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Sorry, the HTML <span style="font-family: 'Libre Barcode 128', Wingding;">12309809SA</span> should do the fallback trick I mentioned. Apologies for omitting it from the example while leaving the prose in! On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 10:26 AM Adam Constabaris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Assuming you have a suitable font installed on the computers that are > looking at the barcodes (e.g. > https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Libre+Barcode+128 <- not an > endorsement, YMMV, etc.), the HTML > > <span style="font-family: 'Libre Barcode 128';">12309809SA</span> > > Should display the value inside the span as a barcode, falling back to > Winding as an obvious indicator that something has gone wrong. If you're OK > hard-coding the font-family value, that should be fairly straightforward to > put in an XSLT. I'm not familiar with the particular context of Alma, but > if your custom barcodes arere in a "custom-barcode" element in the source > XML: > > <xsl:template match="custom-barcode"> > <span class="barcode" style="font-family: 'Libre Barcode 128';"> > <xsl:value-of select="."/> > </span> > </xsl:template> > > might do the trick, although working out how to ensure that template is > matched in the right place might require more thought. > > HTH, > > AC > > > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 9:49 AM Hammer, Erich F <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> We have barcodes embedded in a number of the "letters" (i.e. receipts) >> that Alma sends to patrons or ILL offices, but those barcodes are for >> material IDs that are normally input via barcode scanner and are referenced >> in the XSLT of the letter as a .PNG. IOW, Alma holds/constructs an image >> of a barcode for the ID of the materials and makes it available to the >> email/receipt. We have recently added/changed a letter to include another, >> long-number-string, ID and would like to have a barcode displayed for it as >> well. Otherwise, someone has to read and manually enter the string which >> greatly increases the chance of error. >> >> I assume we can't convince Alma to construct a barcode image for any old >> number string, so we will need to modify the XSLT code of the letter to >> display that string in a barcode font. This letter will be printed from >> specific machines, so it will be possible to ensure the font is installed, >> but I don't know how to embed the HTML/CSS code necessary into XSLT. >> >> Does anyone know how to do that? >> >> Thanks, >> Erich >> >> >> -- >> Erich Hammer Head of Library Systems >> [log in to unmask] University Libraries >> 518-442-3891 University @ Albany >> >> "Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them." >> -- Peter Ustinov >> >