> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: > sane-devel-bounces+webmaster=keenan.dk at lists.alioth.debian.org > > [mailto:sane-devel-bounces+webmaster=keenan.dk at lists.alioth.de bian.org] P? vegne af Patrick Londema > Sendt: 27. juni 2008 10:40 > Til: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > Emne: Re: [sane-devel] How to accurately scan A4(210mmx297mm) > size paper? > > DIN is the German standards body that actually 'invented' the > A, B and > C paper standards in 1922, but ISO copied them. DIN A4 is > thus exactly > the same as ISO A4, DIN A3 is the same as ISO A3, etc. I do > wonder why > XSane uses DIN is the name as it might confuse a few people and > doesn't add anything. Might be that a person from Germany made that > bit of the interface, whenever I'm there the word DIN is still added > on most packs of paper too, probably just be a little national pride > at work. >
IIRC the person who wrote XSane is indeed german (Oliver Schwartz) Regards Ren? Kjellerup -- as life grows older, I gain experience.
