[hpoj-devel] psc2210 scanning issues

[Michal K. <M.K...@el...>]

hello,
I have a PSC2210 multifunction device and use it with hpoj 0.90. I also
have linux kernel 2.4.23, and the device is connected to the usb port.
Generally, everything works quite well (printing via cups works without
problems), but there are two issues with scanning that I have not been
able to solve despite reading the docs and doing extensive web searches.
a) When I scan (sane with hpoj backend, xsane or kooka as frontend), the
size of the whole scan area is always Letter-size, even though the
booklets claim that the device can do either Letter or A4. For me (and
probably most people in Europe), A4 scanning is necessary since many
documents are on A4 sized paper. Being unable to scan an A4 piece of paper
in a single scan is a rather annoying problem.
b) When I select an area to be scanned in the preview window (whether in
xsane or kooka), the area that actually gets scanned is not what I
selected but both vertical edges are shifted to the right: the left edge
is shifted only a little, but the right edge is shifted quite a lot (ca 2
centimeters on the original document). This is annoying since it makes
precise scanning of e.g. photos or any documents smaller than the whole
scan area problematic. Selecting the right area to be scanned is not
possible, so I always have to select much more than is really needed and
then use GIMP to leave only the important part.

Please let me know if there are any known solutions to these two issues.
Please also reply to my e-mail, as I am not subscribed to the mailing
list.

Michal Kosmulski