Bar-a-Coda is an easy-to-use application based on BarCodeKit technology for creating bar codes. Bar codes can be dragged and dropped into documents or accessed from any application via the NEXTSTEP Services menu. Users can choose from more than a dozen different bar code types including Code 3-of-9, POSTNET and UPC. Bar-a-Coda is great for adding ZIP Codesà on envelopes, UPC symbols on products, ISBN numbers on books and labelling just about anything. The new Bar-a-Coda 2.0 release features a new user interface, object linking, multiple documents, localization support and more...
EASY INSTALLATION
Double-click on the Bar-a-Coda.pkg to install Bar-a-Coda on your hard disk. Drag Bar-a-Coda.app from where you installed it to your dock to install bar code services.
Demonstration version note: Printing and all forms of EPS output is disabled in this application. If you select EPS output, TIFF output will be automatically substituted. All bar codes have an "X" through them that prevents them from being scanned by a bar code reader.
USING THE APPLICATION
To use it via Services:
In an RTF document, type some text.
Select the text
Select Services->Bar-a-Coda->Code 3 of 9
Your text selection will be replaced by a bar code.
To use it with Object Linking:
Launch Edit.app
Create a new document and make sure it is RTF (Rich Text Format)
Launch Bar-a-Coda
Create a new Code 3 of 9 bar code by selecting "Code 3 of 9" from the Bar Code->New menu
Bring up the bar code inspector by selecting Tools->Inspector.
Familiarize yourself with the Attributes and Transformations subinspectors.
-- e.g. In the Attributes inspector, type your name in the data field and in the Transformations inspector, play with the rotation control
Save the bar code document to your home directory using Bar Code->Save.
Using the Copy Graphic command under the Bar Code menu, copy the bar code to the pasteboard.
Go to the new Edit RTF document and select Paste and Link under the Edit->Link menu
Bring up the Link Inspector (in Edit)
Select the bar code (in Edit)
Select "Update Continually" in Edit's link inspector panel
Now when you update the attributes or transformations in Bar-a-Coda, the changes are automatically reflected in Edit.
Please refer to the on-line help in the Bar-a-Coda application for more assistance.