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ParkRunnings / App

https://schacher.dev/park-runnings/
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Use QR code instead of barcode #3

Open jhulance opened 3 months ago

jhulance commented 3 months ago

QR codes can be much, much better than barcodes, so would be a great option to add to your app.

quoimec commented 3 months ago

Hey Jason, thanks for the suggestion! I have seen that it is possible to scan a Park Run barcode at a run as a QR code but I would be a bit hesitant to commit to that incase Park Run decide to pull the rug on that functionality.

Could you please elaborate a bit too on the benefits of QR codes over Code-128?

jhulance commented 3 months ago

Scanning from phones enables the 2D scanning, and I very much doubt they will go backwards on this to a less flexible solution. QR codes are [usually!] much easier to scan as they can be scanned from more angles/distances, cope with lower contrast, and can have higher tolerance for errors in the scan (although it is possible to make QR codes with limited error checking...). Keeping the barcode as an option would probably be a complete solution, though.

quoimec commented 3 months ago

Thanks for the details, I'll have a look into adding support for QR codes in the next release. No timeline though, this is a sporadic side project for me.