Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:51:12AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > > >I scan using and HP PSC all-in-one money pit and it works flawlessly > >with xsane. > > Maybe its worth buying this scanner. Is it a SCSI one? Maybe they work > more easily in sane and xane. > no, its a USB Hewlett-

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Stefan Monnier
> Hello after a while on this. I have tried xsane in Debian and Fedora until > I am blue in the face and I can't get it to work. I am starting to think > the only way to get a scanner to work in Linux is if you write the program > in assembler code and hire an idiot savant to configure it. > I ge

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software... Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:27:04 -0800 On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:24:35AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > > > > Hello afte

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:24:35AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > > > > Hello after a while on this. I have tried xsane in Debian and Fedora until > I am blue in the face and I can't get it to work. I am starting to think > the only way to get a scanner to work in Linux is if you writ

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software... Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:39:23 -0500 >> > I have given up on sane with my scanner. >> I guess you mean xsane. If so, a bewildering i

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> > I have given up on sane with my scanner. >> I guess you mean xsane. If so, a bewildering interface, a badgering >> licence message, and a lack of stability, make this a program to avoid. Hmm... interesting. I started with the software that HP distributes with my OfficeJet: a complete waste

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-02 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 07:43:13PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > >Quiteinsane (gimp2.0-quiteinsane) is a simpler alternative. > > THanks alot. I did apt-get install gimp2.0-quiteinsane and installed it on > my machine. > > I can't seem to find the executable with whereis gimp2.0-quitei

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Andrew Malcolmson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software... Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 13:28:59 -0500 On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 12:10:18PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debian folks, &