Re: Scanning

TJ wrote this post; take it under advisement:

On 2024-09-30 06:45, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 29/09/2024 10:20, db wrote:

I work under Kubuntu. I would like to control our
printer/scanner from the laptop, bnut I only find
software for printing. What software is there for
scanning, and might it be built into Kubuntu?
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Scanning on Linux is dire.
I had to download drivers from Epson to get my Epson scanner even
approximately working

People still use Epson?

Just give up NOW and buy a separate scanner, is my honest advice

Heh, I bought a Canon LiDE scanner and it works (for scanning) out of the
box. For my purposes (scanning forms and old photos), the skanlite app works
fine.

Some folks give up too easily.
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My old usb-only Officejet finally died on me about three years ago. I
only needed a scanner, because I had acquired two other printers by then.
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So I went looking for a stand-alone scanner. My needs are modest, no
slides or anything like that, just a simple scanner, though the ability
to scan legal-sized documents would be nice. USB or wireless, I didn't
really care. I soon learned that the cheapest way to get a simple
scanner was to buy one with a printer attached.
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I eventually bought an HP Envy Photo 7858. It was easy to set up as a
network printer and scanner in Mageia 9 Plasma, and the hplip driver
controls the scanner as well as the printer. It works just fine with
Xsane, by itself or using the Gimp plugin. I can run it with any
computer on the network.

Is hplip still a bloated pita? I use a small wireless Brother printer.

Pun alert:

--
Several years ago, an international chess tournament was being held in a
swank hotel in New York.  Most of the major stars of the chess world were
there, and after a grueling day of chess, the players and their entourages
retired to the lobby of the hotel for a little refreshment.  In the lobby,
some players got into a heated argument about who was the brightest, the
fastest, and the best chess player in the world.  The argument got quite
loud, as various players claimed that honor.  At that point, a security
guard in the lobby turned to another guard and commented, "If there's
anything I just can't stand, it's chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."