diff --git a/examples/BarcodeEncoder/main.qml b/examples/BarcodeEncoder/main.qml
index 52f9058..680533a 100644
--- a/examples/BarcodeEncoder/main.qml
+++ b/examples/BarcodeEncoder/main.qml
@@ -31,11 +31,19 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             fill: parent
             margins: 10
         }
-        TextField {
+
+        TextArea {
             id: inputField
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             selectByMouse: true
             text: "Hello world!"
+
+            Rectangle{
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                border.color: "#656565"
+                border.width: 1
+                color: "transparent"
+            }
         }
 
         Row {
diff --git a/src/QZXing.cpp b/src/QZXing.cpp
index 54a8f7d..d34b945 100644
--- a/src/QZXing.cpp
+++ b/src/QZXing.cpp
@@ -595,13 +595,15 @@ QImage QZXing::encodeData(const QString &data, const QZXingEncoderConfig &encode
 {
     QImage image;
 
+    QString dataTemp(QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(data.toUtf8()));
+
     try {
         switch (encoderConfig.format) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_ENCODER_QR_CODE
         case EncoderFormat_QR_CODE:
         {
             Ref<qrcode::QRCode> barcode = qrcode::Encoder::encode(
-                        data.toStdWString(),
+                        dataTemp.toStdWString(),
                         encoderConfig.errorCorrectionLevel == EncodeErrorCorrectionLevel_H ?
                             qrcode::ErrorCorrectionLevel::H :
                         (encoderConfig.errorCorrectionLevel == EncodeErrorCorrectionLevel_Q ?
diff --git a/src/zxing/zxing/qrcode/encoder/QREncoder.cpp b/src/zxing/zxing/qrcode/encoder/QREncoder.cpp
index 1e9a3de..8761e58 100644
--- a/src/zxing/zxing/qrcode/encoder/QREncoder.cpp
+++ b/src/zxing/zxing/qrcode/encoder/QREncoder.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ Ref<QRCode> Encoder::encode(const std::wstring& content, ErrorCorrectionLevel &e
         version = recommendVersion(ecLevel, mode, headerBits, dataBits);
     }
 
-    qDebug() << version->getVersionNumber() << ": " << content.size();
-
     BitArray headerAndDataBits;
     headerAndDataBits.appendBitArray(headerBits);
     // Find "length" of main segment and write it