Generating Tickets and Using a QR-code Scanner¶
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This feature is considered legacy and is likely to be removed in the future as it is not actively maintained anymore, the technology used is outdated and the LionsBase mobile application is considered the way to go for the future.
Preparation¶
A simple page has been added and is associated to the “mobile design”, the very cleaned-up design used e.g., when resetting the password from the mobile application.
The page (linked as https://lionsbase.lionsclub.ch/index.php?id=9049 for Switzerland) has just one content element, a plugin of type “LionsBase Calendar - External scanner”. This page will shows an error if clicking on the link, this is because it misses an event ID parameter.
Usage¶
Ensure your event is using QR-codes and tickets
Make sure the registration period is over
Open the list of participants from the web
Scrolling down a bit shows you a zone to review participants:
Clicking on the “Scan a QR-code” button opens the page we discussed above and will not show an error this time:
The calibration is needed because internally the QR-code scanner you use acts as a keyboard for your computer and depending on the layout of the standard keyboard and the configuration of your OS (language, …), the key codes you get from the Bluetooth/USB scanner will be interpreted differently. This calibration part lets LB/TYPO3 know how to interpret the keyboard codes and translate them automatically to their correct ASCII letters and digits, as embedded into the QR-code.
When you scan the QR-code, it automatically goes one step further and shows you the actual form to scan tickets from the participants:
Doing so with a valid ticket does that currently:
