Xsane as a photocopier

Xsane needs a little bit of preference configuration to get it working as a photocopier.

Here is my set-up:

Ubuntu 9.10 with default Xsane install (0.996)

CanoScan N650u (scanner)

HP LaserJet 1200 (printer)

First, you need to know the name of your printer on your system. Run this command in a terminal to get it:

lpstat -a

which, on my set up, gives me:

HP-LaserJet-1200-2 acceptant des requêtes depuis ven 25 jun 2010 13:32:29 CEST

Then, in the menu Xsane > Preferences > Configuration (shortcut: [alt]-s ), under the “Copy” tab, give a name to your printer (any name is fine) and as a command, write this:

lpr -P the_name_of_your_printer_on_your_system

As an example, on my system, I had to write this:

lpr -P HP-LaserJet-1200-2

This should be sufficient to get it working.

Although, I also needed to deactivate the “create zlib compressed postscript image for printing” to get it working. But maybe you don't

To write this tutorial, I found some useful info on these pages:

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-566829.html

http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/xsane (fr)

http://xsane.org/doc/sane-xsane-setup-copy-doc.html