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Add option to manually type the number in the barcode scanner component

Updated 3 weeks ago

A valuable feature would be the option to manually type the barcode, as it can sometimes be challenging to scan accurately.

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Hi Jose,

To help us better understand the problem and also the best solution would you mind clarifying the following:

  • When you have difficulty scanning the barcode are you still seeing a green box around the barcode momentarily? Currently the barcode scanner works by ensuring the same barcode value is detected multiple times in a row (this is quite conservative). One potential solution could be allowing form builders to configure a confidence level in the barcode reading, this may fix the underlying issue of having difficulty reading barcodes.

  • Typically, the barcode reading is used to lookup information against a database. Are you currently doing this with the onChange property or some kind of calculated value? if the barcode component allowed manual input, it could be difficult to identify when the user has finished typing the full barcode to trigger the onChange event (or you would have lots of onchage events)