[barcode] Asterisks and parenthesis

[Carlo Corridore]

We changed, with a special barcode setting, the local configuration
on the optical pen and now it's seems OK.


Thanks a lot for your help.


Bye.



On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:37:07 +0200
Alessandro Rubini <rubini@gnudd.com> wrote:

> 
> Hello again.
> Thanks for sending the files.
> 
> I looked at my keyboard, and I found the solution (I have an ancient
> IBM keyboard with Italian keycaps but I run the US+customization map).
> 
> > When i try to read the barcode with an optic pen emulating the keyboard,
> 
> The "*" key on the US keyboard (shift-8) is decoded as "(" if you
> run the Italian keymap.
> 
> The whole idea of a "keyboard-emulating" scanner is fool, in my opinion.
> I bought a serial one, as most of my computers are saner platforms
> than the x86, fortunately.
> 
> /alessandro
> 


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