Hi, Henning you were right! I had the Kowa software installed for test and the sane backend was replaced.
> The epson backend maintainer may understand that better, but my > impression is that xscanimage sets the resolution to 301 but it > shouldn't. In fact I'm surprised that xscanimage provides a slider at > all. The epson backend code shows that the backend provides a "word > list" so, xscanimage shouldn't show a slider but a selection menu. Yes it does, if you install clean sane. ;-) > Does xsane show a slider or a selection menu with fixed values for the > resolution? Xsane seems to be a little bit more "intelligent", it offers an option to change to selection menue, when the Kowa backend is installed. Xsane works fine with the Kowa backend. > Are you sure you are using the epson backend from SANE 1.0.9 and not > the Epson software (KOWA)? Right this was my problem! I did some experiments with the Epson Kowa software and therefore the sane backend was replaced. Thanks for help! Bye Per