Michael J. Hammel wrote: > On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 11:31 -0600, Rodney Clay wrote: > >> I am new to using GIMP. Can I import images into GIMP from a scanner. If so >> what do I need >> to do to set up to do this. I have looked in the online manual but did not >> find an answer to my >> question. >> > > On Linux: install the SANE and XSane packages, including the XSane GIMP > Plugin. Setting up SANE is a little confusing for newbies, but it just > takes a "Doh!" moment to realize it isn't that hard. > > On Windows: I think you need to configure your scanner with TWAIN, > whatever that is. > > On Mac: I have no idea. > > GIMP does not have built in scanner support. It utilizes whatever > scanner support is available from your operating system. > On upgrading Gimp from 2.4 to 2.6 I had a bit of a problem getting the scanner recognised by Gimp. However I've now found it just as easy, and sometimes more convenient, to keep the scanning separate (ie. on my system - Mandriva 2008.1, Gnome - have a panel icon for xsane, /usr/bin/xsane). Then having scanned, save the image as a .png or similar file; drop it onto 2.6.
So I wouldn't get too fussed about taking images direct from the scanner into Gimp. Doug _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
