[whatwg] input type=barcode?

[Jonas Sicking]

On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Ian Hickson <ian at hixie.ch> wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Aug 2011, Jonas Sicking wrote:
>>
>> Something like <input type=text method=barcodereader> could allow the
>> browser to use a built-in barcode reader if it has one, or fire up a web
>> app using webintents/webactivities which would use the camera to read
>> the barcode.
>
> It wouldn't allow it any more than it is already allowed.

No more or less than <input type=text method=numeric> (or inputmode or
whatever we're planning on calling the attribute)

/ Jonas