[Thali-talk] QR codes

[Nathan of Guardian]

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015, at 07:35 PM, Michael Rogers wrote:
> OK, proof-of-concept code is here:
> https://code.briarproject.org/akwizgran/qr-code-test
> 
> I've only tried it on two phones so far, but it seems pretty usable. Let
> me know what you think.

Nifty, will try out today!

> P.S. Oh, my, God, the Android camera API is horrible.

Have you seen my CipherCam project? Tis horrible, but I've been having
fun whipping it into shape:
https://github.com/n8fr8/IOCipherCameraExample

I suppose the new Camera2 API is a bit more logical, but not widely
supported enough yet.


+n


> 
> On 27/03/15 18:24, Yaron Goland wrote:
> > This is what Michael was saying he is going to try. I explained in my response why I was dubious but this is one of those things that a quick demo can settle. If you can get a super great reader that 'just works' then maybe it would work? We didn't find such a reader but that doesn't argue that it couldn't exist. If it does then we'll happily use it too! :)
> > 
> > 		Yaron
> > 
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> > Subject: Re: [Thali-talk] QR codes
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015, at 01:53 PM, Michael Rogers wrote:
> >> 1. Users 1 and 2 put their phones into exchange identity mode
> >>    - QR code on the top half of the screen, viewfinder on the bottom 
> >> 2. Users 1 and 2 scan each other's codes, in whichever order they like
> >>    - When a phone has scanned a code, the viewfinder becomes a tick
> > 
> > (Hi everyone!)
> > 
> > I have been thinking along these same lines... having a built-in customized viewer and display mechanism to make it more streamlined.
> > Also, what about using front-facing cameras for this process, just to see if you could magically place two phones opposite side up from each-other and have it happen in one step?
> > 
> > +n
> > 
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