On Wed, 2008-12-31 at 13:40 -0600, John Lange wrote:

I'm looking for a straight forward scanning solution for use under gnome.

As far as I can tell, XSane is the only thing around (and it's horrible).

I've managed to create sane command line options and assign them to icons for most of what I want to do and simple functions like; scan multi-page to PDF, scan multi-page to email are now a "one-click" solution.

The problem is with flat-bed scanning which requires the user to "preview" the scan and then select an area for scanning before completing the operation. I see no alternative than to fire up the full X-Sane front end which is what I'm hoping to avoid.

I know there is a more comprehensive scanning solution under KDE (which I can't recall the name of) but it also doesn't really do what I want and in any case it is way over-kill.

If anyone is aware of a very simple, straight forward scanning system that provides the following 4 options:

multi-page to PDF multi-page to email (PDF attachment) flatbed to PDF flatbed to email (PDF or JPG attachment)

please let me know.

Regards, -- John Lange www.johnlange.ca John,

I do a lot of scanning and I use vuescan. It is the only pro scanning application under linux I have found. For my use is the best for any platform. You requirements are pretty simple. xsane can do it. Vuescan does automatic selection or semiautomatic or manual. If I have many slides at the same time and are all the same size and orientation can do it all automatically or you can adjust the first one and the rest will be similar or you can adjust one at the time. This is great. xsane of course can not scan all at the same time so it is time consuming. There are a zillion of other choices. Another important feature is that xsane requires that the scanner is supported by sane, vuescan does not. -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

* John Lange <john@johnlange.ca> [12-31-08 14:46]:

I'm looking for a straight forward scanning solution for use under gnome.

from control-line, scanimage included with sane scanimage --help Usage: scanimage [OPTION]... Start image acquisition on a scanner device and write PNM image data to standard output. -d, --device-name=DEVICE use a given scanner device (e.g. hp:/dev/scanner) --format=pnm|tiff file format of output file -i, --icc-profile=PROFILE include this ICC profile into TIFF file -L, --list-devices show available scanner devices -f, --formatted-device-list=FORMAT similar to -L, but the FORMAT of the output can be specified: %d (device name), %v (vendor), %m (model), %t (type), and %i (index number) -b, --batch[=FORMAT] working in batch mode, FORMAT is `out%d.pnm' or `out%d.tif' by default depending on --format --batch-start=# page number to start naming files with --batch-count=# how many pages to scan in batch mode --batch-increment=# increase number in filename by an amount of # --batch-double increment page number by two for 2sided originals being scanned in a single sided scanner --batch-prompt ask for pressing a key before scanning a page --accept-md5-only only accept authorization requests using md5 -p, --progress print progress messages -n, --dont-scan only set options, don't actually scan -T, --test test backend thoroughly -h, --help display this help message and exit -v, --verbose give even more status messages -B, --buffer-size change default input buffersize -V, --version print version information Options specific to device `epkowa:libusb:001:004': Scan Mode: --mode Binary|Gray|Color [Binary] Selects the scan mode (e.g., lineart, monochrome, or color). --depth 8|16 [inactive] Number of bits per sample, typical values are 1 for "line-art" and 8 for multibit scans. --halftoning None|Halftone A (Hard Tone)|Halftone B (Soft Tone)|Halftone C (Net Screen)|Dither A (4x4 Bayer)|Dither B (4x4 Spiral)|Dither C (4x4 Net Screen)|Dither D (8x4 Net Screen)|Text Enhanced Technology|Download pattern A|Download pattern B [None] Selects the halftone. --dropout None|Red|Green|Blue [None] Selects the dropout. --brightness -4..3 [0] Selects the brightness. --sharpness -2..2 [0] --gamma-correction Default|User defined (Gamma=1.0)|User defined (Gamma=1.8)|High density printing|Low density printing|High contrast printing [Default] Selects the gamma correction value from a list of pre-defined devices or the user defined table, which can be downloaded to the scanner --color-correction No Correction|User defined|Impact-dot printers|Thermal printers|Ink-jet printers|CRT monitors [CRT monitors] Sets the color correction table for the selected output device. --resolution 50..3200dpi [300] Sets the resolution of the scanned image. --threshold 0..255 [128] Select minimum-brightness to get a white point Advanced: --mirror[=(yes|no)] [no] Mirror the image. --speed[=(yes|no)] [no] Determines the speed at which the scan proceeds. --auto-area-segmentation[=(yes|no)] [no] --short-resolution[=(yes|no)] [no] Display short resolution list --zoom 50..200 [100] Defines the zoom factor the scanner will use --red-gamma-table 0..255,... [inactive] Gamma-correction table for the red band. --green-gamma-table 0..255,... [inactive] Gamma-correction table for the green band. --blue-gamma-table 0..255,... [inactive] Gamma-correction table for the blue band. --wait-for-button[=(yes|no)] [no] After sending the scan command, wait until the button on the scanner is pressed to actually start the scan process. --monitor-button[=(yes|no)] [no] Indicates whether a button on the scanner has been pressed (read-only option). Color correction coefficients: --cct-1 -2..2 [inactive] Controls red level --cct-2 -2..2 [inactive] Adds to red based on green level --cct-3 -2..2 [inactive] Adds to red based on blue level --cct-4 -2..2 [inactive] Adds to green based on red level --cct-5 -2..2 [inactive] Controls green level --cct-6 -2..2 [inactive] Adds to green based on blue level --cct-7 -2..2 [inactive] Adds to blue based on red level --cct-8 -2..2 [inactive] Adds to blue based on green level --cct-9 -2..2 [inactive] Control blue level Preview: --preview[=(yes|no)] [no] Request a preview-quality scan. --preview-speed[=(yes|no)] [no] Geometry: -l 0..215.9mm [0] Top-left x position of scan area. -t 0..297.18mm [0] Top-left y position of scan area. -x 0..215.9mm [215.9] Width of scan-area. -y 0..297.18mm [297.18] Height of scan-area. --quick-format CD|A5 portrait|A5 landscape|Letter|A4|Max [Max] Optional equipment: --source Flatbed|Transparency Unit [Flatbed] Selects the scan source (such as a document-feeder). --auto-eject[=(yes|no)] [inactive] Eject document after scanning --film-type Positive Film|Negative Film [inactive] --focus-position Focus on glass|Focus 2.5mm above glass [inactive] Sets the focus position to either the glass or 2.5mm above the glass --bay 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 [inactive] Select bay to scan --eject [inactive] Eject the sheet in the ADF --adf_mode Simplex|Duplex [inactive] Selects the ADF mode (simplex/duplex) Type ``scanimage --help -d DEVICE'' to get list of all options for DEVICE. 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