# Re: problems with snapscan and scanimage

Daniel Stephens (daniel@cheeseplant.org)
Thu, 14 May 1998 00:05:49 -0500 (CDT)

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> I don't know how others feel about this, but in my opinion it is best
> to default to scan the _entire_ scan surface by default. The
> experiences with the Microtek and SnapScan backend seem to indicate
> that anything else simply confuses the (naive) user.

I would be inclined to throw in my $0.02 and stand behind David's opinion,
by default it should scan what can be scanned.. Ideally the user interface to
the scanner software should make it very straightforward to crop the
scanning area if so desired.

Daniel.

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