User Commands xsane(1)
NAME
xsane - scanner frontend for SANE
SYNOPSIS
xsane [--version-v] [--license-l] [--device-settings file
-d file] [--viewer-V] [--save-s] [--copy-c] [--fax-f]
[--mail-m] [--no-mode-selection-n] [--Fixed-F] [--
Resizable-R] [--print-filenames-p] [--force-filename name
-N name] [--display d] [--sync] [devicename]
DESCRIPTION
xsane provides a graphical user-interface to control an
image acquisition device such as a flatbed scanner. It
allows previewing and scanning individual images and can be
invoked either directly from the command-line or through The
GIMP image manipulation program. In the former case, xsane
acts as a stand-alone program that saves acquired images in
a suitable PNM format (PBM for black-and-white images, PGM
for grayscale images, and PM for color images) or converts
the image to JPEG, PNG, PS or TIF. In the latter case, the
images are directly passed to The GIMP for further process-
ing.
xsane accesses image acquisition devices through the SANE
(Scanner Access Now Easy) interface. The list of available
devices depends on installed hardware and configuration.
When invoked without an explicit devicename argument, xsane
presents a dialog listing all known and available devices.
To access an available device that is not known to the sys-
tem, the devicename must be specified explicitly. The format
of devicename is backendname:devicefile (eg: umax:/dev/sga).
RUNING UNDER THE GIMP
To run xsane under the gimp(1), you should at first make
sure that xsane is compiled with gimp support by entering
"xsane -v" on a shell. If xsane is compiled with gimp sup-
port then simply set a symbolic link from the xsane-binary
to one of the gimp(1) plug-ins directories. For example,
for gimp-1.0.x the command
ln -s /usr/bin/xsane ~/.gimp/plug-ins/
for gimp 1.2.x the command:
ln -s /usr/bin/xsane ~/.gimp-1.2/plug-ins/
and for gimp 2.0.x the command:
ln -s /usr/bin/xsane ~/.gimp-2.0/plug-ins/
adds a symlink for the xsane binary to the user's plug-ins
directory. After creating this symlink, xsane will be
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queried by gimp(1) the next time it's invoked. From then
on, xsane can be invoked through "Xtns->XSane->Device dia-
log..." (gimp-1.0.x) or through "File->Acquire->XSane-
>Device dialog..." (gimp-1.2.x and 2.0.x) menu entry.
You'll also find that the "Xtns->XSane" or "File->Acquire-
>XSane" menu contains short-cuts to the SANE devices that
were available at the time the xsane was queried. Note that
gimp(1) caches these short-cuts in ~/.gimp/pluginrc. Thus,
when the list of available devices changes (e.g., a new
scanner is installed or the device of the scanner has
changed), then it is typically desirable to rebuild this
cache. To do this, you can either touch(1) the xsane binary
(e.g., "touch /usr/bin/xsane") or delete the plugin cache
(e.g., "rm ~/.gimp/pluginrc"). Either way, invoking gimp(1)
afterwards will cause the pluginrc to be rebuilt.
When xsane is started from the gimp then it is not possible
to add a devicename explicitly. You have to make the devices
known to the system by configuring sane-dll, sane-net and
saned.
OPTIONS
If the --version or -v flag is given xsane prints a version
information, some information about gtk] and gimp version it
is compiled against and lists the supported fileformats,
then it exits.
when the --license or -l flag is igven xsane prints license
information and exits.
The --device-settings or -d flag reads the next option as
default filename for device settings. The extension ".drc"
must not be included.
The --viewer or -V flag forces xsane to start in viewer
mode.
The --save or -s flag forces xsane to start in save mode.
The --copy or -c flag forces xsane to start in copy mode.
The --fax or -f flag forces xsane to start in fax mode.
The --mail or -m flag forces xsane to start in mail mode.
The --no-mode-selection or -n flag disables the menu for
xsane mode selection (viwer, save, copy, fax, mail).
If the --Fixed or -F flag is given then xsane uses a fixed,
non resizable main window. The flag overwrites the
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preferences value.
If the --Resizable or -R flag is given then xsane uses a
scrolled and resizable main window. The flag overwrites the
preferences value.
If --print-filenames or -p flag is given then xsane prints
the names of created files to the standard output.
When the flag --force-filename or -N is given then xsane
reads the next option as default image filename. The name
should be of the format "name-###.ext". The selection box
for filenames is disabled. This option normally should be
used with the option --no-mode-selection and --save.
The --display flag selects the X11 display used to present
the graphical user-interface (see X(1) for details).
The --sync flag requests a synchronous connection with the
X11 server. This is for debugging purposes only.
ENVIRONMENT
SANEDEFAULTDEVICE
is used to preselect the device in the device dialog.
This way you only have to accept the device ( or
OK-Button).
FILES
$HOME/.sane/xsane/xsane.rc
This files holds the user preferences. Normally, this
file should not be manipulated directly. Instead, the
user should customize the program through the "Prefer-
ences" menu.
$HOME/.sane/xsane/devicename.rc
For each device, there is one rc-file that holds the
saved settings for that particular device. Normally,
this file should not be manipulated directly. Instead,
the user should use the xsane interface to select
appropriate values and then save the device settings
using the "Preferences->Save Device Settings" menubar
entry.
/usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-style.rc
This system-wide file controls the aspects of the
user-interface such as colors and fonts. It is a GTK
style file and provides fine control over the visual
aspects of the user-interface.
$HOME/.sane/xsane/xsane-style.rc
This file serves the same purpose as the system-wide
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style file. If present, it takes precedence over the
system wide style file.
ATRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
ATRIBUTE TYPE GATRIBUTE VALUE
Availability SUNWxsane
Interface Stability Uncommitted
SEE ALSO
gimp(1), xscanimage(1), scanimage(1), sane-dll(5),
sane-net(5), saned(1), sane-scsi(5), sane-usb(5),
sane-"backendname"(5)
AUTHOR
Oliver Rauch
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