HPscan V2.0 for OS/2 released:

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    HPscan is a frontend for scanimage.exe (sane) that works with the HP hpaio library (HP scanners) and (possibly all) scanners that use a conf file

    V2 Updates March 2025
      Interface changed from V1 (which used a Tabbed Notebook)
      Added a Settings button to open the Settings page
      Added code to "automate" completion of scanimage.exe, nconvert.exe and URI
      completion for hpaio connected scanners
      Options moved (from Setting tab in V1) to dropdown Menu items on main form
      Added the option Parameters; when Checked this displays a message showing the
      scan parameters with the option to Cancel the scan
      Preview image can be displayed in a choice of sizes:-
             430 x 592 dpi
             538 x 740 dpi
             645 x 888 dpi
      Recoded image area selection to scan selected (crop) area more accurately
      Add TIFF and PNG options to File Save As... dialog
      Add code to ensure filename extension and file type match
      Recode scanimage command line to use
            "--format="  to specify file type pnm/tiff/png/jpeg
            "--output-file=" to save scan to specified file 
      Store last used File, Save As... Path for next use
      Store last used File Type for next use

    HPscan V2.0 is available in ZIP and WPI (Warpin) packages.



Source: Pete Brown

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