Oliver Drobnik wrote:I like your questions!
for 90% of use cases that I can think of the built-in barcode scanning functionality (via camera) is working just as well as a laser-based scanner would. For a sales scenario you would probably optimize the UI to keep scanning and deliver all barcodes as they are detected. AVFoundation is very fast.
For printing you would probably use a thermo-based printer because those are the cheapest for printing barcode stickers. All it needs to have is AirPrint support, so that you can print from iOS devices. I myself use a Brother QL-710W WiFi label printer. There is only one caveat: you need to thin the lines for thermo printers to combat thermal bleeding, as explained in this blog post of mine: http://www.cocoanetics.com/2014/03/printing-to-thermo-labels/
cheers
Oliver Drobnik
Cocoanetics
Oliver, thanks for the answers!
I went to your blog and read your post regarding the printing bar code. It has very good info for bar code novice person like me.
I am thinking about incorporating the bar code scanning capability in my app that I am developing for small non-profit organization, hence, above questions.
Thanks again for your answer! I will definitely consult your book for any help that I need for my small project.