> I haven't worked with Style Builder for a long while. The other day,
> though, I thought it might be interesting to try making some new
> lines. This time I thought I would print out the template, draw my
> lines by hand on the paper, scan the thing and run it back into Style
> Builder The problem is I couldn't get the bar code to scan properly.
> Or at least I couldn't get Style Builder to read it from the imported
> PNG or BMP file. I got an error message asking if I had modified it.

> So what does that bar code do exactly? Any suggestions for getting
> around this? Does it have anything to do with the file name? I saved
> the scanned image with a different file name so as not to overwrite
> the blank template.

> I tried copying the bar code from the original template to the scanned
> version but that didn't work either.

> Any ideas?

> Thanks

> Dave R

br...@google.com> wrote:
> Hi Dave

> The bar code tells Style builder where to look for strokes when you
> import the template.  If it gets fuzzy or somehow corrupted when you
> scan it in, Style Builder will not be able to find your strokes
> correctly.

> Try this: Individually cut and paste your scanned strokes into a clean
> template using a program like photoshop.

> Hope this helps
> ~Bryce

> On Jun 5, 10:12 am, Dave R <drkr4...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > I haven't worked with Style Builder for a long while. The other day,
> > though, I thought it might be interesting to try making some new
> > lines. This time I thought I would print out the template, draw my
> > lines by hand on the paper, scan the thing and run it back into Style
> > Builder The problem is I couldn't get the bar code to scan properly.
> > Or at least I couldn't get Style Builder to read it from the imported
> > PNG or BMP file. I got an error message asking if I had modified it.

> > So what does that bar code do exactly? Any suggestions for getting
> > around this? Does it have anything to do with the file name? I saved
> > the scanned image with a different file name so as not to overwrite
> > the blank template.

> > I tried copying the bar code from the original template to the scanned
> > version but that didn't work either.

> > Any ideas?

> > Thanks

> > Dave R- Hide quoted text -

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