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detect barcode reader input
$("#barcode_form").click(function(){
  var focusedElement = "";
  $(":focus").each(function(){
    focusedElement = $(this).attr("id")
  });
  if(focusedElement == ""){
    $('#text2display').focus()
  }
})

if(focusedElement == ""){
  //if our focused element is empty
  $('#text2display').live('blur', function(){
    //when the target loses focus, we invoke blur, the next line focuses again.
    //it's also a best practice to do something like fading in the border,
    $("#text2display").focus();
  });
}

if(focusedElement == ""){
  //if our focused element is empty
  $('#text2display').live('blur', function(){
    //when the target loses focus, we invoke blur, the next line focuses again.
    //it's also a best practice to do something like fading in the border,
    $("#text2display").focus(function(){
      $(this).animate({
        //when the element has been re-focused, we'll give it a red border briefly.
        borderColor: '#ff0000';
      }, function(){
           //once the animation completes, fade the border out
           $(this).animate({ borderColor: 'transparent' }, 2000);
        }
      );
    });
  });
}

input{
  border:1px solid transparent;
}