From: Gregory Seidman <gsslist+ruby@...>
Date: 2007-09-20T22:19:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Barcode scanner app

On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 09:42:11PM +0900, Pieter Jongsma wrote:
> I need to program an application for my school. It needs to scan a
> barcode on a pass, compare it to a database and then display a color
> (fullscreen) signalling if the student is or isn't allowed at a party.
> 
> Now I'm looking for a toolkit of some sort to wait for a signal from the
> barcode scanner (which works just like a keyboard) and then display a
> fullscreen signalcolor. Any ideas?

I'm a dork, so I'd probably use GLUT/OpenGL. It's overkill, but it's damned
easy to get a fullscreen color and to accept keyboard input.

> Thanks in advance,
> pieter.
--Greg