[Bug 193818] Re: Please update to latest 0.6

Michael Nagel michael.nagel at devzero.de
Sat May 30 17:33:19 UTC 2009


nota bene: i updated the description (removed lengthy changelog,
included revu link)

there has been some activity in the ppa and on revu. i do not know where
the most up to date code and the master discussion thread is right now.
could this be clarified? is the package with transitional code uploaded?

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: gnomescan
  
- Gnome-scan in hardy is very old; 0.6.2 version has been released, for
- gnome 2.26, see http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-scan/0.6/
+ The version of gnome-scan in ubuntu is very old; version 0.4 is used;
+ 0.6.2 version has been released, for gnome 2.26, see
+ http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-scan/0.6/
  
- Ubuntu ships v 0.4 right now; PPA with more recent versions is available
- at https://launchpad.net/~bersace/+archive/ppa
- 
- 
- Changes in version 0.6.2
- ========================
- 
-  * Fix Gimp plugin option saving to GConf (Bug #523251).
- 
-  * Fix gray scan in Gimp plugin.
- 
-  * Fix 1bit gray scan processing.
- 
-  * Disable color enhancement by default.
- 
-  * Fix crasher on module unload.
- 
-  * Don't use 0 step for number option.
- 
- Changes in version 0.6.1
- ========================
- 
-  * Fix default cursor in dialog and preview area.
- 
-  * Update to Gegl 0.0.21 to fix black frame bug.
- 
- Changes in version 0.6
- ======================
- 
-  * Fix bug #519405, don't use translatable option group for internal
-    groups hidden and preview.
- 
-  * Swallow some epson specific high-level option redundant with GSane
-    high-level meta-param.
- 
-  * Updated translation and new portugese translation.
- 
- 
- Changes in version 0.5.94
- =========================
- 
-  * Migrate to new GTK+ tooltip API. Depends on GTK+ 2.12
- 
-  * Added blurb for PNG compression level option in flegita.
- 
-  * Translate application name in about flegita dialog.
- 
-  * Focus Forward button in GnomeScanAcquisitionDialog.
- 
-  * Fixed hidden option exposed in UI (bug #519331).
- 
-  * Don't depends on libgnome and libgnomeui, thanks to Ross Burton
-    (bug #519344). Fixed untranslated application name.
- 
-  * Don't version modules, thanks to Ross Burton (bug #519350).
- 
-  * Cleaned up build system, thanks to Ross Burton.
- 
-  * Fixed GSFile backend not updated for a while. Migrated to
-    GEGL 0.0.16, etc.
- 
-  * Use explicit gettext domain in library rather than using
-    application defined one.
- 
- Contributor to this release: Ross Burton
- 
- 
- Changes in version 0.5.93
- =========================
- 
-  * Complete rotation implementation, was almost non working in 0.5.4
-    :x
- 
-  * Fixed preview with rotation, simplified the preview code, allowing
-    to use hardware capabilities (needs testing though);
- 
-  * Fixed ROI position not translated to driver unit.
- 
-  * Fixed buffer leaks and lots of other GObject leaks.
- 
-  * Use a waiting cursor while probing.
- 
-  * About dialog in flegita
- 
-  * Reworked and completed API documentation
- 
-  * Depends on GEGL 0.0.16.
- 
- 
- Changes in version 0.5.92 « Sérieusement cette fois »
- =====================================================
- 
-  * Add an Automatic color enhancement option in common processing.
- 
-  * Use 75. dpi for preview, avoid some bugs in preview area selection.
- 
-  * Manual page orientation handling.
- 
-  * Show preview acquisition progress bar again.
- 
-  * Automatic per app settings saving in gconf. Now depends on GConf.
- 
-  * Dropped printing.
- 
- 
- Changes in version 0.5.4
- ========================
- 
-  * Processing architecture plus rotation support. UI allows only simple 
-    rotation (0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees).
- 
-  * Almost finished preview area and roi selection/resizing/moving.
- 
-  * By default, flegita no save pictures in XDG_PICTURES_DIR.
- 
-  * Handle page orientation.
- 
-  * GnomeScanJob now build a unique Gegl pipeline which simplify code,
-    increase performances and allow better processing integration. This
-    avoid "PNG 8bit saved as PNG 16bit" and thus reduce file size.
- 
- Changes in version 0.5.2 « Ça ROCs ! »
- ======================================
- 
-  * Recreated Gimp plugin for Gimp 2.3
- 
-  * Added basic preview area
- 
-  * Buggy scan-to-print in flegita using GtkPrint.
- 
-  * Use this version for AbiScan
- 
-  * Use app specific icon dir for app specific icon. Use "scanner" icon
-    instead of "input-scanner", from icon-naming-spec.
- 
-  * Lots of improvements in API : convenient function to
-    GnomeScanSettings, end_scan() function for GnomeScanPlugin, etc.
- 
-  * Fixed some bugs.
- 
- 
- Changes in version 0.5.1 « Le jeu en valait la chandelle ! »
- ============================================================
- 
-  * Total rewrite :|
- 
-  * Migrate to Gnome SVN.
- 
-  * Multithreaded and event-based programming.
- 
-  * GnomeScanContext has been splitted in GnomeScanJob and
-    GnomeScanSettings. GnomeScanJob handle acquisition/processing/sink
-    and progression while GnomeScanSettings stores values as GValue in
-    a GHashTable instead of hardcoded params.
- 
-  * Use and register GParamSpecs instead of using GObject for storing
-    plugin options description.
- 
-  * New GnomeScanParamWidget base class for widget handling
-    GParamSpec. Implemented a bunch of GnomeScanParamWidget subclasses
-    for various GParamSpec.
- 
-  * New GnomeScanPlugin base class for GnomeScanner and GnomeScanSink
-    handling dynamic instance parameters with translation.
- 
-  * Module system allowing to register new backend, scanner, sink and
-    param widget. New plugin GSFile wich allow to scan from files.
- 
-  * Depends on Gegl SVN and Babl 0.0.14. Use GeglBuffer instead of
-    GdkPixbuf allowing scan larger than memory.
- 
-  * Extended SANE support in GSane module. Expose all SANE device
-    options. Translate device options. Allow SANE device to provide
-    special scan source.
- 
-  * More generic GnomeScanPreviewArea. Preliminary plugin system to add
-    features to preview area.
- 
-  * Use themable icons. Register less stock items/icons.
+ relevant PPA: https://launchpad.net/~bersace/+archive/ppa
+ relevant revu thread: http://revu.ubuntuwire.org/p/gnome-scan

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