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diff --git a/doc/sane-hp.man b/doc/sane-hp.man index 1aeaea8..7a6fa14 100644 --- a/doc/sane-hp.man +++ b/doc/sane-hp.man @@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ the kernel scanner driver or libusb. See .BR sane\-usb (5) for more details. .PP -The "hp" backend no longer supports OfficeJet multi-function peripherals. +The +.B sane\-hp +backend no longer supports OfficeJet multi-function peripherals. For these devices use the external "hpoj" backend in version 0.90 and later of the "HP OfficeJet Linux driver", available at .br @@ -60,8 +62,9 @@ the "HP OfficeJet Linux driver", available at Because Hewlett-Packard does no longer produce scanners that support SCL (beside the OfficeJets), the above list of supported scanners is complete. -Other HP scanners are not supported by the "hp" backend, but might be supported -by another one. See +Other HP scanners are not supported by the +.B sane\-hp +backend, but might be supported by another one. See .IR http://www.sane\-project.org/ . You can also watch the sane\-devel mailing list at .IR http://www.sane\-project.org/mailing\-lists.html . @@ -91,8 +94,11 @@ that corresponds to the parallel interface card that was shipped with the scanner. That is .IR /dev/hpscan . A special driver is required for this card. -See ftp://rvs.ctrl\-c.liu.se/pub/wingel/hpscan for details. If the link -does not work, try ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/patches/scanners. +See +.I ftp://rvs.ctrl\-c.liu.se/pub/wingel/hpscan +for details. If the link +does not work, try +.IR ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/patches/scanners . .SH CONFIGURATION The contents of the .I hp.conf @@ -126,10 +132,12 @@ the scanner is connected by USB. Option .B connect\-device specifies that the scanner is connected to the system by a special -device. Input/output is performed by read()/write()-operations +device. Input/output is performed by +.BR read ()/ write "()-operations" on the device. This option must be used for HP ScanJet Plus or scanners connected to USB which are accessed through a named device -(e.g. /dev/usb/scanner0). +(e.g. +.IR /dev/usb/scanner0 ). For device names that contain "usb", "uscanner" or "ugen", it is not necessary to specify option connect\-device. @@ -153,12 +161,13 @@ A sample configuration file is shown below: /dev/scanner # this is a comment /dev/hpscan - option connect\-device +option connect\-device .fi .ft R .RE .PP -/dev/scanner is typically a symlink to the actual SCSI scanner device. +.I /dev/scanner +is typically a symlink to the actual SCSI scanner device. .RE .SH FILES .TP @@ -187,13 +196,21 @@ contain the configuration file. Under UNIX, the directories are separated by a colon (`:'), under OS/2, they are separated by a semi-colon (`;'). If this variable is not set, the configuration file is searched in two default directories: first, the current working -directory (".") and then in @CONFIGDIR@. If the value of the +directory +.RI ( "." ) +and then in +.IR @CONFIGDIR@ . +If the value of the environment variable ends with the directory separator character, then the default directories are searched after the explicitly specified directories. For example, setting .B SANE_CONFIG_DIR -to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories "tmp/config", ".", and -"@CONFIGDIR@" being searched (in this order). +to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories +.IR "tmp/config" , +.IR "." , +and +.I "@CONFIGDIR@" +being searched (in this order). .TP .B SANE_DEBUG_HP If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this @@ -235,19 +252,26 @@ The backend will simulate this by software, but only for gray and 24 bit color. .TP .B Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) -For use of the ADF with xscanimage(1), first place paper in the ADF and +For use of the ADF with +.BR xscanimage (1), +first place paper in the ADF and then change option scan source to 'ADF'. Press 'change document' to load a sheet. Then press 'scan' to start a scan. Maybe it is sufficient to press 'scan' without 'change document' for repeated scans. The use of the preview window is not recommended when working with the ADF. -Setting a window to scan from ADF is not supported with xscanimage(1). -Try xsane(1). +Setting a window to scan from ADF is not supported with +.BR xscanimage (1). +Try +.BR xsane (1). .TP .B Immediate actions -Some actions in xscanimage(1) (i.e. unload, select media, calibrate) +Some actions in +.BR xscanimage (1) +(i.e. unload, select media, calibrate) have an immediate effect on the scanner without starting a scan. -These options can not be used with scanimage. +These options can not be used with +.BR scanimage (1). .SH TODO .TP @@ -267,7 +291,14 @@ These scanners are using an internal parallel-to-SCSI converter which is supported by the ppSCSI-driver (see above). .SH "SEE ALSO" -sane(7), sane\-scsi(5), sane\-usb(5) +.BR sane (7), +.BR sane\-scsi (5), +.BR sane\-usb (5) +.BR scanimage (1), +.BR xscanimage (1), +.BR scanimage (1) + .SH AUTHOR -The sane\-hp backend was written by Geoffrey T. Dairiki. HP PhotoSmart -PhotoScanner support by Peter Kirchgessner. +The sane\-hp backend was written by Geoffrey T. Dairiki. +.br +HP PhotoSmart PhotoScanner support by Peter Kirchgessner. |