On Thu, 2010-10-28 at 15:21 -0400, R. A. Bilonick wrote: > On Thu, 2010-10-28 at 23:25 +1100, Brian Keck 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. > > > > Installed packages: > > mbarcode > > mbarcode-plugin-ii > > mbarcode-plugin-isbn > > mbarcode-plugin-qrcode > > mbarcode-plugin-webrequest > > mbarcode-plugin-wifi > > mbarcode-plugins-all > > > > The only on-screen buttons I get are > > > > * exit > > * save > > * history > > * settings > > > > I've run it from the command line, to see stderr/stdout ... can't see > > anything wrong ... plugins are 'Loaded successfully'. > > > > Thanks (again) for any help ... > > > > Brian Keck > > > > It took me a few tries to figure out how to scan. Start mbarcode, open > the camera lens, and close the camera program after it opens. Align the > N900 so that the barcode shows in the main viewing window. When you have > it reasonably large and centered, tap the viewing area once or twice to > cause mbarcode to focus. After a few seconds, the barcode numbers should > show up on the right hand side window. (I've never been able to do > anything with the bar code once it was captured! The only on-screen > buttons I see are scan and Open Image. I'm running PR1.3. I don't see > any settings for mbarcode. Maybe I need to install the plugins?) > > Rick B. > > > I only found two plugins (isbn and web request) and installed them. Now mbarcode works differently with the red line. But it works fine and I can search the output. Pretty neat. Rick B. _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
