[sane-devel] Alpha version for hp5400 backend

[Henning Meier-Geinitz]

Hi,

On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 11:05:05PM +0100, Thomas Soumarmon wrote:
> Thanks to Martijn van Oosterhout, an alpha version of the SANE backend for 
> HP5400 scanners is available for download at 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/hp5400backend

Nice!

> As it is alpha code, it is buggy and of interest only for development 
> purposes.
> 
> Feel free to test it and submit bug fixes, improvements....

I would like to add the .desc file to CVS (external backends) so your
backend is found in the scanner search engine. I've edited your file a
bit. If you write one entry for each model, it's found easier (nobody
seaches for 54xx). Do you have a 5400 and 5470? As far as I know, the
5490 is similar, therefore I've added it as "untested". Is this
correct?

Bye,
 Henning

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; Copied from hp3300 testtools - Martijn van Oosterhout 22/02/2003
; SANE Backend specification file
;
; It's basically emacs-lisp --- so ";" indicates comment to end of line.
; All syntactic elements are keyword tokens, followed by a string or
;  keyword argument, as specified.
;
; ":backend" *must* be specified.
; All other information is optional (but what good is the file without it?).
;

:backend "hp5400"		; name of backend
;:version "(0.1)"			; version of backend
:status :alpha			; :alpha, :beta, :stable, :new
;:manpage "sane-hp5400"		; name of manpage (if it exists)
:url "http://sourceforge.net/projects/hp5400backend"  ; backend's web page
:comment "HP5400 and HP5470 scanners. Prototype backend available"

:devicetype :scanner		; start of a list of devices....
				; other types:  :stillcam, :vidcam,
				;               :meta, :api

:mfg "Hewlett-Packard"		; name a manufacturer
:url "http://www.hp.com"

:model "ScanJet 5400"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
:interface "USB"		; interface type of the device:
				; "SCSI", "USB", "Parport (EPP)",
				; "Parport (SPP)", "Parport (ECP)",
				; "Serial port" or "Propretiary".
:status :alpha

:model "ScanJet 5470"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
:interface "USB"		; interface type of the device:
:status :alpha

:model "ScanJet 5490"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
:interface "USB"		; interface type of the device:
:status :untested

				
; :comment and :url specifiers are optional after :mfg, :model, :desc,
; and at the top-level.