Re: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-02 Thread Tim Chase
> Yes. This is really easy for stuff like Zebra printers. Hadn't thought > of it for the bigger ones needing lots of PCL but it could be done > easily enough with a little work to abstract some of the basic drawing. There are some other add-on Python libraries that, as long as your printer supp

Re: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-02 Thread Michael Hipp
Tim Chase wrote: >>> try to use control+W to delete the previous word while I'm typing >>> in IE, only to have it close my whole window. Minutes of sotto >>> voce oaths usually follow. >> Ug. This would be disastrous to a clerk on a tight queue. In the very >> least it looks like I may have to m

Re: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-02 Thread Michael Hipp
Jon Atkinson wrote: - Data entry people use lots of F-keys, Ctrl-keys and Alt-keys to make things happen on the screen. >>> Not quite as much flexibility here. HTML defines accelerator >>> keys which are browser-specific (sometimes Alt+letter, sometimes >>> control+letter, or other comb

RE: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-02 Thread BALIBEY
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Re: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-02 Thread Jon Atkinson
> >> - Data entry people use lots of F-keys, Ctrl-keys and Alt-keys to make > >> things happen on the screen. > > > > Not quite as much flexibility here. HTML defines accelerator > > keys which are browser-specific (sometimes Alt+letter, sometimes > > control+letter, or other combos). > > This is

Re: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-01 Thread Tim Chase
>> Not quite as much flexibility here. HTML defines accelerator >> keys which are browser-specific (sometimes Alt+letter, sometimes >> control+letter, or other combos). > > This is perhaps the only disappointing news from your experiences. I've found this isn't quite so important as long as the

Re: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-01 Thread Michael Hipp
Tim Chase wrote: Tim, thanks for taking time to respond in so much depth. You've given me enough encouragement to think we can move forward. I'm *really* tired of thick-client GUI development. >> - Data entry people use lots of F-keys, Ctrl-keys and Alt-keys to make >> things happen on the scr

Re: Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-01 Thread Tim Chase
> - Lots of data entry yes...we've got some data-entry folks that are using one of the apps I've written, pulling information off paper phone-bills (for those we can't get electronically) > - What about data entry into a web form. Data entry people use 'Enter' > to move between fields, not Ta

Heads-down transaction-processing apps on Django

2008-02-01 Thread Michael Hipp
Sorry for posting such a nebulous question... Is anyone using Django web apps as heads-down transaction processing applications that are heavy in the areas of: - Lots of data entry - Lots of "instant, right now" demands like POS A few - slightly more specific - issues: - What about data e