Some interesting stuff in that 'Create' menu item. From: Partha BagchiĬc: Richard Re: Interesting stuff (was: Re: How to scan scan under Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5) may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. Once you've scanned your image to a file then you can open that file in GIMP like any other. If your GIMP can't access your scanner then you'll just have to use the scanner by itself (try pressing the Scan button on the scanner unit and see what software your system calls to handle the scanner event). :)Īnyway, Zbig, looks like you're slightly out of luck. That would have been awesome to know sooner. While there are many different GIMP forums of there, our own forums provide an extended way to communicate because they are connected to the official GIMP. The printer and scanner work without problems.įorums. To: How to scan scan under Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5Īfter the new installation of GIMP 2.8.18 no menu create - from Scanner can be

One important question to know is - is yours one of those printer+scanner combo units? I don't have a Mac system so I can't reproduce the scenario myself and I'm kind of in the dark here. This option should be on the menu even if you don't have any registered TWAIN devices connected/available for GIMP to read from. In GIMP, in the File menu, right underneath 'New.' there should be an option called 'Create' that opens a submenu, on which there should be an option labeled 'Scanner/Camera'. I'm not sure I understand your latest response (other than that your scanner IS set up properly on your system, as it should be).

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