[Gllug] Alexandria and bar code scanners

[Bob Giles]

Joel,

Thanks for the speedy response.
> Not familiar with that specific software but most people I know who  
> catalogue their books do so by holding up book covers / barcodes to a  
> webcam, and driving Delicious Library or similar that way. 
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Disregarding the fact that I thought that Delicious was Apple software, 
I keep finding references to using webcams but no real detail. Any 
pointers would be gratefully received.

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Decoding a sequence of bars isn't rocket science, even if the image is 
awful to  begin with,
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That's easy for you to say! <GRIN>

As I said, any pointers to more detail would be gratefully received.

Bob G.
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