[SOLVED] Gimp - scan an image

Gentoo-Ed · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Gimp - scan an image

I van gimp 2.0 and a scanner working with xsane. Now I would like to scan an image straight from Gimp. I read that it is possible but I mis the option scanner in my aquire menu. I tried to solve it by restarting gimp with the pluginrc file removed with no result. How can I solve this problem?

msalerno · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:39 pm Post subject:

Do you have "scanner" in your use flags?

I'm not sure if that would do it, but it would be a good place to start looking.
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CoolAJ86 · n00b Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 61 Location: Shelburne, VT

I just updated to the latest version of GIMP and I have the same problem. And yes, 'scanner' is in my use flags.

xscan seems to work fine so long as the user is in the scanner group.

gpasswd -a username scanner

[ebuild R ] media-gfx/gimp-2.2.6-r1 -aalib (-altivec) -debug -doc -gimpprint +gtkhtml +jpeg +mmx -mng +png +python +sse -svg +tiff +wmf
[ebuild R ] media-gfx/xsane-0.96-r1 +gtk2 +jpeg +nls +png +tiff 0 kB
[ebuild R ] media-gfx/sane-backends-1.0.15 +gphoto2 -ipv6 +usb 0 kB

I noticed that the interface is a little different from the last version I was using. When I go to File > Acquire there is no scanner option! Que Lastima!

If anyone has a clue, don't keep it to yourself. Thanks.
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CoolAJ86 · n00b Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 61 Location: Shelburne, VT

Googled and found some more info here:
http://www.forum4designers.com/archive57-2004-10-134082.html

The solution is quite simple:

Gentoo-Ed · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 5:53 pm Post subject:

I tried this. Unfortunatly it doesn't work with me.

CoolAJ86 · n00b Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 61 Location: Shelburne, VT

have you updated your portage tree with `emerge --sync` and reemerged it all from source?
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Gentoo-Ed · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject:

I'll give that a go tommorrow evening. I emerged frontends and then gimp which resulted in gimp 2.2

Gentoo-Ed · Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:39 am Post subject:

thanks for the help.
Did the exact two things and works now.

CoolAJ86 · n00b Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 61 Location: Shelburne, VT

No prob, glad I could help.
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