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Questions tagged [keyboard-wedge]

Use this tag for questions related to hardware device or software program that interfaces with a computer to translate data read by a device other than a keyboard into keyboard data.

Keyboard wedge is a hardware device or software program that interfaces with a computer to translate data read by a device other than a keyboard, such as a magnetic strip or bar code reader or other such scanning device, into keyboard data.

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Implement keyboard wedge on Android

What is the best way to send global keyboard events to the currently active app on Android? Like a so-called keyboard wedge implementation - in this case barcode data that is received in another app (service) and should be sent to the active app as…
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Capture barcode reader (keyboard-wedge) events from javascript

I am developing a web application that has to be used on Honeywell Dolphin 75e devices running Android 4.4. The integrated barcode reader can operate in "keyboard wedge" mode, but only when a text field has focus. With desktop browsers I can use…
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Is there a way to get an identifier from a physical keyboard?

I need to identify some hardware keyboards connected via bluetooth to my app. I have it connected via bluetooth and I can access to it via GCKeyboard.coalesced; I know that it comes from class GCKeyboard that implements GCDevice and I cannot get an…
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Decoding QR-code using keyboard wedge in Android with barcode scanner

I need to decode a "complex" QR code with Latin character and Thai character. I need to use the keyboard wedge function of Android using the following code: @Override public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent e) { Log.i(TAG,"dispatchKeyEvent: "+…
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Turn off 'DataWedge', 'Wedge as Keys', etc.. Programatically in Android Studio for Scanner SDKs Honeywell, Datalogic, Zebra

'DataWedge' services automatically place scan data in an 'inFocus' field like an EditText, However I would like this functionality turned off so I can place the data where I want I have already tried searching the internet and trawling through the…
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Barcode reader issue

right now I am using a barcode reader connected to the computer via usb. The reader in question is an optic one of the brand Alberici, model LT-B001-0010. I use this reader to scan health cards (ehic), and I would need to save the scan image and…
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browser javascript keyboard wedge capture from scanner/reader

I'm developing a web page in which the user can use: (in addition to mouse and keyboard) a barcode scanner an RFID reader Both of them at client side and work as keyboard wedges that type the code + ENTER I may configure start/stop chars for the…
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HID Omnikey 5427 CK not working in KBW mode

I use a HID Omnikey 5427 CK reader and when I switch to KBW mode, Windows stops seeing it, it appears in Device Manager as a HID input device with the error "Code 10 The device cannot be started", the CDC EEM driver is also not seen by the reader, I…
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Is it possible to write a program on windows mobile to simulate a keyboard wedge connection when hooked up via USB

I'm writing an app for the Symbol MC9090Z which is a device running windows mobile 6.1 and is also a bar code / rfid reader. I don't want to get too deep into what I'm doing but at a certain point in my mobile app it'd be very useful if I could…
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Pausing script 3M keyboard wedge XML

I am using a device called 3m cr100m,which can be used to enter data from passport and so on. I am running the below script but would like to pause after a certain Data Handler until i press a certain key such as ctrl+W or something of similar. The…
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USB Keyboard Wedge Barcode Scanning-Printing

Any recommendation on Java based library for USB Keyboard Wedge Barcode Scanning and printing with good documentation and ease of use.
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Keyboard Wedge only writes in NotePad, not in Windows Forms .NET

I have a problem with a barcode Scanner. It is connected via Bluetooth to my laptop, and it is working and being recognized for the system as a Keyboard Wedge. For example, if I open a NotePad document, I can see how the barcodes are writed…
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How to Read Keyboard Input in Windows Service

I have problem when trying to read keyboard input using windows service. In Windows Form it can be done easily by using global keyboard hook and read eventargs. But in windows service how do I set so my service can detect event when I press key in…
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Emulate copy-paste from Keyboard wedge application in VB.net

We have an application (written in VB 2005) that reads incoming characters on a virtual serial port (on which a Cognex barcode scanner is connected), validate the stream and send it to the focused object using the SendKeyscommand. It has worked…
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Mag stripe keyboard wedge print speed

I am writing an application where I need to accept information from a mag swipe keyboard edge. I am running into concerns in regards to the wedge's print speed. Any lag in the application, even at input, is very important. I can not seem to find an…
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