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by xxmarkuski 185 days ago
I use ChatGPT to compress SVGs, in particular QR codes. Many QR code SVG generators produce inefficient SVGs, and conventional SVG compressors often lack the understanding required for some compression techniques. ChatGPT can replace alignment indicators with <use> elements.

Is there a way to embed the data encoded in the QR code directly within the image? This would allow the data to be parsed directly by the browser, eliminating the need for computer vision to decode it again. Going further, for web images QR codes could be efficiently encoded and rendered by the browser.
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ktpsns 185 days ago
I am not sure about your use case. There exist many JS libraries which will generate client side QR codes. How many of them do you handle that you optimize for file size? Or is it just an academic interest?

SVGs are XML so technically, yes, you can just embed your visually encoded payload data with namespaces attributes and elements. If you don't want to use namespaces, you can use off-canvas texts, hidden/opacity=0 texts or even XML comments. You can even use the regular metadata section of SVGs. You can make the whole QR code within the SVG a clickable link.

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paularmstrong 185 days ago
> I use ChatGPT to compress SVGs, in particular QR codes

Why? svgomg.net exists, uses far fewer resources, and is going to give you much better results.

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OuterVale 184 days ago
Heads up. The site you linked is just a wrapping of the original with adverts and tracking scripts. It isn't running the latest version either. Much better off using the creator's version.

https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/

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