Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : cobang
Version : 2.5.0
Upstream Contact: CoBang developer
* URL : https://github.com/hongquan/CoBang
* License : GPLv3
Programming Lang: Python
Description : A QR code scanner desktop app for Linux
A modern, lightweight GUI based QR code scanner and generator compatible
with Wayland and is actively maintained. The currently packaged
alternatives in Debian repos no longer suffice for one reason or another.
From the dev's page:
" QtQR:
Pretty old code.
Its integration of other library is not good: cannot embed
webcam video into its window.
Depend on X Window System.
zbarcam:
Command-line tool, it creates a very basic window with only
video display, no control buttons, no result display, no label.
Users have to come back to Terminal to see the result, and the
result are just raw text, no decoding for structured data like WiFi
info, URL etc.
Depend on X Window System.
Some Electron-based programs in GitHub:
Using Electron stack, which is unnecessary fat [1].
The UI doesn't look native.
Depend on X Window System.
X-dependence is a major concern because I want to boost up the migration
of Linux desktop from old X Window System to more modern Wayland. Those
X-dependent applications drag the transition, not only does it make the
OS installation big (have to include an X server next to Wayland
compositor), but also waste time fixing bugs of X - Wayland cooperation."
