On 7/16/08, K?re S?rs <kare.sars at kolumbus.fi> wrote: > On Wednesdayen den 16 July 2008 09:28:49 Nicolas wrote: > > pixma backend can handle batch scan, I've tested it under both xsane and > > scanimage -b : > > > > $ scanimage -b > > Scanning -1 pages, incrementing by 1, numbering from 1 > > Scanning page 1 > > Scanned page 1. (scanner status = 5) > > Scanning page 2 > > Scanned page 2. (scanner status = 5) > > Scanning page 3 > > Scanned page 3. (scanner status = 5) > > Scanning page 4 > > ... > > > > Is that correct ? > > AFAIK, there's no need to call sane_cancel () at the end of each page, > > when using the pixma backend. > > > > Kare, is there a way I can help with libksane and the pixma backend ? > > Could you describe exactly the test you're doing, and which fails ? > > > > Nicolas > > > > Thankyou, the problem was that the backend did not accept writes to any > parameters after a scan without a sane_cancel at the end. After a preview > scan (without the sane_cancel) it was not possible to make a selection. > > So the problem was that libksane doses/did not follow the standard. I'll fix > libksane ASAP.
yes- perhaps the standard is not clear enough, but a preview would be a different batch from the actual scans, so many backends will lock you out of option changing if you dont call sane_cancel. -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
