Code 128 barcodes missing quiet zone after ZXingC++ library update (see #614)

[frankenwald42]

Perhaps due to the ZXingC++ library update mentioned in #614 (→ comment), a quiet zone is no longer generated when creating a 1D barcode such as Code 128.

[markusfisch]

Yes, that’s exactly the reason. I will add the possibility to add a margin/quiet zone for 1D barcodes with the next update!

[markusfisch]

Turns out ZXingC++ 3.x needs a bit more work, so there’s 1.68.5 in the meantime:
https://github.com/markusfisch/BinaryEye/releases/tag/1.68.5

[aearil]

I just got the new 1.68.6 release today, and while a quiet zone is now generated, I'm pretty sure it is too small, both according to wikipedia:

The minimum width of the quiet zone to the left and right of the Code 128 is 10x, where x is the minimum width of a module. It is mandatory at the left and right side of the barcode.

and because a supermarket self service kiosk refused to scan my code just this evening ^^'

Also (though I'm not sure if that's a regression), I wasn't able to scan the following code 128 screenshot back into BinaryEye

Hope that helps. And thank you very much for the work you put into this very good piece of software my friends and I have been happily using for years ☺️

[aearil]

I noticed you pushed e134b18, so I just did a test at a supermarket scanner, and my code128 generated by binaryeye latest version (1.70.0) was scanned without any issue.

Thank you @markusfisch for the fix ☺️

[markusfisch]

That's great! Thanks a lot for the feedback! 👍 The last ZXingC++ update was a bit of a ride, and I really appreciate knowing that this is working out in the wild now.