Swarfendor437
Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:22:50 pm
Hi folks, WARNING THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU BUT DO GIVE IT A TRY!
OK, I reported that I could not get Canon MG7550 working with Simple Scan but could get it working with VueScan demo - the paid version is quite pricey i.e. the Pro one which most people would want to use.
However there is a simple interface that Canon uses - I decided to take a look with Sofware Centre after installing the driver package appropriate for this OS (Zorin 10 32-bit) - and Software Centre gave me the clue I was looking for!
OK, the software that gets installed is 'scangearmp2' - enter this in a terminal window and the interface shows up - the downside is that there is no preview of what you are scanning but it does work!
Ok, so you don't want to have to keep launching the terminal every time, so if you can't edit your menu, install 'alacarte' - then you will be able to!
Right-click your 'Z' and select 'Edit Menus'.
Then select the 'Add Item' button on the right and create an icon that will launch as shown below:
I then double-clicked the default icon (platform on a spring) to search for a different icon - you need to browse 'computer' from left pane, then this path:
usr | share | icons | Zorin - the select 'devices' then 'scanner-symbolic.svg'
Be sure to add your item in the Graphics sub menu!
OK, I reported that I could not get Canon MG7550 working with Simple Scan but could get it working with VueScan demo - the paid version is quite pricey i.e. the Pro one which most people would want to use.
However there is a simple interface that Canon uses - I decided to take a look with Sofware Centre after installing the driver package appropriate for this OS (Zorin 10 32-bit) - and Software Centre gave me the clue I was looking for!
OK, the software that gets installed is 'scangearmp2' - enter this in a terminal window and the interface shows up - the downside is that there is no preview of what you are scanning but it does work!
Ok, so you don't want to have to keep launching the terminal every time, so if you can't edit your menu, install 'alacarte' - then you will be able to!
Right-click your 'Z' and select 'Edit Menus'.
Then select the 'Add Item' button on the right and create an icon that will launch as shown below:
I then double-clicked the default icon (platform on a spring) to search for a different icon - you need to browse 'computer' from left pane, then this path:
usr | share | icons | Zorin - the select 'devices' then 'scanner-symbolic.svg'
Be sure to add your item in the Graphics sub menu!