[Thali-talk] QR codes

[Nathan of Guardian]

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015, at 04:25 AM, Michael Rogers wrote:
> On 06/04/15 17:13, Nathan of Guardian wrote:
> > I just modified the code to use the front-facing camera, to experiment
> > with double-instance scanning possibility. Sadly, it was a big failure.
> > First, auto/macro-focus capability is essential for easy scanning, and
> > front facing cameras generally don't support that (for now). Second, the
> > ability to see a preview of the camera while you are scanning is
> > essential to proper aim. Just holding the two devices opposite ends up
> > from each-other wasn't sufficient for achieving a quick double scan.
> > 
> > In the end, it worked, but I think using the back camera and quickly
> > holding each phone over the other makes a great deal more sense!
> 
> Cool, that's good to know.
> 
> > @Michael - we were just about to embark on integrated QR code display
> > and scanning capabilities into ChatSecure, so I am likely to utilize
> > this code. I'll make sure to attribute Briar and your sample project
> > when we do. Thanks!
> 
> You're welcome, glad to know it will get used! I've added an Apache 2
> license to the repo.
> 
> I wonder whether we should wrap this up as a component of some kind so
> we can share improvements between Briar and ChatSecure. I don't want to
> split Briar into multiple APKs, but maybe a library project?
> 

Yes please. I was wondering which method you used to build the zxing
jar? Is that something we can include in the library project build to
make fdroid/repro build folks happy?

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