paperport 9 one touch and firefox?

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has anyone else successfully configured their one touch to recognize
e'mail clients other than MS? am i missing something easy? i've recently
upgraded my scanner to a 9320 USB and installed paperport 9SE...

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spence wrote:
> has anyone else successfully configured their one touch to recognize
> e'mail clients other than MS? am i missing something easy? i've recently
> upgraded my scanner to a 9320 USB and installed paperport 9SE...
Here are instructions I wrote a long time ago for setting the default
mail format jpeg and outlook. Just substitute the .exe for Firefox in
the appropriate locations.

> Many people have been having problems trying to configure a button on the
> OneTouch control panel or on their Visioneer scanner so that it
> automatically scans to a selected email program in an image format other
> than bitmap. The problem is you are able to select a conversion format on
> the email link from within Paperport but for some strange reason the
> selection choices remain empty in the OneTouch control panel.
>
>
> The Visioneer site has a tech note, which addresses the problem.
> http://www.visioneer.com/suppo­rt/ [...] as­jpg.asp
>
>
> The tech note states that only the 8600, 8650, 8800 and 8820 models are
> capable of scanning to Jpeg by default with the OneTouch buttons and gives
> instructions on how to enable other model scanners to also have this
> ability. Unfortunately, for many people those tech note instructions do not
> fix the problem.
>
>
> I found that by creating a new link I was able to configure models 5800,
> 6600, and 8700, using Paperport 6 and 7 while running Windows 2000 pro, to
> scan directly to email in Jpeg format when pressing a designated button on
> the scanner. This may work for other scanner models, Paperport versions, and
> image formats.
>
>
> Basically, all that is required is to create a new link in
> Paperport, enable the format conversion options, then select this link in
> the OneTouch panel. However, there are a couple of hiccups along the way
> that may prevent this from working.
>
>
> First, if you choose JPEG as the only format choice for conversion it will
> not work. For some strange reason you must enable other formats for
> conversion choices even if just for effect.
>
>
> Secondly, after creating the new link in PaperPort you may find that the
> selected icon does not appear in the OneTouch control panel. In order to get
> it to show you have to refresh the panel by selecting an Icon with the same
> executable as the one you created and then clicking on the Options button on
> the lower left hand corner. Once you close the Options window the new link
> icon is now visible. If you choose to delete a link in Paperport but it has
> not deleted from the OneTouch control panel, simply do the same thing you
> had to in order to get it to appear, that is, select another link icon that
> has the same executable and click the options button.
>
>
> Lastly, there another strange quirk that I haven't been able to nail down
> yet but it seems that sometimes you must wait several seconds for changes to
> take effect and at other times you must open and close a window a few times
> for the changes to take effect.
>
>
> Here is an example of creating a link to scan in Jpeg format to Outlook
> Express when you press the email button.
>
>
> 1.. Open Paperport. From the menu bar select -File, Links, Create New
> Link.
> 2.. Link Type. Chose the Image selection. Click Next.
> 3.. Chose the executable and file path. In this case- c:\program
> files\outlook express\msimn.exe
> Normally you can just navigate thru the Program folders to find the
> executable. If you are unsure of the application's executable you can go to
> the Start menu, right click on the application, select Properties, Shortcut
> tab, then right click and copy the info displayed in the Target box. Now you
> can right click and paste the path directly into the info box, being sure to
> removing the quotation marks afterwards. Click Next.
>
>
> 4.. Pick a Link name you will be able to recognize and differentiate from
> the original bad link. This is important especially if you should choose not
> to delete the bad link. In this case I'll choose- "Outlook Express - Jpeg".
> Click Next
> 5.. Select all the formats that you want to be able to choose from later
> in the OneTouch Control Panel. In this case choose "JPEG image files
> (*.JPG)" and any other format for effect.
> 6.. Choose a disposition for the Temporary files. The default is " Delete
> it only if it hasn't been modified.." . Choose Next.
> 7.. Pick a min and max resolution. 75 to 2400 dpi should cover everything.
> Choose Next.
> 8.. Pick an Icon type. Application is easiest. Click Next.
> 9.. Select an Icon. Click Next.
> 10.. Click Finished. You should now be able to see this link on the bottom
> of the PaperPort window. Scroll to the right if it's not visible.
> 11.. Close PaperPort.
> 12.. Open OneTouch Configure either thru Start, Programs, PaperPort,
> OneTouch Configure or by right clicking on the OneTouch Control task bar
> Icon.
> 13.. Select the Email tab. Click on the Preference Tab (pointing hand
> icon) located on the far right. Choose the Button Tab. Click on Select
> Destinations:, and because you have chosen JPEG as a format you will have to
> select Graphic Applications or All for the new link to appear instead of
> Email Applications. Click OK.
> 14.. Now select the Email Tab. On the left hand side of the window choose
> your newly created Icon for your Destination Selection. If is not showing,
> select an Icon with the same executable as the one you created and then
> click on the Options button on the lower left hand corner.
> 15.. Select your new link then click the Options button. With any luck you
> should now be able to select different formats to use. Select JPEG and click
> OK.
>
>
> Be sure to pick an appropriate scan configuration from the right hand side
> of this window. For emailing pictures the AutoCrop: Scan Photograph
> configuration is a good starting point. You can always copy the
> configuration and make adjustments such as scanning resolution to better fit
> your needs.
>
>
> Tom
>

Using Paperport 7 and was getting very annoyed so have written a small VB application that will allow you to send via Thunderbird.

Tested and works, many happy users.

Andrew Harris
e: andrew.harris@yourhelpdesk.co.uk
w: yourhelpdesk.co.uk