NAME
    GD::Barcode - Create barcode image with GD

DESCRIPTION
    GD::Barcode is a subclass of GD and allows you to create barcode image with GD.

    The module will work on the majority of Windows, UNIX and
    Macintosh platforms. 

REQUIREMENT
    This module requires these modules:
                GD
    From 1.15, you can use this module even if no GD (except plot method).

INSTALLATION
    The module can be installed using the standard Perl procedure:

        perl Makefile.PL
        make
        make test
        make install    # You may need to be root
        make clean      # or make realclean

    Windows users without a working "make" can get nmake from:
        ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe

SAMPLES
  There are 2 sample scripts in "sample" directry.
  smp_all.pl : shows how to make barcode images in PNG with GD::Barcode.
                  (EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, UPC-E, NW7, Code39, ITF,
                   Industrial2of5, IATA2of5, Matrix2of5 and COOP2of5)
  smp_ind.pl : same as smp_all.pl but uses GD::Barcode subclasses.
  
VERSION
    This document refers to version 1.14 of GD::Barcode
    released May 31, 2003.

AUTHOR
    Kawai Takanori (GCD00051@nifty.ne.jp)