Re: Explicit device declaration for a GIMP plugin

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Steve Jibson wrote:

> I just installed SANE. When I run "xscanimage", I get this:
>
> xscanimage: no devices available.
>
> The man page says "To access an available device that is not known to
> the system, the devicename must be specified explicitly."
>
> So, I try "xscanimage musteka4s2" and it works fine.
>
> Now, I want to use xscanimage as a GIMP plug-in, so I set up the
> symbolic link and lauch GIMP. When I go to the "Xtns-->Acquire
> Image-->Device dialog..." menu option, I get this (again):
>
> xscanimage: no devices available.
>
> How can I explicitly specify the devicename when using xscanimage as a
> plug-in?
>

Hi,

you can NOT specifiy an explict devicename when called as gimp-plugin.
Make sure the device is added to the "backendname".conf file then you
do not need an explictly given device name.

Bye
Oliver

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