Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
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Re: Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
#2Looks 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.
Re: Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
#3Looks 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.
There 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.
Re: Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
#4Can the text be different from the content of the QR code?
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#5Can the text be different from the content of the QR code?
Yes (source: 30 seconds spent trying it)
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#6Can the text be different from the content of the QR code?
Yeah, the "Inner message" on the right is a completely separate field from the actual QR contents on the left.
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#7Can the text be different from the content of the QR code?
Yes! The text in the QR code is completely independent of the content, just edit the text field under the QR code.
Re: Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
#8Looks 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.
There 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.
I 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.
Re: Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
#9Looks 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.
There 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.
There'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.
Re: Show HN: Create a QR code with text in the code pattern
#10The 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.