[sane-devel] xsane zoom control

Ben Stanley bds02@uow.edu.au
Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:52:09 +1100


Oliver Rauch wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>
> the valid zoom ranges are defined by the valid resolutions the scanner supports.
> min = scanner_resolution_min / printer_resolution
> max = scanner_resolution_max / printer_resolution
>
> When you use the cursor key you can increment/decrement the zoom factor by 0.01 %
>
> Bye
> Oliver

Thanks, Oliver, That was exactly what I wanted to know!

I had actually tried using the cursor keys under XSane 0.77, but that didn't work.
Then I upgraded to 0.84, and now I'm happy :-)))

Henning's suggestion also sounds interesting, but more complicated...

Thanks again.
Ben Stanley.