On Thu 31 Oct 2024 at 10:33:00 (+0100), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 10:25:40AM +0100, daven...@tuxfamily.org wrote: > > [...] > > > brscan si useless for printing but mandatory¹ for scanning. But indeed, > > driveless printing works just fine on Brother printers > > > > I wish scanning didn't require proprietary blobs… > > > > 1. At least on (**only** some?) Brother MFPs? > > My document scanner doubles as a wonderful holyday photo device ;-) > > The 5 times a year I need a print, I go to our local stationery store. > The lady working there is a really nice person. > > I got tired of fumbling with all this garbage.
I scan on a clapped-out HP printer with a legal-sized platen. As I have to place the originals myself, it's convenient to scan to a USB stick rather than a computer. When I turn it on, after powercuts, I have to open and close the ink drawer a couple of times, as they contain little or no ink, to stop it moaning. All the ink stuff dried up years ago. For printing, I use a driverless B&W Brother laser printer. Cheaper, no fuss, and no bother after periods without use. Yes, leave colour printing to commercial outfits. Cheers, David.
