Comments on: Ubuntu Lucid Makes Scanning Simple

By: Rex

Rex — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:20:49 +0000

“Simple Scan” wont detect my Epson 4180 and is therefore totally useless.

By: Kasuko

Kasuko — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:21:09 +0000

You don’t need to reprogram the application from scratch for your favorite distribution. You don’t need a graduate degree in computer science to get this up and running. Saying you are an end user and that you don’t “code” does not apply here. The whole point of open source is to eliminate those barriers. To allow the end users to learn and build the application.

It doesn’t take a genius to learn how to package something for your distribution and maintain it, it just takes work and the ability to learn. If you refuse to learn and expect everyone else to learn for you the open source and linux community doesn’t want you and you won’t be missed.

Read a couple wiki’s learn how to compile and package for your distribution and do it. Don’t like it? I’m sure Microsoft is just sitting around waiting to take people like you’s money. Meanwhile I’ll be here enjoying my freedom.

By: david

david — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:48:43 +0000

Just upgraded to Lucid. My Snapscan was working fine before, but now neither SimpleScan nor Xsane can find scanner – in spite of putting driver in the right place, fiddling around with the conf file etc etc. RATS!

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:55:08 +0000

My old Epson also didn’t work by default in Ubuntu 9.10, but “just works” in 10.04 Beta :)

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:58:31 +0000

I have tried several Linux distros and prefer to use Linux. However, none that I have tried will setup an Epson TX800FW out-of-the-box. M$oft does, even XP. For all you have to fiddle around with iscan, pipslite etc. These may then work in print mode from OpenOffice and scan mode but will not print from Gimp. Surely if M$oft can do this, Linux distros should be able to do the same.
This is the only thing stopping me from going to Linux completely.

By: Lu

Lu — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:20:41 +0000

I think it’s great.

Also, my Canon lide 35 makes the pictures a bit dark. Therefore I cannot use this program yet, but I look forward to when there will be some fine tuning of the brightness/contrast/intesity.

I would like the following:
- a button to save the document on the toolbar (not in v 0.9.9 in Karmic)
- a preview mode… it takes too long when scanning a small cropped area
- autonaming into a predetermined directory
/home/Pictures/Scan/2010-04-01/scan 001.jpg
/home/Pictures/Scan/2010-04-01/scan 002.jpg
/home/Pictures/Scan/2010-04-02/scan 003.jpg

By: Alex Standiford

Alex Standiford — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:53:10 +0000

I will give it a try, although for the business I run, I generally need a more customizable scan software. Of course, if it can automate some of that work, that would be great.

By: Philip

Philip — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:59:46 +0000

Yes, ocr. That would be marvellous. Probably not going to appear in something called Simple Scan, alas.

By: bormuff

bormuff — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:54:45 +0000

Heh, I seem to have this the wrong way around. I have an old Canoscan N656U which I can get functioning with Xsane nicely and easily but not with Simple Scan; go figure!

By: gigiby84

gigiby84 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:11:57 +0000

The fact that this program still uses older drivers makes building new Ubuntu systems with scanners impossible. Unless someone knows a large cache of slightly-obsolete scanners.