.
There are a variety of auto sequencing options for barcode numbering in Koha 3. See cgi-bin/koha/admin/systempreferences.pl?tab=Cataloguing and the autoBarcode preference. It would not be too hard to add the ability for the user to set the starting number in a simple incremental sequence. Again, submit a feature request so we don't forget to add it.
Kind regards, Chris
Hi, On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Huck <dhuckaby@paasda.org> wrote:
Link to where features are requested?
The bugs database at http://bugs.koha.org/. For an enhancement request, you can create a new bug and set its severity to "enhancement". Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Koha Application Developer LibLime galen.charlton@liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709
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