VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK Discussions

Hi,

I'm using the Barcode sdk in my .net (C# Winforms) application.

I would like to add human readable text below the barcode (with the same value as the barcode itself) but so far I am failing to do so.

I have been reading the documentation and to my best knowledge the text below the barcode 'should' be shown by default, but in my case it is not.
I tried the PrintableValue (default is the value if I'm not mistaken)
ValueVisible is set to true (also default)

What am I missing here?

This is the part that 'generates' the barcode.

        public static Image DrawBarcode(BarcodeType barcode, string value, float resolution, float width,
                 float height, UnitOfMeasure units)
        {
            // create the barcode writer
            BarcodeWriter writer = new BarcodeWriter();

            // set barcode writer settings
            writer.Settings.Barcode = barcode;
            writer.Settings.Value = value;
            writer.Settings.Resolution = resolution;
            writer.Settings.PixelFormat = BarcodeImagePixelFormat.Bgr24;
            writer.Settings.ValueVisible = true;
            writer.Settings.ValueAutoLetterSpacing = true;
            

            // return barcode image
            return writer.GetBarcodeAsBitmap(width, height, UnitOfMeasure.Centimeters);
        }

And it is called here.

            string barcode = "13245";
            using (Image barcodeImage = DrawBarcode(BarcodeType.Code128, barcode, 250, 7, 2,
                               UnitOfMeasure.Centimeters))
            {

                Point locean = new Point(20, 225);
                e.Graphics.DrawImage(barcodeImage, locean);

            }

The barcode itself is generated, but not the text below.

Thanks in advance,

Peter

Thanks Alexander for your quick reply.

If I go for 'way 1'.
How can I set the width of the barcode (so that it will fit our label)?

Because I leave out that parameter now.