Scan QR Code for Desktop
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At my current job, I frequently need to scan QR codes to access registration information for various things. With the new update to share links as qr codes, it would make sense to also include the ability to scan QR codes. I envision a button to "scan qr" as an option in the new qr feature. Then you can select a rectangular area using the mouse (as if you are selecting an area for a screenshot). Vivaldi captures the selection and scans it for a QR; Decoding it to show you the link or text/message if a QR is successfully detected.
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@kuan51 I agree, recently, I've been thinking ± the same thing !
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Absolutely sensible!
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@kuan51 said in Scan QR Code for Desktop:
I envision a button to "scan qr" as an option
being actually an area which have to be scanned it seems more logical to have the button inside the capture button:
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Vivaldi can create a QR code, so it would also be logical that it can decode it as well. At the moment I use ShareX, which includes this feature in its tools. Alternatively there are also several extensions in the Chrome Store (not tested)
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Is there any chance to implement QR code scanner in desktop version?
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I know that you can use some external service in the form of a website, extension or program, but a built-in function would be the simplest and fastest.
You might as well not create a feature like a QR code generator or a screenshot tool because they can also be replaced with external tools, and yet these tools are built into Vivaldi.
And btw, with qr-decoder.com you can't directly scan QR code from the website. -
@Gregor It’s more code to maintain for Vivaldi for a fringe feature on desktop. When confronted with a QR code people will always use their mobile phone. That being said, I’m not against implementation, but there are good alternatives for anyone wanting the functionality right now.
@Gregor said in Scan QR Code for Desktop:
And btw, with qr-decoder.com you can't directly scan QR code from the website.
You would have to do some kind of screenshot with a native solution too. With the website you can take a screenshot with Vivaldi and directly use it. But yeah, visiting the website is one additional step. Haven’t looked into extensions, but chances are high there are multiple available on chrome web store which directly handle the QR code.
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@luetage, that is the point, all current mobiles can read QR codes. On Desktop there are a lot of apps, but I also think, that only few users read a QR code with an PC.
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A possible reason for few people reading QR codes on a PC is that while my desktop PC has a web camera attached to it there is no built in QR code reader in Vivaldi for desktop (or the other desktop browsers I use).
Having confronted this problem today I realise that there are extensions that allow QR code reading on desktop browsers I wonder why uBlock Origin like-functionality can be baked into Vivaldi (which is implemented as an extension on other browsers) but not a QR code reader?
As always software development is a balance between available resources and the amount of irritation the lack of a particular function causes in the userbase.
So the solution for me today was to scan the QR code on a phone and then copy and paste the revealed link on the phone to the chat where the issue was being discussed.
Then I could open the chat on my desktop PC and click on the link to download the file to my PC that I needed to be able to read and translate. And respond to the issues raised on a PC with a proper physical keyboard that I can use without constant corrections and swearing.
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@syklist, without a Phone, if you use an QR Reader extension on Desktop, you also can insert an screenshot of the Code in this extension.
But certainly an QR Reader in Desktop don't make much sense, at least a function to reveal the real URL of an QR Code or an short link for security reasons.
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I use a smartphone sparingly almost never for creating documents. It is very rare that I write an email on a phone.
I have documents that come in the post with only QR codes on them.
So being able to get the URL out of a QR code on a PC where I translate foreign language documents, create documents, write emails and discuss issues in group chats is a very natural thing for me to want to do.
I will investigate extensions for one of the browsers I use and dedicate that browser as my QR code reader.
