In article <jim.redelfs-3D80D9.11165921012009@news.west.cox.net>,

CanoScan 8800F Home. Mac OS X (10.2.8-10.3.x) Mac OS X (10.4.x) Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard). To download drivers for this model.

• CanoScan 8800F Sleek and fast, this powerful scanner will impress you the very first time you push power. With high-luminance white LED lamps? It's ready to scan immediately, with no warm-up time needed. You'll quickly produce spectacular results, with max. Color dpi resolution of 4800 x 9600.
• Mp Navigator Ex Mac Canoscan 8800f – MP Navigator EX is an application that enables you to easily scan photos, documents, and film (dependent on the model). There are two types of MP Navigator EX Main Menu: Navigation Mode screen and One-click Mode screen.

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Jim Redelfs <jim.redelfs@NOSPAMredelfs.com> wrote:

> I really like my new CanoScan 8800F....

> The bundled Mac software for this cool looking flatbed, however, leaves
> much to be desired.
>
> Is it me or is this software a rather poor 'port' from Windoze?

Hmm, seemed better than most Doze ports to me. Be sure you've checked
the 'Use the scanner driver' box to use the real ScanGear driver; not
the one from MP Navigator EX, which is crappy, in terms of features.
However, both use the same progress windows during the scan.

> While scanning, ScanGear presents a dialog and progress box that remain
> 'on top' regardless of any attempt to banish or hide them. I can work
> in the foreground as though they weren't there but must manually MOVE
> the damned things when they get in my way.
>
> Sadly, they reappear, 'homed' to the center of the display, at the
> beginning of every new scan.

I'm not quite sure I understand what you're doing. The windows you
mentions are only on the screen for a few seconds. Why would you need to
move them? What sort of work are you doing during that time? Can you
actually work during the short time they're displayed?

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> Any ideas to hide or re-home them will be appreciated. Suggestions for
> alternative software also solicited. TIA.

In your home library prefs is a file,
'jp.co.canon.bj.printer.app.MPNEX104.plist'. If you open it in Property
List Editor, part of the developer package on your 10.5 install disk,
you'll find two entries called 'SimpleWindowsPos' and 'SubindoPos'. I
bet you can alter the window positions here, though I haven't tried it.
This alteration may or may not work with the 'Use the scanner driver'
box both checked and unchecked. Give it a try and let us know what
happens.

You can always try VueScan for free to see if it behaves the way you
want.

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Good luck.