[kde-doc-english] skanlite interface vs. on-line manual

[Burkhard Lück]

Am Donnerstag, 6. Oktober 2011, 08:44:18 schrieb Kåre Särs:
> Hi,
> 
> I feel a bit guilty here... I have not updated the documentation in a very
> long time :(
> 
> The solution for this problem is "right click" -> "Clear selections".
> 
A well hidden feature, adding GUI keyword to commit messages will notify kde-
doc-english at kde.org about such changes.
> 
> If there is somebody interested in maintaining the documentation for
> Skanlite I would not mind :) Writing documentation is not one of my
> strengths...
> 
One question:
Settings dialog:
"Disable automatic selections"?
I see no different behaviour selecting/deselectiong this option, but maybe I'm 
blind. Please elaborate.

An outline for a new section "Sanning multiple parts of an image"

Usecase: You need only certain parts of an image. 
Instead of scanning the whole picture and then using a graphics application 
(e.g. kolourpaint) to save the different parts into separate files, let skanlite 
do it for you.

Workflow:
Scan a preview
Use the &LMB; to select the first part in the preview. 
Hoover with mouse -> click "+" icon -> red border
Select the other details in the same way
Remove a selection -> hoover with mouse -> click "-" icon 
&RMB; context menu -> Clear Selections
Settings - adjust Image saving options (location, name format, preview etc)
If you are satisfied with your choices use Scan button to get all selections in 
one go. 
The trailing number of the file name is automatically increased.


> I'll fix this documentation bug asap.
> 
> The "saved" selections are not intuitive enough and need some love :) I'll
> look into it.
> 


> Regards,
>   Kåre
> 
> On Thursday 06 October 2011 09:16:26 Burkhard Lück wrote:
> > Am Montag, 3. Oktober 2011, 00:13:05 schrieb WFlanagan:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I like to use Skanlite (on openSuse 11.4) because it covers a larger
> > > portion of the HP 4370 platen than XSane.
> > > 
> > > However, recently (after an update to 0.7) the behavior no longer
> > > matches the man pages.
> > > 
> > > Formerly the hand-drawn selection area was the only area scanned.  Now
> > > there are multiple areas outlined automatically in red, each scanned
> > > separately.  In attempting to scan an award certificate, Skanlite finds
> > > four areas.  But I want just one picture of the document.
> > > 
> > > Is there a way to turn off the preliminary scans of the areas outlined
> > > in red?
> > > 
> > > Suggestion:  make the first scan the manually selected one, allowing
> > > the user to avoid going through multiple scans that will be discarded.
> > >  Or make the order selectable by, for example, clicking on the desired
> > > area marker to highlight the next scan.
> > 
> > $ skanlite -v
> > xxQt: 4.7.0
> > KDE Development Platform: 4.7.2 (4.7.2)
> > xxSkanlitexx: 0.7
> > xx
> > Compiled from sources
> > I can not reproduce your problem, skanlite works here as described in the
> > handbook.
> > 
> > CC'ing the Author Kåre Särs


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Burkhard Lück