Android tablet terminal emulator for filePro on Linux

Ken Cole ken.m.cole at gmail.com
Wed May 23 15:38:25 PDT 2018 

Mike,

Just to throw in a totally different solution to your problem that works if
you are only scanning barcodes.

This works for an extremely large workshop that disassembles, repairs and
overhauls, and reassembles propellers for many aircraft including military.

We use iPods that sit in a wrap around barcode reader that has a pistol
grip and is ruggerdised. We then use the standard Safari browser and scan
the data, in our case several barcodes for each entry, into input fields
and post to filePro via CGI just like any other web front end.

Works great and we have one of these devices at each “workstation” around
the repair shop.

Regards

Ken

On Thu, 24 May 2018 at 8:15 am, Mike Schwartz via Filepro-list <
filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:

>      Thanks!  I will try COnnectBot tomorrow, then report back to the list.
>
> Mike.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Filepro-list [mailto:filepro-list-
> > bounces+mschw=athenet.net at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Fairlight
> via
> > Filepro-list
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 4:44 PM
> > To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com; 'Filepro List'
> > Subject: Re: Android tablet terminal emulator for filePro on Linux
> >
> > Try ConnectBot.  I can't remember if I've used fP with it.  Probably, but
> > can't 100% remember any longer.  I know I have used it in general, many
> > times.  That was my primary before moving to BTEP.
> >
> > I -know- Better Terminal Emulator Pro (BTEP) worked well with filePro in
> > most versions, but you can't (legally, legitimately, safely) get it any
> > longer.  If you want to roll your dice with one of the many APK downloads
> > of it which are apparently available, have fun with that.
> >
> > I've not used an Android terminal emulator in years.  Those were the best
> > two I found back in the days of the Galaxy Tab 8.9.  (The original, not
> the
> > Tab 2 or later.)  Once I got my iPad for Hearthstone, and the gaming
> > laptop, and my Galaxy Note 2014 Edition battery issues ticked me off, I
> > kind of stopped using Android tablets, myself.
> >
> > Unless you're getting something with a physical keyboard, or are going to
> > limit yourself to the top third of the screen in dscreen, I wouldn't even
> > go with tablets.  They'll -suck- for data entry purposes, especially with
> > an onscreen keyboard.  I have an ASUS tablet with Windows for an
> > application, and it has a keyboard which plugs into it.  That's -better-,
> > but not really ideal due to the physical manipulation/placement of tablet
> > and keyboard.  It's a folding/attached keyboard as big as the tablet, and
> > plugged into it on one side.  They fold together.  Great tablet, no
> > complaints, high quality, but it's awkward.
> >
> > I'd personally rather go with cheap-ass netbooks available for sub-$300,
> > and use PuTTY, problem solved.  Not sure how much of an issue the camera
> > bit is, but I have to believe there's something that's better than the
> > awkwardness and horrible UX of a tablet for any serious data entry.
> >
> > m->
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 03:52:59PM -0500, Mike Schwartz (IT Volunteer)
> via
> > Filepro-list thus spoke:
> > >      One of my filePro customers (fairly current filePro version
> running
> on
> > > Red Hat 7) has about a half-dozen Windows 7 computers scattered around
> > their
> > > shop that they use for production data entry.  These computers run the
> > Anzio
> > > terminal emulation program to  connect back to the Linux box via a
> > hardwired
> > > network.  No other Windows apps run on these computers; they are
> > strictly
> > > used for filePro data entry.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      My customer  wants to start printing a barcode with an order
> number
> on
> > > the page.  They asked me to look for a smaller tablet-style computer
> that
> > > has a barcode reader built into it.  They also want to increase the
> number
> > > of workstations, so that when the order is complete, the operator at
> each
> > > machine can simply scan the barcode in to indicate that the order is
> > > complete.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      I've looked at ruggedized tablet computers that run Windows 10
> Pro,
> but
> > > they cost anywhere from about $1,200.00 to $2,000.00.  I can buy
> > ruggedized
> > > Android tablets for well under $500.00.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >     The catch is finding a terminal emulator that will run on an
> Android
> > > tablet and that works reasonably well with filePro.  It's been several
> years
> > > since I looked into Android terminal emulators.  The last time I
> looked,
> I
> > > didn't find any that worked very well.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      In this case I don't need all the function keys to work.  I just
> need a
> > > reasonably formatted filePro screen to appear on the tablet and a few
> keys
> > > to work, like the key that will record a screen and the key that will
> exit
> > > the user out of the record.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      What are your suggestions as far as Android terminal emulators
> that
> > > work at least minimally well with filePro?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike Schwartz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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