David Paschal <pasc...@rcsis.com> writes: > Michael Piotrowski wrote: >> I guess it boils down to how you define >> the various device types. I'd say that for SANE, a "multi-function >> device" could be defined as a device that implements a scanner and >> (optionally) other functions, which might include other ways for >> capturing images (e.g., fax). > > Even that might be problematic for my situation.
It might be a good idea to find a better definition then. > Some HP MFPs also have photo-card readers; some of these (PSC 950, > OfficeJet D series) have scanners, while others (PhotoSmart > printers) do not, but I would still consider them multi-function > since they can also print (and they use more or less the same > storage protocols). With "photo-card" you're referring to memory cards as used by digital cameras? > I'm considering eventually either adding a photo-card-reader source > to the hpoj backend (along with a fax-receive source) or writing a > gPhoto2 backend, and for the former case your definition of > "multi-function" wouldn't be quite accurate. (FWIW currently I have > photo-card access through mtools, but I'm looking to provide > additional interface choices.) So, once you added that, would it be possible to use SANE to read a memory card in a PhotoSmart printer? Hmm. Normally I'd still refer to a device like this as a "printer," but I guess that would be very confusing ;-) Does it make sense at all to lump all of these devices together under a *single* term when their capabilities vary so widely? -- Michael Piotrowski, M.A. <m...@dynalabs.de>
