- From: Chris Josephes <cpj1@winternet.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 22:10:24 -0500 (CDT)
- To: andyp@teleng.eng.telxon.com
- Cc: www-html@w3.org
I think the idea of different peripherial input devices would be an interesting idea, but it may be better to handle by creating specific browsers before implementing tags. I don't know that much about barcode formats, but I know a little about forms. Let's say we had a form with the following field.... <input type="text" name="dataKey"> That related to a barcode number on a piece of merchandise. Now let's say that you had two ways to input that key. A keyboard or a scanner. Instead of adding an attribute, why not program a custom browser that realises that an input key named "dataKey" can accept input from a barcode scanner. That way the same web page with the same form can easily be used by a custom handheld computer with a lightwand, and also be used by a PC sitting on some desk using Navigator. The big disadvantage to this is that no such system exists (afaik). Right now you'd probably find custom database software that could handle the job at a better cost. But the big advantage of the web page solution is that the page is very easy/cheap to implement, and it's widely distributable since it isn't tied to a single databse platform. ----------------------- Christopher P. Josephes ---------------------------- Email | mailto:cpj1@winternet.com Web | http://www.winternet.com/~cpj1/
Received on Monday, 8 April 1996 23:11:04 UTC