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openpaperwork / pyinsane

Python library to access and use image scanners (Linux/Windows/etc) (Sane/WIA) -- Moved to Gnome's Gitlab
https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/OpenPaperwork/pyinsane
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Twain support #27

Open jflesch opened 7 years ago

jflesch commented 7 years ago

(Windows only) Old scanners don't have support for the WIA API. So the Twain API should be supported as well.

jflesch commented 7 years ago

Beware that Twain scanners may appear as WIA scanners as well (or is it the opposite ?)

jflesch commented 7 years ago

(Note: right now, not going to happen ; I don't have enough time)

LexiconCode commented 7 years ago

Twain would open up a lot of hardware

jflesch commented 7 years ago

Not so much actually. Afaik, by default, Twain is only available on 32-bits Windows. On 64-bits Windows, Scanner makers have to make drivers for WIA2. So to me, it seems Twain is clearly dying.