dLSoft Newsletter – April 2007

Contents

1. Product updates

2. Recent_announcements_(from March)

3. Current versions and prices

4. Contact addresses

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1 Product updates

1.1 .NET components

The range of dBarcode.NET components has been updated to allow image physical size to be correctly stored in save TIFF, JPEG and BMP files. The default compression used by the .NET framework on saving JPEG files has been removed to allow higher quality images to be saved in this format. The file versions have be increased to 2.7 for each component.

 

Really Simple Barcodes has had the same treatment – except for the version change.

1.2 Active Barcode Components

All components have been updated to prevent several unwanted black pixels from appearing on the bottom scan line of saved barcode images. No change in version numbering.

1.3 AnyLabels

AnyLabels has been updated to allow correct display image size on monitors set to display with large fonts. No change in version numbering.

1.4 ISBN/ISSN supplementaries

The following products have been modified to allow supplementary digits to be included without requiring a separator character between the data for the main barcode and the supplementary:

Active Barcode Component – 1D Universal

dBarcode DLL – 1D Universal

dBarcode 1D Developer Kit

dBarcode 2005

dBarcode 32

dLabel 2005

The dBarcode 1D Developer Kit has also had the missing space in the C++ sample application included with the kit found and inserted! This had prevented the sample compiling without errors. No change in version numbering.

 

Testware versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

1.5 New version of Barcode Online

dLSoft’s Barcodes Online service has been updated and is now powered by ASP.NET. The new service offers both 1D and 2D barcodes and a choice of high resolution images at precise sizes, which can be downloaded by right-clicking on the image or e-mailed directly to the subscriber. See it in action at

http://www.dlsoft.com/info/barcodes_online_2.htm

 

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2 Recent announcements (from March issue)

2.1 Barcode Fonts

 

The full range of dLSoft Barcode Fonts have been updated to allow the supporting components to operate under Standard User credentials with the Windows Vista UAC mechanism. An in-cell formula facility has been added for Excel users and each font pack now contains samples for Office 2000, 2003 and 2007.

 

The PostNet font pack now supports Planet codes.

 

The following font packs are now available as versions 4.0

 

Barcode_Font_Codabar
Barcode_Font_Code 39
Barcode_Font_Code 93
Barcode_Font_Code 128/EAN/UCC 128
Barcode_Font_EAN/UPC
Barcode_Font_MSI
Barcode_Font_PostNet/Planet
Barcode_Font_RM4SCC
Barcode_Font_Telepen


2.2  Other updates

 

An in-cell formula for Excel has been added to the following products:

Barcode Macros for Office (v 5.01)

dBarcode-1D Developer Kit (v 8.01)

 

dLabel-2005 and dBarcode-2005: have been modified to allow a database to be removed from a template.

 

dBarcode Standard and Pro versions: bug corrected which prevent Code 128A and Code 128B entries showing in the drop-down list of code types.

 

The following dBarcode DLLs were repackaged to correct an error in the comment section of the C/C++ sample program and the associated header file included with the packages:

dBarcode-DLL 1D Universal

dBarcode-DLL Code 39

dBarcode-DLL Code 128

dBarcode-DLL EAN/UPC

dBarcode-DLL 2of5

 

Testware versions are available from our web site. Users of the earlier versions may upgrade under our normal terms.

 

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3 Current versions and prices of dLSoft Products

A list of current versions and release dates is maintained at:

http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/versions.htm

and a pdf version at
http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/versions.pdf

 

The current retail price list is also available from:

http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/pplist.htm

and a pdf version at
http://downloads.dlsoft.com/testware/pplist.pdf

 

Please do not use any older links.

 

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4 Contact addresses and internet sites

e-mail: DLSOFT@DLSOFT.COM
Phone: 0870 803 1212  - International +44 870 803 1212
Fax:   0870 803 2312  - International +44 870 803 2312


Our main web site is at: www.dlsoft.com

and this contains links to our support site and international mirrors

Testware versions of any of our products can be obtained from any of these locations.

 

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