I switched to gNewsense. It is a 100% free( as in freedom) distro based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Xsane works perfectly in that distro. So it looks like somewhere between 8.04 and Jaunty something got messed up.
-- xsane produces "mess" when saving pdf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539162 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs