Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 1:12 PM Urs Schütz wrote: > > Any chance you need to shield the scanner from light sources outside the scan head? > Throw a dark jacket over it for testing. Or if it's that the light is for some reason too bright and the inside of the lid is reflecting it then try a piece

[gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Urs Schütz
Any chance you need to shield the scanner from light sources outside the scan head? Throw a dark jacket over it for testing.

Re: [gentoo-user] Missing line-drawing characters on re-install

2022-12-30 Thread Walter Dnes
On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 06:37:59PM +, Michael wrote > I rarely use xterm and can't recall how it behaves with mutt, so I'm > not sure if the above flags would make any difference. If xterm is > your favourite terminal you may want to give these flags a spin. I've already tried xterm with

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Michael
On Friday, 30 December 2022 13:42:04 GMT Dale wrote: > Michael wrote: > > On Friday, 30 December 2022 02:28:32 GMT Dale wrote: > >> Howdy all, > >> > >> I have a HP scanjet 4570c flatbed scanner. I bought it used years ago > >> and most of the time, it works just fine. On occasion tho, I get >

Re: [gentoo-user] Missing line-drawing characters on re-install

2022-12-30 Thread Michael
On Friday, 30 December 2022 13:29:30 GMT Walter Dnes wrote: > On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 01:05:26PM +, Michael wrote > > > I can't recall what else you have eliminated as the cause of this > > rendering problem. Have you checked: > > > > 1. VT console. > > 2. Different terminal (urxvt, xterm,

Re: [gentoo-user] Missing line-drawing characters on re-install

2022-12-30 Thread Walter Dnes
On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 01:05:26PM +, Michael wrote > I can't recall what else you have eliminated as the cause of this > rendering problem. Have you checked: > > 1. VT console. > 2. Different terminal (urxvt, xterm, gnome terminal, konsole, etc.). > 3. Different DE/Window Manager. A bit

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Wols Lists
On 30/12/2022 13:42, Dale wrote: Given I only use Linux, know of any good and commonly available flatbed scanner models?  I'm fine with used ones as long as they work.  I like the one I got since when I'm done, it stands upright in my closet and takes up very little floor space.  It does a

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 6:42 AM Dale wrote: > Well, bummer. I was afraid it was going bad. ;-) If it's still moving then it isn't necessarily bad. Possibly you need a new goal for your old equipment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hfj_SuVm_0 Good luck, Mark

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Dale
Michael wrote: > On Friday, 30 December 2022 02:28:32 GMT Dale wrote: >> Howdy all, >> >> I have a HP scanjet 4570c flatbed scanner. I bought it used years ago >> and most of the time, it works just fine. On occasion tho, I get >> something weird. When I scan something, it adds some pinkish

Re: [gentoo-user] Missing line-drawing characters on re-install

2022-12-30 Thread Michael
On Friday, 30 December 2022 04:08:51 GMT Walter Dnes wrote: > I'm b-a-a-a-a-ck... on my regular desktop. I re-installed with > unicode enabled and locale corrected. Some rough edges, specifically no > line-drawing characters. See attached image. Mutt is supposed to have > horizontal lines

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Michael
On Friday, 30 December 2022 02:28:32 GMT Dale wrote: > Howdy all, > > I have a HP scanjet 4570c flatbed scanner. I bought it used years ago > and most of the time, it works just fine. On occasion tho, I get > something weird. When I scan something, it adds some pinkish colored > streaks. I

[gentoo-user] Missing line-drawing characters on re-install

2022-12-30 Thread Walter Dnes
I'm b-a-a-a-a-ck... on my regular desktop. I re-installed with unicode enabled and locale corrected. Some rough edges, specifically no line-drawing characters. See attached image. Mutt is supposed to have horizontal lines from right after the ")" up to the ">". Similarly mc is supposed to