From kde-devel  Tue Mar 06 19:03:27 2012
From: Klaas Freitag <freitag () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:03:27 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: GSoC idea: improving scanning and OCR in KDE (skanlite/kooka)
Message-Id: <4F565F7F.8020704 () kde ! org>
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On 06.03.2012 18:02, todd rme wrote:
> 2012/3/6 Jos=E9 Manuel Santamar=EDa Lema<panfaust@gmail.com>:

>
> Scanner kio slave.  An easy scanner interface using file managers
> (like the current CD ripper kio slave).  There would be a folder for
> each scanner.  When the folder is opened it will pull in a preview
> from that scanner.  There would then be folders for supported
> resolutions, with individual files for common paper sizes, the whole
> scanner area, auto-detected pictures (i.e. if you can multiple
> pictures at the same time) and, if available, text files for OCR.
> Dragging one of these to the filesystem will trigger a full scan with
> those settings.
Thats a nice thought from a technical POV but imo thats not what a user =

wants.
Think of typical usecases:

- I want to scan a pile of photos me and my blue Opel Kadett in 1986.
   For that, the scan app should detect the borders, maybe deskew and =

turn a bit and save automatically.
- I want to scan a letter or newspaper snippet and ocr it.
- I want to do a photocopy - that could be a nice plasma app imo, just a =

typical copy machine button to press, maybe a switch between color and =

grayscale. The app would scan and print automatically.
- I want to scan a bunch of form documents and know where a barcode is =

located on them, which should be read automatically.

These kind of things. Not sure if a kio is cool for any of these.

Klaas


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