On Mon October 16 2006 19:56, Art wrote: > I have installed Open Office ver. 2.0.4 on my iMac running OS X > version 10.4.8 (Intel Processor). I tried to import a scanned image > but my scanner (HP Scanjet 8200) was not recognized Checking the help > file, I found: > > Inserting a Scanned Image > To insert a scanned image, the scanner must be connected to your > system and the scanner software drivers must be installed. > The Scanner must support the SANE standard. > > I am unfamiliar with the sane standard. An internet search on "sane > twain" led me to "TWAIN SANE Interface version 1.8" from http:// > www.sane-project.org/. While this seems to work, it has crashed from > time to time leaving an error message on screen that could not be > closed. (I will pursue this issue with the author of the interface). > > My question is: Is there a preferred interface to use a twain scanner?
Not that I am aware of, but it is also not clear if Apple supports this standard. Maybe asking on http://porting.openoffice.org/mac would clarify that question. The alternative is to use the OSX scanning application, save the image and then insert that into OOo. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
