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authorJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email>2022-02-01 15:26:02 +0100
committerJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email>2022-02-01 15:26:02 +0100
commit5de81480e84023d91763d89e4523de88df42c194 (patch)
treecb83e4c8216cf0e8bcaa17a6f2cb64cf4d7f469a /doc/sane-umax.man
parent97e55bdc5cdf59304af739e65f416320bcbcf599 (diff)
parent8e5d399808d2270ae9d56c96560a021e594d18a4 (diff)
Merge branch 'feature/upstream' into develop
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diff --git a/doc/sane-umax.man b/doc/sane-umax.man
index 21caa3c..747277e 100644
--- a/doc/sane-umax.man
+++ b/doc/sane-umax.man
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ sane\-umax \- SANE backend for UMAX scanners
.SH ABOUT THIS FILE
-This file only is a short description of the
+This file is only a brief description of the
.B sane\-umax
-backend for sane! For detailed information take a look at
+backend for SANE! For detailed information take a look at
sane\-umax\-doc.html (it is included in the sane source directory and in the
.BR xsane (1)
online help)!
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ online help)!
The
.B sane\-umax
-library implements a SANE backend that provides access to several UMAX-SCSI-scanners and some Linotye Hell SCSI-scanners,
+library implements a SANE backend that provides access to several UMAX-SCSI-scanners and some Linotype Hell SCSI-scanners,
parallel- and USB-scanners are not (and probably will never be) supported!
.B I suggest you hold one hand on the power-button of the scanner while you try the first scans!
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ values: 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled
.br
default = 0
.br
-If set to 1 umax_do_request_sense is called in
-umax_do_calibration. This can hang the system
-(but has been enabled until this version)
+If set to 1,
+.BR umax_do_request_sense ()
+is called in
+.BR umax_do_calibration ().
+This can hang the system, but has been enabled until this version.
.TP
scsi\-buffer\-size\-min, scsi\-buffer\-size\-max:
values: 4096-1048576
@@ -113,10 +115,11 @@ values:
.br
default = \-1
.br
-dangerous options, needed for some scanners
-do not changed these options until you really know
-what you do, you may destroy your scanner when you
-define wrong values for this options
+Dangerous options, needed for some scanners.
+.br
+Do not change these options unless you really know
+what you are doing otherwise you may destroy your scanner
+with invalid values.
.TP
calibration\-full\-ccd:
values:
@@ -132,8 +135,7 @@ selected image
calibration\-width\-offset:
values: \-99999 = auto, > \-99999 set value
.br
-add an offset width to the calculated with for
-image/ccd
+add an offset to the calculated width for image/ccd
.TP
calibration\-bytes\-pixel:
values:
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ values:
default = 2
.br
most SCSI drivers allow internal command queueing with a depth
-of 2 commands. In most cases it does not mprove anything when you
+of 2 commands. In most cases it does not improve anything when you
increase this value. When your SCSI driver does not support any
command queueing you can try to set this value to 1.
@@ -203,9 +205,9 @@ permissions of that device, have a look at
.SH SCSI ADAPTER TIPS
-The ISA-SCSI-adapters that are shipped with some Umax-scanners are not supported very
+The ISA-SCSI-adapters that are shipped with some UMAX-scanners are not supported very
well by Linux (I suggest not to use it), the PCI-SCSI-adapters that come with some
-Umax-scanners are not supported at all (as far as I know). On other platforms these
+UMAX-scanners are not supported at all (as far as I know). On other platforms these
SCSI-adapters are not supported. So you typically need to purchase another SCSI-adapter
that is supported by your platform. See the relevant hardware FAQs and HOWTOs for your
platform for more information.
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ necessary to connect the scanner to its own SCSI-adapter. But if you need short
response time for your SCSI-harddisk (e.g. if your computer is a file-server) or
other SCSI devices, I suggest you use an own SCSI-adapter for your UMAX-scanner.
-If you have any problems with your Umax scanner, check your SCSI chain
+If you have any problems with your UMAX scanner, check your SCSI chain
(cable length, termination, ...).
See also:
@@ -240,9 +242,9 @@ The shared library implementing this backend:
.B SANE_DEBUG_UMAX
If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this environment
variable controls the debug level for this backend. E.g., a value of 128
-requests all debug output to be printed. Smaller levels reduce verbosity:
+requests all debug output to be printed. Smaller levels reduce verbosity.
.B SANE_DEBUG_UMAX
-values.
+values:
.ft CR
.nf