The only file type that is supported currently is TIFF. The “Scan” button causes a detailed scan to be made, after you have a chance to choose the file name and location for the result. It is possible to limit the detailed scan to a selected area of the image, to save time and file size, by drag-clicking a selection rectangle across the preview image. The “Preview” button causes a low-resolution scan to be made and displayed in the window. It then interrogates the selected scanner for available options, and populates the spinners and pop-ups with the options available for the given scanner. It searches for scanners, putting the results into a pop-up at the top of the window ( see screen shot ). The resulting program runs the command-line utilities for you. ![]() ![]() I decided to make a GUI shell to interface with the command-line utilities, and I did this using RealBasic. The trouble was that the SANE utilities are all command-line, and I got tired of typing. ![]() I had this problem with an HP scanner I picked up at a rummage sale, and was able to Get it to work using SANE. ![]() These were originally developed for Linux, but work on other operating systems, including Mac OS X. Editor: If you have an older or used scanner that you want to use, and the manufacturer doesn’t have drivers for your operating system, one solution is to use the open-source SANE routines.
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