On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 7:25 AM, Brian Keck <bwkeck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I can't figure out how to use mbarcode on my n900. I can save a photo > to a file, but can't see how to extract the ISBN number or such. I've > never had my own barcode reader before, so maybe just ignorant. Open your camera lens, close the camera app if it auto-starts, then run mbarcode. Aim it at a barcode. The application has a lighter-colored window in the middle of the screen with a red line in it. Be sure your barcode fits entirely in the light area. If it is a one-dimensional barcode, align it so that the red line goes all the way through the whole barcode. It should automatically detect and decode the barcode at that point, taking you to a new screen where it shows the content of the barcode, link to google it, etc. Depending on lighting/color of barcode/angle of camera etc. it can sometimes take a while to read it, or not work at all, but in the vast majority of times I've tried it will read the barcode withinin two or three seconds. _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
