Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) is an API that provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware.
Questions tagged [sane]
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Single window mode in xsane
Is it possible to use xsane in a single window mode (just like in gimp since version 2.8)? If it's not possible by default is there any compile option to achieve this?

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SANE fails to open scanner device - local IP address change possibly responsible
I have a Brother DCP-7065DN multi-function device. This device includes a flatbed scanner.
Here is what scanimage -L reports for this scanner.
device `brother4:net1;dev1' is a Brother Scanner DCP-7065DN
device `brother4:net1;dev0' is a Brother…

Faheem Mitha
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Combining pages from multiple scans into a single multipage document with xSane
Here is my use case:
A multipage document is scanned and mailed in hardcopy to be signed. The last page with the signatures is signed, scanned somewhere else and then mailed back to me. I want to scan the signed page, and then replace the unsigned…

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How does SANE detect a scanner that has been turned off?
I have a Brother DCP-7065DN multifunction printer (including a scanner). This is connected to my computer via an Ethernet cable. I'm running Debian jessie (8.3).
I'm in the process of doing some debugging related to a gscan2pdf bug. To this end, I…

Faheem Mitha
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OpticSlim 2610 Plus supported?
I need a scanner on my linux (Debian bullseye).
Sane is the software stack, handling scanners.
The device is visible to USB:
> lsusb
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 07b3:1806 Plustek, Inc. USB2.0 Scanner(7M4)
But if I issue
> sudo scanimage -L
No…

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