only PDF output is supported when using the ADF

Bug #1236015 reported by launch pad sucks
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Bug Description

The scan utility scans the pages from the adf to single png-files but then forces the conversion to pdf.
While this is clearly done by design, I see no good reason for it.

The patch attached adds support for skipping this conversion and keeping the png files.
It is only a few lines and quite simple and should be self-explaining.

I would be really happy this was reviewed and implemented in a somewhat less hacky way.
If you do, there is no need to give any credit to me for it. I don't care about that.

BTW: It really sucks to have to register and verify an email address just to report a bug.

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launch pad sucks (tankyuushin) wrote :
tags: added: feature request
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Bill Yikes (yik3s) wrote :

Just wanted to mention this bug still exists >10 years later in version 3.22.10.

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Bill Yikes (yik3s) wrote :

Question regarding the patch: is this patch purely a convenience? If `pdfimages` is used to unpack the PNG files, is the result the same or does the patch in any way avoid a lossy conversion?

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