Re: 3.13.7 pollbook

["Talbot Iredale" <tiredale@dieboldes.com>]

Ken,

    I do not think that limiting the precinct name to 12 characters is a
realistic option. Perhaps we should use the precinct id instead.

Tab
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Clark" <ken@dieboldes.com>
To: <bugtrack@dieboldes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 12:54 PM
Subject: RE: 3.13.7 pollbook


> This is fixed and will be in 3.13.7.2.  There is a new poll book option
> "Card Encoder" that you need to check before using the poll book with the
> spyrus card reader.  Spyrus has the limitation that the precinct label
have
> only 12 characters, while otherwise it matters not.  When checked, a
> "Display" box appears with the name of the precinct.  If the precinct is
> longer than 12 characters, only the first 11 and a "+" are displayed.  You
> can manually edit the field for one-shot demos, but for any real election
> you have to fix the length at the source.
>
> As a side effect of this fix, the voter history feature disappeared from
> poll book.  If anyone was using this feature, please post a message to the
> support list describing where, how, why.
>
> Ken
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf
> > Of Rodney D Turner
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 11:01 AM
> > To: bugtrack@dieboldes.com
> > Subject: 3.13.7 pollbook
> >
> >
> > While using Pollbook 3.13.7, I have found the following problem:
> >
> > When creating a voter card I receive the following message
> >
> > "POLLBOOK"
> > (Please enter no more than 12 characters.)
> >
> > I get this message even when my precinct/label has less than 12
> > characters.
> >
> > I also get this message when I press the exit button to exit the
> > Pollbook. I
> > can not exit the Pollbook by selecting the exit button.
> >
> > Rodney D. Turner
> > rodney@dieboldes.com