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

[Burkhard Lück]

Am Samstag, 8. Oktober 2011, 18:51:05 schrieb Kåre Särs:
> On Saturday 08 October 2011 12:33:28 Burkhard Lück wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> A bug :(
> 
> I just fixed it in trunk.
> 
Hmm...
Updated and tried again, but somehow I still don't get it.

Please explain what happens/should happen and the use case for this option.

> > 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.
> 
> Thanks :)
> 
> Maybe the save settings could be a separate chapter, because it is also
> connected to batch scanning from automatic document feeders.
> 
Yep, makes sense, I did not have automatic document feeders in mind.

Thanks.

-- 
Burkhard Lück