% All About PDF Stamps In Acrobat® & Paperless Workflows
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\usepackage{graphicx,array,fancyvrb}
\usepackage{aeb_mlink}
\usepackage[scandoc]{qrcstamps}
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    university={\AcroTeX.Net},
    title={Creating QR Codes\texorpdfstring{\\[1em]}{:}
      The \textsf{qrcstamps} package},
    author={D. P. Story},
    email={dpstory@acrotex.net},
    subject=Documentation for the qrcstamps
        and the make-qrc packages,
    talksite={\url{www.acrotex.net}},
    version={1.0, 2018/06/02},
    Keywords={LaTeX, form field, QR Code, Stamps, AcroTeX},
    copyrightStatus=True,
    copyrightNotice={Copyright (C) \the\year, D. P. Story},
    copyrightInfoURL={http://www.acrotex.net}
}

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\begin{document}

\maketitle

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\section{Introduction}

The difficulty with the barcode field of PDF forms is that it cannot be
created properly except through the user-interface of the \app{Acrobat}
application. An alternative method is therefore necessary.

The idea of using dynamic stamp annotations to represent barcodes comes from
Thom Parker through personal communication, through
\href{https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/dynamic_stamp_secrets}{his
article} on \href{https://acrobatusers.com/}{AcrobatUser.com}, and from
his book
\textsl{\mlhref{https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/All-About-PDF-Stamps-in-Acrobat-and-Paperless-Workflows-The-Book.cfm}
{All About PDF Stamps In Acrobat${}^{\circledR}$ \& Paperless
Workflows}}, which is highly recommended if you have interest in dynamic
stamps.

%\marginpar{\hfill\raisebox{.25in}{\qrCode[widthTo=0.75in]{http://www.acrotex.net}}}%, scan the barcode


The \pkg{qrcstamps} package is used to insert QR Code Symbology onto a
dynamic stamp annotation, \`a la Parker, into a PDF file from a {\LaTeX}
source. The main command for doing this is
\cs{qrCode}\qrCode[margin,margprior=\hfill,widthTo=0.75in]{http://www.acrotex.net}.
The command creates a dynamic stamp annotation (a PDF construct) using the
\pkg{annot\_pro} package whose appearance is the QR Code symbol. The QR Code
can be scanned over a monitor or from a printed page using a scanning app
found on most smartphones.
As a demonstration of the \cs{qrCode} command, we place a QR Code in the
margin to obtain the url \url{http://www.acrotex.net}.

%Step up!\qrCode[margin,margintext={\hfill\makebox[0.75in][c]{Hi There!}},margprior=\hfill,widthTo=0.75in]{http://www.acrotex.net}

\section{Requirements and Installation}

\paragraph*{Required packages.} It is assumed the document author already has installed {\AEB} (acrotex) and
the \pkg{annot\_pro}. If not, these should be in place first.

\paragraph*{Document creation.} This package requires a workflow of \textsf{dvips $+$ Adobe Distiller $+$
Adobe Acrobat} or \textsf{dvips $+$ ps2pdf $+$ Adobe Acrobat} to produce a
document in which the QR symbols are inserted as designed. Note that though
\app{ps2pdf} can be used to produce the PDF, it is necessary to first open the document
using \app{Acrobat}, then save it. This is because post-PDF-creation JavaScript executes the
first time the document is opened in \app{Acrobat}.

\paragraph*{Viewing the document.} Once the document is built and saved, the document can be distributed to
others who can view it in any conforming PDF viewer.

\paragraph*{Installing the QR stamps.} After the distribution is installed, locate \texttt{qrc-stamps.pdf}
at the end of the path
\texttt{qrcstamps\string\stamps\string\qrc-stamps.pdf} and copy it to the
\app{Acrobat} user's \texttt{Stamps} folder. That folder may be found by executing
\[
    \text{\texttt{app.getPath("user","stamps");}}\quad\pushButton[\CA{getPath}\A{\JS{console.show();\r
    console.println('app.getPath("user","stamps");');}}]{gp}{}{11bp}
\]
in the console window. Press the button above, place your mouse cursor at the
end of the line in the console window, and press \textsf{Ctrl+Enter} (\textsf{Cmd+Enter} for Mac
OS). The executing code should return the path to the \texttt{Stamps} folder. This is where
the stamp file \texttt{qrc-stamps.pdf} is copied.

\section{The \textsf{qrcstamps} package}

This package has two options and one command.

\subsection{Package options}

There are two options for this package.
%, the first two of which are used most frequently, while the third is rather technical.
\begin{description}
    \item[\opt{scandoc}] The correct coding of the QR symbol does not occur
        until the page that contains the symbol is visited. When the
        \opt{scandoc} option is taken, \app{Acrobat} will automatically
        visit each page when the document is first opened following PDF
        creating with \app{Acrobat Distiller} or \app{ps2pdf}.
    \item[\opt{!scandoc}] The document may be built many times before you
        are satisfied as to its content. The \opt{!scandoc} option is a
        convenience option for turning off the scanning process. The
        default is not to scan. However, when the document is ready for
        publishing, build the document with the \opt{scandoc} option in
        effect; \emph{this is important!}
%   \item[\opt{basename=\ameta{base-name}}] The \opt{basename} key
%        sets the appearance base name of the barcode annotation. The
%        QR Code annotation name is
%        \texttt{\ameta{base-name}\_\ameta{size}}. The default value of
%        \opt{basename} is \texttt{basename=AeBQRC}. This option need never
%        be specified unless a package developer creates his own custom
%        barcode fields and stamps. To reference these new stamps, the
%        \texttt{basename} would have to be specified, unique that
%        collection of stamps.
\end{description}

\subsection{The \texorpdfstring{\protect\cs{qrCode}}{\textbackslash{qrCode}} command}

The one and only command of this package is \cs{qrCode}.
\bVerb\takeMeasure{\string\qrCode[\ameta{options}]\darg{\ameta{content}}}%
\begin{dCmd}[commandchars=!()]{\bxSize}
\qrCode[!ameta(options)]{!ameta(content)}
\end{dCmd}
\eVerb The required \ameta{content} argument is the content of the stamp, a
URL, a email address, text, and so on. The \cs{qrCode} command uses the
\cs{annotpro} command to create the stamp. Any of the options for the stamp
annotation may be used (except for \texttt{type=stamp}, which is already
supplied for you); refer to the documentation of \pkg{aeb\_pro} for details.
In addition to the \ameta{options}, these are a few special options, these are
\opt{size}, \opt{allowresize}, \opt{basename}, and \opt{contents}.
\begin{description}
    \item[\texttt{size=small|medium|large}] The stamps come in three sizes.
        We describe each of these in turn.
    \begin{itemize}
            \item \texttt{size=small}: The QR symbol is allowed to
                contain at most 75
                characters\marginpar{\raggedleft\small75 chars
                max\hspace*{6pt}}. The default size of the barcode is
                \texttt{1in}\marginpar{\raggedleft\small1\,in
                (dimen)\hspace*{6pt}}, though this can be changed using
                the key \texttt{widthTo}; for example,
                \texttt{widthTo=0.75in} sets the symbol to
                \texttt{0.75in} square. When making the symbol smaller
                than its default, you should test the symbol to see if
                your scanner (perhaps on your smartphone) can read the
                smaller symbology.
            \item \texttt{size=medium}: The QR symbol is allowed to
                contain at most 250
                characters\marginpar{\raggedleft\small250 chars max\hspace*{6pt}}.
                The default size of the barcode is
                \texttt{1.5in}\marginpar{\raggedleft\small1.5\,in
                (dimen)\hspace*{6pt}}, though this can be changed using
                the key \texttt{widthTo}, as illustrated above.
            \item \texttt{size=large}: The QR symbol is allowed to
                contain at most 500
                characters\marginpar{\raggedleft\small500 chars max\hspace*{6pt}}.
                The default size of the barcode is
                \texttt{2in}\marginpar{\raggedleft\small2\,in
                (dimen)\hspace*{6pt}}, though this can be changed using
                the key \texttt{widthTo}, as illustrated above.
    \end{itemize}
    When your \ameta{content} exceeds the size, the console window opens
    informing you of such a matter. For example, your content has 300
    characters yet you are inserting it into
    \cs{qrCode[size=medium]\darg{\ameta{content}}}. In such a situation, you'll be
    informed at the time you build the document of the error.

    When you change the dimension of a barcode stamp to one that is \emph{smaller}
    than the default dimension, be sure to test the smaller QR symbol to be
    sure it can still be read by a QR Code scanner, on the screen and on
    paper.

    When \texttt{size} is not specified, it is assumed that \texttt{size=small,widthTo=1in}.

    \item[\texttt{allowresize=true|false}] When \texttt{allowresize=true}
        (or just \texttt{allowresize}), after the document has been build,
        the document consumer is allowed to resize the barcode or to move
        it around on the page. The default is \texttt{allowresize=false},
        the user cannot move or resize the stamp.

%\item[\texttt{basename=\ameta{base-name}}] By passing a value of
%    \ameta{base-name} for the \texttt{basename} key, you can locally set
%    the appearance base name of the stamp, different the default base name
%    (possibly set through the \texttt{basename} option. This option is used
%    only when you have developed multiple collections of barcode stamps
%    with a different base name. (Recall, the name of a barcode stamp (at
%    least in so far as this package is concerned) has the form
%    \texttt{\ameta{base-name}\_\ameta{size}}.

%\previewtrue

\item[\texttt{contents=\ameta{text}}] For barcodes, I prefer my stamps to have no popup message
attached to it; however, I include the \texttt{contents} key to pass a text message. For example,
\begin{Verbatim}[xleftmargin=\amtIndent,fontsize=\normalsize]
\qrCode[contents={This is my home website, go there,
    everyone does!\n\n
    D. P. Story}]{http://www.acrotex.net}
\end{Verbatim}
Notice the use of \cs{n} to force a new line. The result are shown in the margin.%
\qrCode[margin,margprior=\hfill\raisebox{2.5\baselineskip},widthTo=0.75in,contents={This is my home website, go there, everyone does.\n\n
D. P. Story}]{http://www.acrotex.net}
\end{description}

\subsection{Examples of QR Code symbols} %\previewtrue

We present several examples of various sizes and content. Other examples are
found in the sample file \texttt{qrc-demo1.tex}.
\bVerb\def\sz{1in}\takeMeasure{\string\qrCode\darg{http://www.acrotex.net}}%
\noindent\begin{minipage}[t]{\sz+2bp}\kern0pt
\qrCode{http://www.acrotex.net}
\end{minipage}\hfill\begin{minipage}[t]{\linewidth-\sz-6pt-2bp}\kern0pt
\textbf{A URL to a web page}
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=!()]
\qrCode{http://www.acrotex.net}
\end{Verbatim}
No \texttt{size} key is given, so this is a small, a maximum of 75 characters, its dimension
is 1in.
\end{minipage}\eVerb
\bVerb\def\sz{1in}\takeMeasure{\string\qrCode\darg{mailto:dpstory@acrotex.net}}%
\noindent\begin{minipage}[t]{\sz+2bp}\kern0pt\centering
\qrCode[size=small,widthTo=0.75in]{mailto:dpstory@acrotex.net}
\end{minipage}\hfill\begin{minipage}[t]{\linewidth-\sz-6pt-2bp}\kern0pt
\textbf{An email address}
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=!(),fontsize=\small]
\qrCode[size=small,widthTo=.75in]{mailto:dpstory@acrotex.net}
\end{Verbatim}
\medskip
The \texttt{size} key is explicitly set to \texttt{small} (optional), a
maximum of 75 characters, its dimension is 0.75in.
\end{minipage}\eVerb\smallskip

In addition to \texttt{qrc-demo1.tex}, there are two `advanced' files \texttt{qrc-demo2.tex} and
\texttt{qrc-demo3.tex}, which I'm sure you'll enjoy.


\section{My retirement}


\newtopic
Now, I simply must get back to it. \dps

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