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Ramiro Algozino (algozino) wrote : Re: [Bug 1862626] [NEW] qtqr converts any mixed case text it scans using my webcam, to all upper case

Hi!

Thanks for your report. Could you please shareme a sample QR code and the expected output? I did a quick check and we are not converting to upper case for any type of code. It could be a bug from zbar though. Could you also please try directly using zbar if get the same result?

Thanks!

Ramiro Algozino
https://algozino.com.ar/
On 10 Feb 2020, 14:00 +0100, bwana <email address hidden>, wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
>
> When scanning a qr code containing a bitcoin address using qtqr and my webcam, qtqr converts the address to all upper case letters.
> Be aware that this could lead to people losing money (since they will be sending BTC to the incorrect address).
>
> ** Affects: qr-tools
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1862626
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> Title:
> qtqr converts any mixed case text it scans using my webcam, to all
> upper case
>
> Status in QR Tools:
> New
>
> Bug description:
>
> When scanning a qr code containing a bitcoin address using qtqr and my webcam, qtqr converts the address to all upper case letters.
> Be aware that this could lead to people losing money (since they will be sending BTC to the incorrect address).
>
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