Bug 482231

Summary: Avoid technical terms (duplex) for scanning both sides of documents in Skanpage
Product: [Applications] Skanpage Reporter: Archisman Panigrahi <apandada1>
Component: generalAssignee: Alexander Stippich <a.stippich>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 23.08.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description Archisman Panigrahi 2024-03-02 14:43:03 UTC 
SUMMARY

Some scanners can simultaneously scan both sides of a page (e.g. ScanSnap iX1600). However, in those scanners, Skanpage only scans one side of the pages. It will be very convenient if there is an option to scan both sides of a page simultaneously.

GNOME's simple-scan has such an option in its settings, so I guess the driver backend already works.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Try to find an option to enable scanning both sides. There is none.

OBSERVED RESULT
No way to scan both sides of a pages

EXPECTED RESULT
There should be a way to configure scanning both sides of a page. 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.10
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Alexander Stippich 2024-03-03 10:38:10 UTC 
With my HP MFP, I can scan both sides by selecting the "ADF Duplex" scan source option. How does it look for the iX1600?
Comment 2 Archisman Panigrahi 2024-03-07 01:18:13 UTC 
It was a departmental scanner, which I needed to use at some event, but I don't have access to it right now. However, most likely it would work with ADF Duplex.

Can we rename "ADF Duplex" to either "Scan both sides" or "Scan both sides (ADF Duplex)"?

Since users may be using a particular scanner for the first time (like me), and they may not have time to figure out what ADF Duplex means, it would be very helpful if a non technical word like "Scan both sides" is used.

I am a PhD student, and I had to scan hundreds of exam papers last week. There was no time to figure out what ADF Duplex means. I finally had to use a friend's Windows computer.
Comment 3 Alexander Stippich 2024-03-15 18:56:40 UTC 
That is going to be difficult, since we directly use the translations provided by SANE.
Comment 4 Archisman Panigrahi 2024-03-16 03:39:07 UTC 
(In reply to Alexander Stippich from comment #3)
> That is going to be difficult, since we directly use the translations
> provided by SANE.

Can we somehow make a special case like the following pseodocode?

if (translation provided == "ADF Duplex")
   return "Scan both sides (ADF Duplex)"
end

This will really improve the out-of-the box scanning experience a lot, and this will help the whole GNU/Linux ecosystem, not just KDE.
Comment 5 Archisman Panigrahi 2024-03-23 16:56:08 UTC 
I had to scan in another departmental event, and I confirm that ADF/Duplex does scan both sides. Can we add a note somewhere in preferences that ADF Duplex is equivalent to scanning both sides?
Comment 6 Alexander Stippich 2024-03-29 12:21:02 UTC 
Thanks for reporting back.
Could you rephrase this bug report please to something like "avoid technical terms (duplex) for scanning both sides of documents" and mark it as a wish?
Comment 7 Archisman Panigrahi 2024-03-29 15:18:14 UTC 
I am unsure how to mark it as a wish. Could not find any such option.