Hi Brian, the frame you draw is your selection. You can save the selection (STRG + S).
Usefull if you want to scan more than one picture. Hope this late reply helps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to simple-scan in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365393 Title: Cropping tool does not function Status in simple-scan package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Cropping tool allows me to select area of scanend photo on page. However. according to help file the outer area should be grayed out which it isn't. Unable to actually execute the cropping of selection on a HP L:aserjet 4570c. Pressing enter, clicking off with my mouse or pressing save does not work. USing Ububtu 14.04 using SANE backend sane-hp5590. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: simple-scan 3.12.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Sep 4 04:00:58 2014 DriverPackageVersions: libsane 1.0.23-3ubuntu3.1 libsane-extras 1.0.22.3ubuntu1 hplip 3.14.3-0ubuntu3.2 hpoj N/A InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-27 (188 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dx2400 Microtower PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-35-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: simple-scan UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-11 (115 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 01/12/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 5.36 dmi.board.name: 2A73h dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION dmi.board.version: 1.01 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 2UA9120FWC dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.36:bd01/12/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdx2400MicrotowerPC:pvr:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rn2A73h:rvr1.01:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dx2400 Microtower PC dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan/+bug/1365393/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

