Environment
Reflection Mobile - Reflection for UNIX (iOS)
Situation
This technical note addresses frequently answered questions (FAQs) when using Reflection Mobile (iOS) with Bluetooth scanners.
Resolution
Enabling keyboard with a scanner attached
When connecting an external Bluetooth scanner, the Reflection Mobile onscreen keyboard is disabled. Some Bluetooth scanners have a button to show/hide the virtual keyboard. Please check the documentation for your scanner as it might provide information on a button to display the virtual keyboard.
Scanned input drops the dashes
In some cases when scanning a barcode, the scanned input will drop one or more dashes. If the dashes in your barcode are removed during scanning and inputting into a host field (Example: You have a part number with multiple dashes (5006003 - - - G) that instead shows up with only a single dash (5006003-G) after the scan), disable Smart Punctuation in your Apple device’s Settings\General\Keyboards configuration:
