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Re: Scanning

Message-ID <66fb1902@news.ausics.net> (permalink)
From not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject Re: Scanning
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
References <vdb649$1mqeb$1@dont-email.me> <vddvfi$268qv$17@dont-email.me> <slrnvflgt7.lr8.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid>
Date 2024-10-01 07:32 +1000
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candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote at 10:45 this Monday (GMT):
>> Scanning on Linux is dire.
>> I had to download drivers from Epson to get my Epson scanner even 
>> approximately working
>>
>> Just give up NOW and buy a separate scanner, is my honest advice
> 
> Weird, XSane works fine for me on my Epson.

With my Epson I found that the open-source drivers produced worse
images and they didn't have a way to turn on the slide-scanning
backlight. Epson offered their own closed-source Linux scanning
program that worked better with it.

On the other hand the open source drivers and Xsane work great with
the scanner built into my Brother laser printer. Just like with
cheap printers and Linux, it comes down to luck.

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