Re: [newbie] Scan to PDF?
On Wednesday 10 Dec 2003 3:05 pm, Tango Echo wrote: Hi all, Is there an app that can easily scan docs to a PDF file? Thanks Tango Echo Of course xsane - Install xsane RPM in the setup select the copy tab and set the printer command to be qtcups --stdin Now when you use xsane to print a scan you will get a printer dialogue to select a printer. One of the available printers is print to PDF. Alternatively kooka - Install kdegraphics-kooka RPM. If you select 'Print' in kooka you get the same printer selection dialogue as described above. Alternatively gimp - Install gimp and xsane-gimp RPMs - The Gimp is a full featured image editor it can import images from the scanner (using xsane) which can then be manipulated. To print an image rightclick on image select print, and define a new printer with the command 'qtcups --stdin' as before. HTH derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Scan to PDF?
Tango Echo wrote: Hi all, Is there an app that can easily scan docs to a PDF file? Are you talking about images or text? If you just want to scan a page as an image, any of the SANE-based programs are fine - a good option is to set up the GIMP with SANE as a source, then save in Postscript format, which you can then convert to PDF with ps2pdf If you want to actually read the characters of a text and prodcue a PDF file as your end result, you probably don't want to go directly to PDF in any case, as there are bound to be some scanning errors you'll need to correct, or formatting you want to change. GOCR is the only tool I know of for scanning text. For converting text files to PDF, you can use a2ps then ps2pdf, but if you want any formatting you're better off opening the file in OpenOffice or LyX, both of which can export PDF files. LyX gives nicer results, as it uses LaTeX as a backend, but if you want your PDF files to be viewable by Windows users, you need to change the default font to pslatex or ae. Sir Robin -- Certitude is possible for those who only own one encyclopedia. - Robert Anton Wilson Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Scan to PDF?
--- Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 10 Dec 2003 3:05 pm, Tango Echo wrote: Hi all, Is there an app that can easily scan docs to a PDF file? Thanks Tango Echo Of course Alternatively kooka - Install kdegraphics-kooka RPM. If you select 'Print' in kooka you get the same printer selection dialogue as described above. Heh, oh yeah, there it is... Thanks =) But now I face a new problem. The quality of the PDF file printed is not very good at all. Some of the smaller type is not even readable. Are there settings to change this as well? __ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Scan to PDF?
On Wednesday 10 Dec 2003 5:31 pm, Tango Echo wrote: --- Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 10 Dec 2003 3:05 pm, Tango Echo wrote: Hi all, Is there an app that can easily scan docs to a PDF file? Thanks Tango Echo Of course Alternatively kooka - Install kdegraphics-kooka RPM. If you select 'Print' in kooka you get the same printer selection dialogue as described above. Heh, oh yeah, there it is... Thanks =) But now I face a new problem. The quality of the PDF file printed is not very good at all. Some of the smaller type is not even readable. Are there settings to change this as well? Well I can tell you *how* to change the way the PDF printer is setup. What settings to use to make your image clearer I cannot say. Open KDE ControlCentrePeripheralsPrinters Right Click on the PDF printer and select 'Configure' In the pop up that appears click on the spanner icon to the right of the drop down box. In the next pop up window click on 'Edit Command' In the top box is the command used to create that document. Edit that line with whatever options you think will help. The area underneath the command lists the options and their formats. Since this is an image document you are printing, I assume it is the graphics options which are going to help you. You might also find that increasing the scan resolution will help. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
