QuiteInsane
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3. Usage

3.1 The first start

Well, start QuiteInsane like any other program. The binary is called quiteinsane and can be found under /usr/local/bin, if you didn't change the installation path.

During the first start, QuiteInsane will create a hidden directory called ".QuiteInsaneFolder" under your home path. QuiteInsane will use this directory to create/save several files like

  1. a configuration file named "quiteinsane_config.xml". A XML file, which is used to store application specific data like the layout or style, the last position and size of the helpviewer, the printer settings and some others.
  2. ".scantemp.pnm", which stores the last scanned image.
  3. some temporary files, used by the image viewer.
  4. ".previewtemp.pnm", which stores the last preview scan.
  5. a lock file, which ensures, that only one instance of QuiteInsane is running.
  6. "devicesettings.xml", a XML file, which is used to store device/scanner specific data, like scanmode, brightness, contrast and others.

Please don't modify these files.

3.2 Choose your device

The first dialog that pops up displays a list of available devices. During the first start, QuiteInsane will query all devices and list them in the scroll view.
The elements of the start dialog and their meaning:

The device list (scrollview)

Lists information about the devices, namely "Device name", "Vendor", "Model" and "Type". A single click on the left mouse button highlights the corresponding item, a double click selects the device. Below the device name, you can see the available settings. Just select one of those entries to start up with your preferred settings. The last settings are automatically saved when you quit QuiteInsane. If no item is highlighted, the "Select device" button is disabled.

On next program start

List all devices

Click this button to query all devices again.

List local devices

Click this button to query all local devices again.

Quit

Don't select a device and quit QuiteInsane.

Select Device

Use the selected (highlighted) device. This button is only enabled, if an item in the scrollview is highlighted. You can also doubleclick an entry in the listview to select a device.

3.1.1 Authorization

If you are scanning over the network and the device requires authorization, the following dialog will ask you for your username and password.



QuiteInsane supports encrypted password transmission using MD5, like recommended by the SANE standard. If the file ~./.sane/pass exists, QuiteInsane will try to find the password there. Please ensure, that the permissions for this file are set to 0600 or stricter. That means, that only the owner of the file may have read/write access. QuiteInsane will test the permissions; if they are insecure, you get a warning and the file is ignored.
Please read the following man pages for more information about scanning over the network:

scanimage, sane-net, saned



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