We are pleased to announce that version 7.4.2 of the Barcode Reader SDK for Linux has now been released. Developers with valid support and upgrade cover (this includes anyone who purchased a license in the last 12 months) will automatically receive a download link to the new version in the next week or so but please feel free to contact support@bardecode.com should you wish to get your link sooner.
Release notes:
1. Improvements to barcode recognition
Improvements have been made to the Code 39, Code 128, GS1-Databar and Datamatrix modules.
2. Code 93 Support
Support for Code 93 barcodes has also been added. Please refer to the manual page for further details.
3. TIF Resolution
If a TIF document uses a resolution of 1 dpi then the value will be ignored and a default value of 200 dpi used instead.
4. PDF-417 decoding
An error has been fixed that could lead to corruption in the output values for some PDF-417 barcodes.
5. Partial reads on PDF-417 barcodes
It was possible for certain PDF-417 barcodes to give partial and incorrect readings. This has been corrected. The maximum length for a PDF-417 barcode has now been increased from 2K to 8K (when represented in quoted printable format).
6. 2-D barcodes at coarse fax resolution
Previous versions of the toolkit were not able to decode 2-D barcodes from coarse resolution faxes because the vertical and horizontal resolutions were different. This has been corrected.
