New topic: Detecting Multiple Keyboards
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=46652> Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message Pariahware Post subject: Detecting Multiple KeyboardsPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:08 pm Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:00 am Posts: 1002 Location: Raleigh, NC Simple explanation: I need a OS X/Windows solution for monitoring 2 keyboards & detecting which keyboard is sending the keystrokes so they don't end up typing into the same textfield. Detailed explanation: There are two USB barcode scanners hooked up to the computer. Barcode scanners emulate keyboards. When two barcodes are scanned simultaneously, the system doesn't distinguish between the two, barcode 123 and barcode 456 show up in the same textfield as 142536. Solutions? Thanks. _________________ Christian Pariahware, Inc. Mac, Windows, Linux, & iOS Consulting http://pariahware.com/consulting.html Elastic Window for Real Studio http://pariahware.com/elasticwindow.html Storemarks - Visual Bookmarks for Life http://storemarksapp.com/ Bible Trivia Game Show for iOS http://biblicious.com/ Top jakuno Post subject: Re: Detecting Multiple KeyboardsPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:44 pm Joined: Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:56 pm Posts: 73 maybe?: http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.net/clas ... dmbs.shtml Top charonn0 Post subject: Re: Detecting Multiple KeyboardsPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:53 pm Joined: Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:08 am Posts: 1090 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA I'm not sure this is possible (in Windows, at least) without a lot of work. This blog post suggests that you could theoretically distinguish between keyboards by using the Raw Input API, but they don't go into any detail. This project uses Raw Input to distinguish keyboard inputs in C#, and may prove useful as an example. _________________ Boredom Software Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml rbforumnotifier@monkeybreadsoftware.de
