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--- scratchpad:barcode_font [2011/08/01 04:56] – created phasefx
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 ====== How to print actual scannable barcodes with the staff client ======
+===== Step 1) Download and install a barcode font =====
+In this case I tried a freeware (free as in beer) font from [[http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/|BarcodesInc]], Code 39 (AKA Code 3 of 9).  The file is named free3of9.zip, and if you unzip it you should see
+<code>
+FRE3OF9X.TTF
+FREE3OF9.TTF
+FREE3OF9.TXT
+</code>
+To install in Windows XP (other Windows should be similar), go to //Start// -> //Control Panel// ( optional, -> //Switch to Classic View//) -> //Fonts//.  This should open a window titled **Fonts**.
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step1.png?|picture of winxp fonts window}}
+From the //File// menu in the **Fonts** window, choose //Install New Font//.  Navigate using the //Folders:// and //Drives:// sections of the dialog to find your unzipped folder containing the FREE3OF9 font.
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step1b.png?|picture of winxp fonts dialog}}
+In my case, this was **c:\Documents and Settings\phasefx\My Documents\Downloads\free3of9\**
+Once you find it and see the two fonts listed in the //List of fonts:// section, choose //Select All// and then //OK//.  The fonts should now be installed and you may close the **Fonts** window.
+**Update:** In Windows 7, I was able to simply right-click on a font file after unzipping them and select Install from the context menu.
+===== Step 2) Test the font =====
+Now load up Wordpad (for example, by choosing //Start// -> //Run// -> typing //wordpad// and pressing enter).  In Wordpad, select //Format// -> //Font//, and in the Font dialog select "Free 3 of 9 Extended" and increase the font size before choosing //OK//.
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step2.png?|picture of wordpad font dialog}}
+Now, in the Wordpad document, enter an asterisk (*), type a barcode, then follow with another asterisk.  Print this page and try to scan it.  Assuming this works, on to the Evergreen staff client we go.
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step2b.png?|picture of barcode font example in wordpad}}
+===== Step 3) Open the Receipt Template Editor in the Evergreen staff client =====
+In EG 2.1, this would be under //Admin// -> //Workstation Administration// -> //Receipt Template Editor//.  It should default to the item_status template, and the //Line Item// box should contain something like this:
+<code html>
+<li>%title%<br/>
+Barcode: %barcode%
+</code>
+We want to put **<span style='font-size: 25pt; font-family: "Free 3 of 9 Extended"'>*** in front of %barcode%, and ***</span>** after it, like so:
+<code html>
+<li>%title%<br/>
+Barcode: <span style='font-size: 25pt; font-family: "Free 3 of 9 Extended"'>*%barcode%*</span>
+</code>
+**Update:** Recently on a Windows 7 system, I had to use "Free 3 of 9" instead of "Free 3 of 9 Extended".
+Select //Save Locally// to make the change.
+{{:scratchpad:barcode_font_step3.png?|picture of evergreen staff client receipt template editor}}
+Then go to //Circulation// -> //Show Item Status by Barcode (F5)//, scan some barcodes, and select //Print// to try it out.  And that's all there is to it.  You may need to tweak the font-size in the template to make the barcode more easily scannable.