Re: Question on Unusual widget

[Ron Steinke <rsteinke w-link net>]

> From: Brad House <brad mainstreetsoftworks com>
>
> I've got a question. This is what I need to do.  I've
> got a magnetic card reader (like a credit card reader)
> and I need to take the Track Data off of the magnetic
> strip.  I've got the device that does it, and the way
> it works is that it acts like a keyboard -- it plugs 
> into the PS2 port and simply outputs the text when
> swiped.
>
> I need something that I can pop up in a window
> and say  
>
> "PLEASE SWIPE YOUR CARD"
>
> without any text from the magnetic data being 
> viewable when the card is swiped (I don't want
> the user to know what data is stored on the 
> card)
>
> The swipe mechanism does hit a return character
> at the end.
>
> Is it possible to maybe bring up a dialog with a hidden
> text box, but let that text box have focus (even though
> you can't see it?) or will I have to create my own widget?
> and how would I accomplish this?

Why do you want to include a hidden text box? There's no
reason the dialog needs to know anything about the data you're
reading in.

Ron Steinke