[OFBiz] Users - (newbie) OFBIZ 3.0 POS

Tue May 3 16:51:34 EDT 2005

So, how about having POS input run through a configurable translator? 
That would decouple it from specific hardware and make deployment more 
flexible.

David E. Jones wrote:

> 
> BJ,
> 
> Sorry, I didn't mean to say that your comments were negative. Only  the 
> first paragraph was meant as a reply to you and the second was a  
> general comment.
> 
> Okay, in some cases touch screen input may be mapped by a driver to  
> look like keyboard events, but that is not the case with what the  OFBiz 
> POS stuff was intended for. As I understand it all it gets are  mouse 
> events from the touch screen.
> 
> -David
> 
> 
> On May 3, 2005, at 1:51 PM, bjfree at free-man.net wrote:
> 
>> Touch screens send a code for serial that is then mapped to the  program.
>> Touch screens using the Keyboard wedge send Key codes. these are  then 
>> mapped
>> by the program.
>>
>> The keyboard wedge send these thru the Keyboard port, Hence my  statement
>> about Keyboard routines being important.
>>
>> My input is meant to be helpful.
>>
>> as far as the rest, I am sorry you take my input as negative. I can  
>> not do
>> anything about your perception.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David E. Jones [mailto:jonesde at ofbiz.org]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 5:48 PM
>> To: OFBiz Users / Usage Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OFBiz] Users - (newbie) OFBIZ 3.0 POS
>>
>>
>> BJ: what Ray means, and he is correct, is that the primary
>> requirement for data entry in the POS was through touch screen
>> touches which simulate mouse clicks, ie down and up at a certain
>> coordinate, not the pressing and releasing of a key on the keyboard.
>>
>> Ray is also correct that in theory this should be doable and should
>> work just fine, there are probably just some bugs in it. Of course,
>> my knowledge of the POS stuff comes only through reviewing it a bit
>> and talking with Andy about it, he is the one wrote it all and who
>> deserves the appreciation for it (and I don't mean "critical"
>> appreciation or implications of some obligation to make it meet one's
>> specific needs).
>>
>> -David
>>
>>
>> On May 3, 2005, at 9:53 AM, bjfree at free-man.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Ray most touch screens use the keyboard wedge.
>>> so the Keyboard routines are important.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ray [mailto:ray.barlow at makeyour-point.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:18 PM
>>> To: OFBiz Users / Usage Discussion
>>> Subject: Re: [OFBiz] Users - (newbie) OFBIZ 3.0 POS
>>>
>>>
>>> I am only speaking in terms of what I have seen in initial testing
>>> of my
>>> own and that was that the enter key on the keyboard did not respond
>>> for
>>> login, and occasionally the buffer appeared to get confused when
>>> adding
>>> SKUs via the keyboard and switching to-from the manager screens. I'm
>>> still in early testing so have not raised issues yet as I don't
>>> want to
>>> flood the system with my configuration/training problems.
>>>
>>> As I understand it the initial development was targeted at touch
>>> screens
>>> therefore keyboard input would have been a lower priority but that in
>>> know way means it wont work just that it might need a little more
>>> configuration and testing.
>>>
>>> Ray
>>>
>>>
>>> Erich Oliphant wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sorry for the confusion, this is actually a recent build from
>>>> SVN.  So
>>>> I am doing the right thing? Just the selecting 1 then ENT ?
>>>> Also, the mouse vs keyboard issue concerns me slightly.  This is  fine
>>>> for me, but I don't think this will be practical once it's fielded.
>>>> Are these issues in the bug tracking system?
>>>>
>>>> Ray wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It's hard to say whether it might be an issue with version 3.0  as it
>>>>> is quite old now but I've certainly been using the SVN versions  with
>>>>> user "1" for some time without any problems. One thing to try is
>>>>> using the mouse all the time as that will avoid any of the few
>>>>> issues
>>>>> that have been seen with the keyboard.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would strongly encourage you to try the latest SVN version rather
>>>>> than v3.0. You don't need much more to do it than using the zip
>>>>> file,
>>>>> an SVN client, Ant and a few simple commands see
>>>>> http://ofbizwiki.go-integral.com/Wiki.jsp?page=FAQ18
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ray
>>>>>
>>>>> Erich Oliphant wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I did the 'run-install' etc per the Setup Guide, POS is coming up
>>>>>> but I can't figure out how to login.  The guide mentions that user
>>>>>> '1' is created for the POS.  I tried logging in by pressing 1 then
>>>>>> 'ENT' but i am getting a 'user not found" err.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Erich Oliphant wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oops :) I jumped right to the POS section. Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> David E. Jones wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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