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Why is B-Coder better than bar code fonts?

April 26, 2017B-Coder bar code fonts

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Why is B-Coder better than bar code fonts?

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” Bar code fonts have been known to create EAN/UPC symbols with serious design defects. The problems may be caused by the design of the font, an operator input, or a combination of both.” UCC Guidelines for Providers of EAN/UPC Symbol Design Software, July 1997. “Extreme caution should be used when producing EAN/UPC symbols with bar code fonts.” The Uniform Code Council does not recommend the use of bar code fonts. As problems it cites in particular the ability to manipulate the size of individual characters (distortion), spacing between the characters (kerning) and the possibility of font or resolution substitution at the output stage. However there are many other problems with bar code fonts. The user cannot specify the module (bar) width exactly in printer dots. Fonts do not support Bar Width Reduction.