[sane-devel] Strange behaviour Xsane as GIMP-plugin; device selection

[Laurent-jan]

Oliver Rauch wrote:

> Laurent-jan wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I recently upgraded my Linux Distribution to RH 7.2.
>>
>>I installed GIMP 1.2.3 from a TAR-bal, downloaded a new SANE (1.0.7)
>>and Xsane (0.79). Compiling went OK, all scanning works on both
>>scanners (Nikon LS200 and UMAX 1200S).
>>
>>But I noticed something strange under Gimp's File->Acquire.
>>In the menu I see:
>>- screenshot
>>- Xsane device dialog
>>- Xsane UMAX'dev'sg6
>>No Nikon LS200 (as I had before the upgrade). When I select the
>>device-dialog, Xsane lets me choose between Umax and Nikon. So
>>Xsane recognises my scanners (I can scan with both without
>>problems).
>>
>>Has anyone seen this before?
>>
> 
> 
> This cann happen when the nikon scanner was not available
> when gimp queried the xsane-plugin the first time.
> 
> Do
> touch ~/.gimp-1.2/plug-ins/xsane
> 
> and then start gimp with both scanner connected and ready.
> 
> Bye
> Oliver
> 
> 

Thanks. That works.

Apparently GIMP will remake the configuration in pluginrc if one of
the plug-ins is of a later date.

ljm

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