On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> wrote: > I am using sane-backends-1.0.20 with xsane-0.996 on ubuntu 9.04 > 2.6.28-18-generic. > > I have a Epson Perfection V700 PHOTO (a.k.a. GT-X900). > > I can make scans with this setup, but I think the software is limiting the > scan size of this scanner. > > Under "transparency unit" of xsane the maximum geometry is 5.9 x 9.7 in, > where it ought to be 8 x 10 in. ?Under the XP bundled software (FineReader > 6.0 Sprint), I can get 8x10 in transparency scans (full contact sheets) from > this scanner. > > Under "flatbed" of xsane the geometry is 8.5 in x 11.7 in, which is correct. > > How do I look into how to increase the scan area under "transparency?" ?I > obtained this unit primarily to make contact sheets of B&W negatives, which > require an 8x10 scan area.
It looks like this is done in epson2-ops.c in function e2_discover_capabilities. There is a block for the GT-X800. Unfortunately, it looks like one might need to do Windows snooping to figure out what might have to be done for the GT-X900. Regards, Gernot
