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Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
- difosfor 6y agoLooks cool, but the generated QR codes link to qr.new instead of the domain I entered to link to. This is on iPad Safari. Is it required to register before this will work as expected? It's unclear to me.
- koch 6y agoThere are two 'types' of codes you can make, one is a regular redirect to the link you enter (Link QR), the other takes you to a qr.new page that has the information you entered on it (Everything QR). So make sure you have the right type selected and that you've put your link in the link field. Action item for me though, I need to make that clearer on the site.
- koch 6y agoI went ahead and changed Link QR to say "Redirect" and replaced "Link to a website" under Everything Qr with "Text," hopefully that clears some confusion.
- lights0123 6y agoThere's definitely a problem though: when I edit the URL as a Link QR (e.g. changing .com to .co), the little checkmark changes to a spinner then back to a checkmark, but the QR code does not change at all. No error messages in the console other than two script-src CSP errors.
- koch 6y agoThe change is server side, the QR code pattern shouldn't change. When you click or scan the QR code after you switch types it should behave accordingly.
- krustymeathead 6y agoI think that is because the link does not actually send you directly to your website, but routes you through qr.new. If qr.new were to go down, any QR codes created would not work.
- koch 6y agoThis is correct. I have basically combined a link shortener with a QR code.
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- miguelrochefort 6y agoCan the text be different from the content of the QR code?
- boogies 6y agoYes (source: 30 seconds spent trying it)
- Aachen 6y agoIt's almost quicker than asking the question and waiting for an answer!
- lights0123 6y agoYeah, the "Inner message" on the right is a completely separate field from the actual QR contents on the left.
- koch 6y agoYes! The text in the QR code is completely independent of the content, just edit the text field under the QR code.
- anonytrary 6y agoThe site is really confusing to use or maybe creating links don't work on the latest version of Chrome? Also, the resolution is extremely low -- for example "5SszZ2" is completely indistinguishable from "555222", "SSSZZZ", etc.
- koch 6y agoI think it's probably just confusing, which is a bug in itself. There are a few text fields that all look like they could be what you redirect to, but only the "Link QR" will redirect you to the link you enter. > the resolution is extremely low Yeah no argument there. I do actually have space for a 4x3 font instead of a 3x3 font, that may be worth working on.
- anonytrary 6y agoI'd love to see the 4x3. Although then the available real estate will be smaller. It would be cool if it was an option. For example, if I only have unmistakable chars in my text, I could get away with the 3x3 option.
- ajnin 6y agoIt fails for my trying to post something to http://localhost:5001/piiq-1/us-central1/create http://localhost:5001/piiq-1/us-central1/create (tried with Firefox and Edge)
- koch 6y agoThank you, should be fixed now!
- pli86jvtthgfug 6y agoAdd any image to a QR code https://qr-edit.com/ https://qr-edit.com/
- kbaker 6y agoJust a note, instead of encoding the picture in the full destination URL, you can encode the picture into the padding section between the URL and the Reed-Solomon section, thus permitting the use of any URL. I used this technique a long time ago on qrpixel.com but forgot to renew the domain, oops... http://web.archive.org/web/20160423015339/http://www.qrpixel.com/ http://web.archive.org/web/20160423015339/http://www.qrpixel... Also for information about how this works, Russ Cox did a good article on it, calculating using the R-S section as well: https://research.swtch.com/qart https://research.swtch.com/qart
- torgoguys 6y agoWow, I really like what qrpixel did! Do you know of any alternative tools (that are still around) that work the same way?
- StavrosK 6y agoCan you deploy it somewhere? It seems very useful. Netlify should work great if it's a static page.
- atmin 6y agoI used qrpixel to draw my avatar https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/714648?s=460&u=2bca86825fa6a31c18c4480ac64969800fc6b548&v=4 https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/714648?s=460&u=2bca... I'd be very glad to see it online again.
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- sm4rk0 6y agoThe page won't load if www.googleapis.com is blocked.
- nondeveloper 6y agoThis is the first use of an expensive (~$500?) .new domain I’ve seen in the wild not associated with a global brand. For those who don’t know, this domain is constrained to applications where a new file or process is created by visiting the domain, e.g., Google’s http://doc.new http://doc.new creating a new Google Doc file. https://icannwiki.org/.new https://icannwiki.org/.new
- nimih 6y agoIs there a place where those constraints are laid out? The linked page only provides the following: >Charleston Road Registry believes that given its wide variety of uses, the .new gTLD will best add value to the gTLD space by remaining purely open and unencumbered by registrant restrictions. There will, therefore, be no restrictions on second-level domain name registrations in the proposed gTLD, .new.
- nondeveloper 6y agoYes, the registry page outlines the constraints. Charleston Road is actually Google. https://www.registry.google/policies/registration/new/#!/ https://www.registry.google/policies/registration/new/#!/
- nimih 6y agoGood to know, thanks!
- 74ls00 6y agoZSA, the mechanical keyboard company, has layout.new —- that’s the smallest institution owning one of the .new domains I’d seen prior to this. Not exactly a global brand
- koeng 6y agoThis is cool! thanks and noted. I like the font, feels natural.
- circuit_ 6y agoThis is so awesome but Sign in with Google doesn't work :/
- bayangan 6y agolove the sass you get when you enter "scan me"
- pog92 6y agoReally cool, but my phone currently can't recognize it as a QR code..