On Fri, Mar 06, 2020 at 07:46:05PM +0000, Brian wrote: > On Fri, Mar 06, 2020 at 07:02:27PM +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote: [...] > > Simple-scan is also based on libsane (as Xsane is). It also depends > > on all those "desktop goodies" [...] > Like you, my preference is xsane as a fromtend to SANE. However, I do > not think it is the lack of shinyness that puts users off using it. > Not completely, anyway. What is perceived as the plethora of options > and things to click on is a factor, particulary when it comes to new > or casual users. I forgot to put a smiley in there :-) I can imagine that simple-scan caters more to the expectation of a modern GUI user, and thus may be the better choice, Especially if said user has already bought into the "desktop" paradigm. I tried for a while and... it's not for me. > And don't forget - Ubuntu and Mint (both widely used) ship simple-scan. > That is what their users are familiar with. It doesn't do a bad job. Definitely. Cheers -- t
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