LibreOffice Barcode Extension
Description
Generates the following Barcode types in LibreOffice:
- EAN-13
- ISBN-13
- ISB-13 from ISBN-10
- UPC-A
- JAN
- EAN-8
- UPC-E
- Standard 2 of 5 (Code 25)
- Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF 25)
- Code 128
Install
Download the Extension from the Release section. You need the .oxt file.
Then install it in LibreOffice via Tools→Extension Manager.
Usage
The extension works in LibreOffice Writer, Calc, Impress and Draw.
Graphical
When installed, the extension adds the following menu entry: Insert→Object→Barcode
Insert the Barcode by using the dialog:
API
You can insert Barcodes by using LibreOffice Basic Macros (or any other language which as UNO bindings).
Use it like this:
Sub InsertBarcode
Dim oJob as Object
oJob = createUnoService("org.libreoffice.Barcode")
Dim args(8) as new com.sun.star.beans.NamedValue
args(0).Name = "Action"
args(0).Value = "InsertBarcode"
args(1).Name = "BarcodeType"
args(1).Value = "CODE128"
args(2).Name = "BarcodeValue"
args(2).Value = "123456789"
args(3).Name = "BarcodeAddChecksum"
args(3).Value = True
args(4).Name = "WidthScale"
args(4).Value = "100"
args(5).Name = "HeightScale"
args(5).Value = "100"
args(6).Name = "PositionX"
args(6).Value = "1000"
args(7).Name = "PositionY"
args(7).Value = "1000"
args(8).Name = "TargetComponent"
args(8).Value = ThisComponent
oJob.execute(args)
End Sub
Parameters
Only the first three parameters are required. For the others, the default value will be used, when omitted.
| Parameter | Description | Possible values | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|
Action |
Which action to execute | InsertBarcode |
|
BarcodeType |
Barcode type | EAN13, ISBN13, Bookland, UPCA, JAN, EAN8, UPCE, STANDARD2OF5, INTERLEAVED2OF5, CODE128 |
|
BarcodeValue |
The actual content of the barcode. | Different barcode types have different restrictions (e.g. numbers only) | |
BarcodeAddChecksum |
Whether a checksum should be automatically added. Ignored by some types. | True, False |
True |
WidthScale |
Scale the barcode horizontally. Unit is percent. A value of 200 means the barcode width is doubled. | Integer (>0) | 100 |
HeightScale |
Scale the barcode vertically. Unit is percent. A value of 200 means the barcode height is doubled. | Integer (>0) | 100 |
PositionX |
Where the barcode is placed on the document canvas (X axis). Unit is 1/100th mm. A value of 1000 means 1cm. | Integer | 5000 |
PositionY |
Where the barcode is placed on the document canvas (Y axis). Unit is 1/100th mm. A value of 1000 means 1cm. | Integer | 5000 |
TargetComponent |
Which XComponent will be used to insert the Barcode. In Basic IDE, ThisComponent needs to be provided for the script to work from Basic IDE. |
XComponent | The current component, as returned by XDesktop::getCurrentComponent |
Development
- Install LibreOffice & the LibreOffice SDK
- Install Eclipse IDE for Java Developers & the LOEclipse plugin
- Clone this repo to your disk
- Import the project in Eclipse (File->Import->Existing Projects into Workspace)
- Let Eclipse know the paths to LibreOffice & the SDK (Project->Properties->LibreOffice Properties)
- Setup Run Configuration
- Go to Run->Run Configurations
- Create a new run configuration of the type "LibreOffice Application"
- Select the project
- Run!
- Hint: Show the error log to view the output of the run configuration (Window->Show View->Error Log)
The extension will be installed in LibreOffice (see Tools->Extension Manager)
Original Credits
This extension was originally created with the EuroOffice Extension Creator (by MultiRacio Ltd.)
- Code: Daniel Darabos, Kalman Szalai
- Chinese translation: Jack Shen
- Danish translation: Leif Lodahl
- Dutch translation: Nouws Cor
- French translation: Sophie Gautier
- German translation: Jens Binfet
- Japanese translation: Takaya Kubota
- Russian translation: Basil Shubin
- Serbian translation: Goran Rakic
For recent credits, see https://github.com/LibreOffice/barcode/graphs/contributors