MX Linux Forum

I will be happy to replace a non-KDE app with a KDE/Qt one.

Just took a look at skanlite on mX 21 and it does have more options than Document Scanner. I do not see a save as pdf option. I will boot to 23 and take a look. But from what I have seen on 21 I would vote for it to be included.

One more question, do we need skanlite, or skanpage, or both? Personally I would like only one app for scanning.

Skanpage does have a save as pdf option that does work. If there is a desire to have that option, and it seems like a good one to have, skanpage is the way to go.

richb wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 1:15 pm Skanpage does have a save as pdf option that does work. If there is a desire to have that option, and it seems like a good one to have, skanpage is the way to go.

I agree. I will replace simple-scan with skanpage... speak now or forever hold your peace.

Clementine vs. Strawberry debate is continuing, I will listen to more arguments.

Any app replacement requests? I particularly look to replace anything non-KDE/Qt with native apps. Or make a better app selection in case there are two or more alternatives, like in case of skanlite and skanpage.

Adrian wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:53 pm One more question, do we need skanlite, or skanpage, or both? Personally I would like only one app for scanning.

skanlite is more like simple-scan and skanpage is for multipage/book scanning. I'd vote for having them both.

Both support save to pdf. I've been using them for more than a year now and I always save scans to pdf

asqwerth wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:29 pm However, I think those who use Plasma more often than I should chip in with their preferences. I have not much skin in this game.

I'd be glad to help.
I've been running Plasma from Norbert's repos on several machines (including my personal and my work laptop) + Debian testing KDE in a VM.

1. Dolphin is missing those great Service menus

Oh, yeah, I guess you mean the root-actions, KEC-extract & compress, kim4, deb-installer MX ones? Yes, I'll rebuild those for 23 so we can test if they need any changes there.

Stevo wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:50 pm

1. Dolphin is missing those great Service menus

Oh, yeah, I guess you mean the root-actions, KEC-extract & compress, kim4, deb-installer MX ones? Yes, I'll rebuild those for 23 so we can test if they need any changes there.

we have a few available, but the root actions ones don't work.

I stand corrected. Both have save to pdf. Missed it the first go around in scanlite. But do we still need both? If one is more for multipage it still can do single pages.