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8. APPENDIX D - MINIMIZED INTERFACE MODE & COMMAND-LINE
SWITCHES
The IdScan application behavior can be modified to best suit your needs. This is done by running the program while using command lines switches. IdScan offers the following switches:
MI – Runs the application with minimum amount of control buttons on the main screen and eliminate access to the configuration dialog screens.
ShowGUI – When using the system tray icon, this switch adds the option to show/hide the application main screen from the system tray.
NOMAG – Eliminates the use of the magnetic strip engine. Using this option speeds up the application start-up.
USING THE COMMAND LINE SWITCHES
To use the command line switch, add the switch to the application shortcut as follows;
Assuming that you have a shortcut to idScan on your desktop and you want to add to the program the MI switch that will cause it to run in minimized mode:
1. Right click on the shortcut and select properties.
2. Modify the TARGET field from "F:\Program Files\Card Scanning
Solutions \idScanOCR Ver. 6.3.0\IDScanOCR.exe" to: "F:\Program Files\Card Scanning Solutions \idScanOCR Ver.
6.3.0\IDScanOCR.exe" /MI
3. Click OK to close the properties dialog.
Important: Make sure you type the switch value after the double quote character!
You can add several switched one after the other as follows:
"F:\Program Files\Card Scanning Solutions \idScanOCR Ver. 6.3.0\IDScanOCR.exe" /MI
/NOMAG /ShowGUI
RUNNING IN MINIMIZED INTERFACE MODE
Running in Minimized Interface mode displays the program with a minimum set of controls, thus preventing the user from altering the program configuration. Nevertheless, this operating mode allows the user to take full advantage of all the features embedded in the program.
To run in Minimized Interface mode, the program needs to be started with the /MI switch.
To do so, change the program shortcut used to start the program from
"C:\Program Files\Card Scanning Solutions\…\IDScanOCR.exe" to:
"C:\Program Files\Card Scanning Solutions\…\IDScanOCR.exe" /MI
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This alters the program main screen as follows:
Calibrate
Scanner
Help
Clean
Scanner
Barcode
Select country & State
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Scanner connection status
Figure 23: Main screen in minimized mode
Main screen function controls:
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Help : Opens this help document.
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Calibrate Scanner : Activates the scanner’s Calibration Wizard.
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Clean : Activates the scanner Cleaning Wizard.
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Country list : Selects the current country. If the current country contains several states, the state list is loaded to the State List control.
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State List : Sets the current country and state detection algorithm.
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Exit : Closes the application.
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Scanner connection status : Indicates if the scanner is connected to the PC.
Note: All the settings described in previous sections of this documents apply when running in
Minimized Interface mode.
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