> Manual imput (e.g. a form for employee id and password) would > not be too hard, just watch out for employees punching their > late friends in. Swipe card or biometrics might get a bit more > hairy, I know nothing about this but I am pretty sure this > could be done. From what I have seen, a lot of the entry-level > equipment is geared towards Windows, so setting up an > affordable solution on Linux may take some work. Anyone else > have insight on this?
most USB card-readers (or PS/2 that get in-lined with your keyboard) can be configured to act as a "keyboard wedge", as if the user just typed the content of the card. This usually assumes a single-track or two-track card setup. Similarly, bar-codes can be used, with 1-D barcodes just regurgitating the contained number, as if typed. More details at a recent post on the topic: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/msg/fb00f650abe523ec RS-232 serial readers require drivers with a little more smarts in order to act as a keyboard wedge. -tim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
