Aaron I'm still at a loss as to why "javascript is a limitation going forward"? Can you explain?, I stupidly would have thought activeX is a bigger limitation
Neven > Thanks Keri, > > Point noted. But I don't think that offers much defence to Stig's > comments. I wasn't discounting the suggestions that were given one > bit. > > Big misunderstanding on both sides, and I should have been clearer on > why javascript is a limitation going forward. I may have posted in the > wrong forum on this one, but PHPUG is one of my more active groups and > I thought someone may have already gone down this path without JS > (e.g. a known ActiveX control). > > I don't underestimate the power of JS, I've worn my ExtJS/Qooxdoo/ > Jquery hat many times and love the stuff. It's just in this instance, > due to hardware and software (browser) constraints, we require an > alternate method. I should have been clearer that that was all I was > asking. > > Actually, I assumed this was a dead thread, I sent that response two > days ago. We've made ground elsewhere, so thanks for your time > everyone. > > Cheers > A > > On Oct 6, 10:37 am, Keri Henare <[email protected]> > wrote: >> In defence of Stig (and everybody else who has been part of this convo), >> it seems as if everybody understood your "gotcha", you just didn't >> understand that it isn't the problem that you think it is. As far as the >> question goes in regards to the USB barcode scanner, I think it's been >> pretty well answered; Javascript has no limitation as far as this >> use-case is concerned. It seems as though the only limitation here is >> your understanding of Javascript (no offence intended). >> >> I've whipped up a real quick (and dirty) >> example:http://gist.github.com/612356 >> For the example, type anything while on the page, if it includes the >> string "pixelfusion" then that will trigger an event on the page. I've >> used a straight string comparison, but as Stig mentioned, you could get >> away with a regex on the buffer. >> >> Do not underestimate the powers of the Javascript, or suffer your >> father's fate, you will. >> >> Kind regards, >> Keri Henare >> --------------------------------------------------- >> Chief Technical Officer >> Pixel Fusion >> >> [e] [email protected] >> [w] pixelfusion.co.nz >> [m] (+64) 021 874 552 >> [p] (+64) 09 550 3084 >> >> Zend Certified Engineer >> -http://www.zend.com/en/yellow-pages#show-ClientCandidateID=ZEND013450 >> >> PLEASE NOTE: I check my email 3 times per day and will respond at these >> intervals. For anything urgent please ring me. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> On 4/10/2010, at 3:59 PM, Aaron Cooper wrote: >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Stig Manning >> > To: [email protected] >> > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3:29 PM >> > Subject: Re: [phpug] [OT] - USB Barcode Scanner to Web >> >> > >>Hi James, >> >> > >>Sounds like he has already quoted $1M+ to the client and wants some >> kind of super hard, active-x or client-side java class solution to >> justify the cost. >> >> > That assumes a little too much about the client. A touch bitchy too, >> in a sarcastic kid sort of way, considering you made a comment to >> James, yet ofcourse to me and the entire group. >> >> > >>It really is very simple with JavaScript. Even if you can't program >> the preamble, you can just regex (pattern match) the barcode input >> to detect it and submit/process. >> >> > That assumes a little too much about the nature of the project, it's >> future usage, and dependancies. None of which were shared, as it was >> not required in the context of the question. The barcodes may not >> follow a common pattern one little bit. >> >> > >>No need for complexification. Which is one of the worst habits of >> developers. >> >> > Leaning on assumptions to justify an unnecessary point would be right >> up there for me. >> >> > A >> >> > Not to >> > -Stig >> >> > James McGlinn wrote, On 4/10/2010 1:12 PM: >> >> Sure. If it's about what you see as the limitations of Javascript >> maybe let us know what you see those as being? We've put a fair bit >> of effort into making our app respond (form submission, page updates, >> form reset, even audible feedback) with no further action from the >> operator besides the scan taking place. >> >> >> Happy to share what we've learned through that process. >> >> >> - James >> >> >> On 4/10/2010, at 3:07 PM, Aaron Cooper wrote: >> >> >>> Thanks James, >> >> >>> Again, I am well aware it is no different from a keyboard. >> >> >>> Noone's really reading the primary gotcha of my post so I'll just >> close this one now. >> >> >>> Cheers people >> >>> Aaron >> >> > -- >> > NZ PHP Users Group:http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> > To post, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe, send email to >> > [email protected] >> >> > -- >> > NZ PHP Users Group:http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> > To post, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe, send email to >> > [email protected] > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > > -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
