Yeah, good point. I was looking at the original email and the first reply from David, then it switched to barcode scanning so it confused me a bit.
- Gonzalo On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Chris Barnes <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm not sure about that. > > The subject of the original post seems to suggest Patrick is interested in > scanning bar codes as opposed to whole books. > > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Gonzalo Servat <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think the OP wants to scan actual books, not barcodes? >> >> This might help: >> >> http://www.danielstender.com/granthinam/564/ >> >> - Gonzalo >> >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Menno Schaaf <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > You could us an app with a camera, but you'll find it generally slow and >> > not so reliable. Most barcode scanners act as normal input devices so >> work >> > fine in Linux. >> > >> > Have a look at www.dealextreme.com for barcode readers. I have this >> one - >> > >> > >> http://www.dealextreme.com/p/acan-8100-short-range-handheld-usb-barcode-scanner-210cm-cable-length-25058?item=37which >> > works fine on book barcodes, but you'll find laser ones for cheaper >> > now on there. >> > >> > Shipping does take a while from them though, so if you're in a rush not >> > ideal. >> > >> > Contact me off list if you want to discuss borrowing mine. >> > >> > Menno >> > >> > On 16 April 2012 12:38, Christopher Barnes <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Or a web cam. There's quite a few apps for pc (maybe even linux) that >> > will >> > > scan all types of barcodes. >> > > >> > > Sent from my Android >> > > >> > > ----- Reply message ----- >> > > From: "David Gillies" <[email protected]> >> > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > Subject: [SLUG] Bar Code scanners >> > > Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:05 pm >> > > >> > > >> > > On 16/04/12 11:45, Patrick Elliott-Brennan wrote: >> > > > Hi all, >> > > > >> > > > I've got to scan a whole collection of books (a couple of hundred at >> > > least) >> > > > and was wondering if anyone has any experience with those that >> do/don't >> > > > work with Linux or know of another way I can scan the books? >> > > > >> > > If you've got a smart phone (android, ios) with a camera in it, >> there's >> > > tonnes of apps that scan barcodes. >> > > -- >> > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> > > >> > > -- >> > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> > > >> > -- >> > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> > >> -- >> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> > > > > -- > Kind Regards, > > Christopher Barnes > > e. [email protected] > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
