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@@ -0,0 +1,1104 @@ +-*-Mode: outline-*- +New with 1.0.24, released 2012-09-30: + +* Significant enhancements to pixma, genesys, kodakaio, fujitsu, canon_dr. +* Minor updates, bugfixes or scanners added in several backends. +* Added new testsuite +* 51 new scanner models supported. +* USB support improvements. +* Improved build system (mingw64, bug fixes, default pthread on Linux). +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.23, released 2012-08-19: + +* New backends: kvs40xx (Panasonic KV-S40xx), + kodakaio (Kodak AiO ESP and Hero) +* Significant enhancements to several backends. +* 30 new scanner models supported. +* V4L support improvements. +* Improvements for builds on multiple platforms. +* Improved udev rules. +* Updated software deskew algorithm. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.22, released 2011-02-13: + +* New backends: kvs20xx (Panasonic KV-S20xx), + magicolor (Konica-Minolta ) +* Significant enhancements to several backends. +* More than 80 new scanner models supported. +* Support many more networked scanners. +* Added -A option to scanimage +* Improved build system. +* Improved USB support. +* Improved udev rules. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.21, released 2010-04-25: + +* New backends: kodak (Kodak i18xx), kvs1025 (Panasonic KV-S10xx), + p5 (Primax PagePartner) +* 224 more scanner models supported. +* Many backends updated. +* Improved compilation on uncommon platforms. +* More consistent option naming. +* Scanimage no longer writes image to tty. +* Modern translation infrastructure. +* Improved saned network daemon. +* Internal SCSI, USB, threading, TCP & UDP code updates. +* Updated HAL and udev support. +* New sanei_magic image processing library. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.20, released 2009-05-03: + +* New backends: canon_dr (Canon DR-series), coolscan3 (Nikon LS & Coolscan), + rts8891 (Umax & HP 44xx), xerox_mfp (Samsung/Xerox/Dell MFPs) +* Many backends updated. +* 75 more scanner models supported. +* New build system (thanks Chris and Olaf). +* Avahi support (thanks Julien). +* More network scanners supported +* Epson backend deprecated, use epson2 +* Coolscan2 backend deprecated, use coolscan3 +* Internal SCSI, USB, threading, TCP & UDP code updates. +* Updated HAL and udev support. +* Improved saned configuration. +* Scanimage updates. +* Updated translations. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.19, released 2008-02-10: + +* New backends: cardscan (Corex Cardscan 800c), epjitsu (Epson-based Fujitsu), + epson2 (various Epson scanners), hp3900 (HP ScanJet 3970 and more), + hp5590 (HP ScanJet 5590 and more), hpljm1005 (HP LaserJet M1005 and more), + hs2p (Ricoh IS400 series) +* Updated backends: abaton, agfafocus, apple, artec, artec_eplus48u, as6e, + avision, canon, coolscan, coolscan2, dc25, dell1600n_net, dll, epson, + fujitsu, genesys, gt68xx, hp3500, ibm, lexmark, microtek, microtek2, mustek, + nec, net, pie, pint, pixma, plustek, plustek_pp, ricoh, s9036, sm3600, + sm3840, snapscan, sp15c, st400, tamarack, teco2, test, u12, umax, umax1220u, + umax_pp +* Scanimage detects more chipsets. +* Internal scsi, usb, tcp and udp code updates. +* Basic HAL .fdi creation support +* Build system updates. +* Updated translations. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.18, released 2006-07-02: + +* New backends: dell1600n_net (Dell 1600n), hp3500 (HP ScanJet 3500 series), + pixma (Canon Pixma series), stv680 (Aiptek Pencam and similar). +* Updated backends: avision, canon, dll, epson, fujitsu, genesys, gt68xx, + microtek2, mustek_pp, niash, plustek, snapscan, sp15c, test, u12, umax1220u. +* Scanimage batch mode fixes. +* Scanner lists contain USB vendor/product ids and some statistics now. +* Udev/hotplug lists are generated autmatically from the .desc files now. +* Portability fixes (especially for DragonFlyBSD and HP/UX). +* Build system updates. +* Updated translations. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.17, released 2005-12-18: + +* New backends: hp4200 (HP ScanJet 4200), lexmark (Lexmark X1100 series), + mustek_usb2 (Mustek BearPaw 2448 TA Pro) +* Updated backends: artec_eplus48u, avision, canon, epson, fujitsu, genesys, + gt68xx, microtek2, mustek_pp, plustek, plustek_pp, sm3600, snapscan, umax_pp. +* Hotplug/udev updates. +* scanimage fixes. +* sane-find-scanner finds more chipsets. +* Build system fixes/updates. make now calls makedepend. +* Several fixes in SANE internal functions (sanei). +* Portability fixes (especially for MacOSX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, OS/2). +* Updated translations. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.16, released 2005-08-07: + +* New backends: genesys, sm3840 +* Updated backends: avision, canon, coolscan, epson, gphoto2, gt68xx, mustek, + mustek_pp, niash, plustek, plustek_pp, qcam, sm3600, snapscan, teco2, + umax_pp, v4l. +* More functionality/fixes for sanei_usb and sanei_pp. +* Added sanei_access to allow locking of SANE devices. +* Hotplug updates. +* scanimage updates. +* Portability fixes (especially for OS/2, 64bit platforms, BeOS+ZETA). +* Added Polish translation. Updated other translations. Fixed format strings. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.15, released 2004-11-07: + +* New backends: niash. +* Updated backends: agfafocus, artec_eplus48u.c, avision, canon, canon_pp, + coolscan, dll, epson, fujitsu, gt68xx, hp, hp5400, leo, microtek2, mustek, + mustek_pp, net, pie, plustek, plustek_pp, snapscan, sp15c, tamarack, teco2, + umax, umax_pp, u12, v4l. +* Portability fixes (especially for MacOS X, NetBSD, OS/2, 64 bit platforms). +* sane-find-scanner detects more chipsets now. +* Added Finnish translation. Updated other translations. +* Several saned fixes. +* Build system updates. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.14, released 2004-05-01: + +* New backends: u12 +* Updated backends: artec, artec_eplus48u, as6e, avision, canon630u, + canon_pp, epson, fujitsu, gphoto2, gt68xx, hp, matsushita, mustek, + mustek_pp, mustek_usb, plustek, plustek_pp, sm3600, snapscan, teco1, teco2, + u12, umax, umax_pp, v4l. +* Added scripts for USB hotplugging (Linux) +* Added Danish translation. Updated other translations. +* sane-find-scanner knows about more chipsets now. +* Portability fixes (especially for MacOS X, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and OS/2). +* Build system fixes. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.13, released 2003-11-22: + +* New backends: mustek_pp_ccd (for Mustek parport CCD scanners), + plustek_pp (for Plustek parport scanners, splitted from the plustek backend). +* Updated backends: avision, canon630u, coolscan, epson, fujitsu, gphoto2, + gt68xx, hp, hp5400, mustek, mustek_pp, pie, plustek, snapscan, teco2, test, + umax, umax_pp. +* New internal interface for parport scanners. +* Networking (IPv6 + subnet support) fixes + updates. +* sane-find-scanner can detect some USB scanner chipsets now. +* Better support for threading. +* Port to MS Windows (Cygwin). +* Portability fixes (especially for FreeBSD, MacOS X, OS/2). +* Build system improvements. +* Added new (Bulgarian, Czech and Italian) and updated existing translations. +* The level of support for scanners is now: unsupported, minimal, basic, good, + complete or untested (instead of alpha, beta, stable). +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.12, released 2003-05-25: + +* New backends: hp5400 (Hewlett Packard 54XX series), ibm (IBM 2456, Ricoh + IS-410, IS-420, and IS-430), and ma1509 (Mustek BearPaw 1200F). +* Updated backends: apple, artec_eplus48u, as6e, avision, canon (FB1200S), + canon630u, dc210, dc240, dll, epson, fujitsu (fi4220), gphoto2, gt68xx, + hp, mustek, mustek_pp, mustek_usb, net, pie, plustek, snapscan (Agfa Arcus + 1200, Epson Perfection 660), teco2 (Relisys AVEC II S3, Relisys APOLLO + Express 3 and Primax Jewel 4800), test, umax, umax_pp. +* Added IPv6 support for saned and net backend. +* Added SCSI support for MacOS X. +* Build system improvements. +* USB access improvements. +* Portability fixes (especially for Irix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Linux/m68k). +* Added new (nl, no) and updated existing translations. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.11, released 2003-02-09: + +* Security fixes for saned. + + +New with 1.0.10, released 2003-02-01: + +* New backends: artec_eplus48u (Artec E+ 48U, Tevion/Medion MD 9693, Medion + MD 9705, Trust Easy Webscan 19200), gt68xx (Artec Ultima 2000, some Mustek + BearPaws and other GT6801/GT6816 based scanners). +* Updated backends: avision, canon, coolscan2, canon_pp, dc210, dc240, dc25, + dll, epson, gphoto2, hp, hpsj5s, microtek2, mustek, mustek_pp, plustek, + sharp, snapscan, test, umax, umax_pp. +* Improved SCSI and USB handling. +* Portability fixes (especially for Linux/sparc64, MacOS X, OS/2, Tru64). +* New translation system. All backends have translations for the standard + options now. Added translations for Portuguese, Russian and Swedish. +* Build system updates. +* Various documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.9, released 2002-10-24: + +* New backends: hpsj5s (Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5S parport scanner), + teco2 (some Relisys/Primax SCSI flatbed scanners, models VM3575, VM6565, + VM6586 and VM6575), teco3 (some Relisys/Piotech/Trust/Plustek SCSI + flatbed scanners, model VM3552). +* Updated backends: avision, canon_pp, coolscan2, dc240, dc25, epson, fujitsu, + hp, leo, microtek, mustek, mustek_usb, pie, plustek, snapscan, teco1, test, + umax, umax_pp, v4l. +* sane-find-scanner finds more scanners and has more verbosity options now. +* New tool to create gamma tables (gamma4scanimage). +* Support for ICC profiles for scanimage. +* USB scanner should work on all systems supported by libusb now. +* Portability fixes (especially for big-endian sytems, Irix, OpenStep, OS/2, + Solaris). +* New and updated translations for various backends. +* New system for generating lists of manufacturers/backends. +* Various documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.8, released 2002-05-27: + +* New backends: canon_pp (Canon parport scanners), canon630u (CanoScan 630u + + 636u), coolscan2 (Nikon Coolscan LS-30, LS-40 ED, LS-4000 ED, and + LS-8000 ED), fujitsu (M3091, M3093, M3096 and similar scanners), + leo (Leo/Across FS-1130 scanner), matsushita (Panasonic KV-SS scanners), + sceptre (Sceptre VividScan S1200), teco1 (some Teco/Relisys flatbed + scanners), test (test frontends and SANE installation). +* Updated backends: avision, canon, dc240, dll, epson, gphoto2, mustek, + mustek_pp, mustek_usb, nec, net, plustek, pnm, sharp, sm3600, snapscan, umax, + umax_pp, v4l. +* New translations for several backends (de, es, fr). +* Networking supports hosts without working DNS now. +* SCSI system ignores USB files and doesn't block (Linux). +* New test frontend and backend for testing SANE. +* Several build system improvements (e.g., new libtool, better make distclean, + build only shared libs by default). +* Portability fixes (especially for AIX, Linux (2.2, hppa, sparc), HP-UX, + NetBSD, OPENSTEP, OS/2). +* Better documentation of internal functions (sanei). +* Various Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.7, released 2002-02-04: + +* New backend: umax1220u (for UMAX Astra 1220U and 2000U scanners). +* Updated backends: avision (v 1.0.15), dc240 (v 0.0), dc25 (v 1.2), + dll (v 1.0.5), epson (v 1.0.219), gphoto2 (v 0.0), microtek2 (v 0.95), + mustek (1.0.118), mustek_usb (v 1.0.10), plustek (v 0.41), pnm (v 1.0.4), + sharp (v 0.32), snapscan (v 1.4.7), st400 (v 1.6), umax (v 1.0-32), + umax_pp (v 1.0.6). +* Added support for translating backend options. +* Added support for USB control messages and lm983x and pv6830 chipsets. +* Better documentation of internal functions (sanei). +* Fixed several security issues with temporary files. +* Fixed several issues in the networking code. +* Portability fixes (especially for OS/2, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD). +* Scanimage fixes concerning TIFF output and signal handling. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.6, released 2001-11-05: + +* New backends: gphoto2 (backend for gphoto2 supported cameras), mustek_usb + (for Mustek USB scanners 600CU, 1200CU(+), 1200UB). +* Updated backends: dc240 (v 0.0), epson (v 0.2.12), hp (0.95), + m3096g (v 1.11), microtek2 (v 0.95), mustek (v1.0-113), net (v 1.0.5), + pie (1.0-7), pnm (1.0-2), snapscan (v 1.4.0), umax (1.0-31), umax_pp (1). +* Added generic support for USB devices. +* Added USB support to sane-find-scanner. +* Code and documentation updates for HP UX compatibility. +* Documentation updates. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.5, released 2001-07-01: + +* New backends: bh (Bell+Howell Copiscan II series), dc240 (Kodak DC240 + Digital Camera), sm3600 (Microtek ScanMaker 3600), umax_pp (Umax paralell + port scanners). +* Updated backends: artec (v0.5.16), dc25 (v1.2), dll (v1.0.3), + epson (v0.2.08), hp (v0.94), microtek (v0.12.3), microtek2(v0.9), + mustek (v1.0-107), nec (v0.12), net (v1.0.3), plustek (v0.39), pnm (v1.0.1), + snapscan (v1.2), tamarack (v0.5), umax (v1.0-28). +* Fixed security bug in saned.c that allowed access to scanner without + password. +* pnm isn't installed by default anymore due to security risks +* Linux-part of sanei_scsi.c was updated concerning buffersizes, devfs, and + kernel 2.4. More debug output. +* sanei_scsi_find_devices works on FreeBSD now. +* Added support for Solaris sgen SCSI driver. +* find-scanner was renamed to sane-find-scanner and is installed now. Further + more it has a man page now. +* There is a testsuite for sane, but only one test is implemented yet. +* Better output about versions of backends and frontends. +* There is a man page for SANE now (sane(7)). +* Install all available documentation. +* Bugfixes. + + +New with 1.0.4, released 2000-12-21: + +* New backends: as6e, nec, pie. +* Updated backends: artec (v0.5.15), avision (v0.2.1), epson (v0.1.39), + hp (v0.93), mustek (v1.0-102), mustek_pp (v0.9-devel), plustek (v0.38), + sharp (v0.32), umax (v1.0-21). +* Moved frontends xscanimage and xcam to a new package (sane-frontends). +* Added authentification with encrypted passwords. +* Installation of shared libraries on AIX is supported now. +* Fixed compilation bugs on Irix and FreeBSD. +* Better debug output on platforms not supporting vararg macros. +* Better documentation about SANE devicenames. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.3, released 2000-08-12: + +* New backends: mustek_pp, plustek, st400, v4l. +* Updated backends: Artec (v0.5.14), Coolscan (v0.4.3), Epson (v0.1.33), + HP (v0.88), Mustek (v1.0-96), Sharp (v0.31), UMAX (v1.0-21). +* Removed backend info sagitta.desc due to lack of interest. +* Installing no longer depends on 'rev'. +* Added and structured documentation. +* Every backend has a man page now. +* Debug messages are now sent to syslog if stderr is a socket. +* New 16 bit support to scanimage. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.0.2, released 2000-03-06: +* Aliased and hidden backend support. +* Port to UnixWare 2.x and UnixWare 7. +* New script 'sane-config' to help frontend developers. +* Added Ricoh IS50 support. +* Updated backends: Artec (v0.5.13), CANON (v991108), DC-25 (1.2), HP + (v0.86), Microtek (0.12.0), Microtek2 (v0.8), UMAX (v1.0-build-18), + Epson (v0.1.15), Sharp (v0.30), sp15c (1.12) and m3096g (1.11). +* Automatic document feeder support for scanimage. +* New backend for Avision AV 630 CS. +* New Linux SCSI Generic driver. +* Upgraded to libtool 1.3.4 +* GIMP compatibility patch. +* OS/2 patches. +* Bugfixes. + +New with 1.01: + +* Miscellaneous + o configure --disable-shared works again + o scanimage -T testing option added (by Nick Lamb) + o in dll.conf, the pnm, dc25, and dc210 backends are now disabled + (commented out) by default. The net backend is now enabled by + default. The pnm backend has been disabled as it often proved + confusing to novice users. The dc25 and dc210 backends were + disabled because they initialize very slowly if no camera is + attached. + o Downgraded PNM backend to the version shipped with SANE 0.74. + The scan area options as implemented in SANE 1.00 were + incorrectly implemented which made the backend unreliable. + +* New tool to turn off Mustek 600 II N scanner (by Andreas Czechanowski) + o the new binary tools/mustk600iin-off allows to turn off a + Mustek 600 II N scanner (note: you'll need to install this tool + manually if you want it) + +* New backend for Sharp scanners (by FUKUDA Kazuya & Abel Deuring) + o supports the Sharp JX-610, JX-250, and JX-330 SCSI scanner + o preview/lineart/haftone/threshold are untested + +* Updated Kodak DC25 backend (by Peter Fales). + +* Updated HP backend (by Peter Kirchgessner) + o New features: + - Option 'unload after scan' for PhotoScanner + - Manual page sane-hp updated + - hp.desc updated + + o Bugfixes: + - Adjustable scan size for scan from ADF + - No blanks in command line options + - Segmentation fault for starting scanimage -d hp:/dev/sg0 + without /dev/sgo in hp.conf + + Scanning from the ADF therefore should work now. + +* Updated Microtek backend (by Matto Marjanovic) + o Fixed off-by-1 error in revision-number parsing. + o dump_inquiry() now prints the "Vendor Specific String". + o Added model code/vendor name for the other 600ZS. + o Made get_scan_status() retry delay increase with each try (will + this help the poor 600ZS?). + o Corrected base resolution for Agfa StudioScan II/IIsi (400dpi). + o Disabled backend's clever aspect-ratio correction code for + expanded-mode scans with StudioScan II/IIsi (scanner handles it + internally - smart scanner.) + o Fixed gamma LUT code parsing stupidity: now correctly + determines maximum allowed LUT size, and uses it. (Especially + necessary for StudioScan II/IIsi.) + o The E6 claims to only support 256-byte LUT's, but the backend + now ignores that misinformation (and uses 1024). + o Now ignores denial of expanded-mode by older E6's (model code + 0x63), in addition to newer E6's. + +* Updated Microtek2 backend (by Bernd Schroeder) + o Added support for non-blocking I/O. + o Preliminary support for a strip and a slide mode. + o For people, who are annoyed, if the the scanhead moves back and fourth + during a scan (backtracking): There is a new option 'disable + backtracking'. At present this option must be activated by + uncommenting the respective entry in the included microtek2.conf + file. This is an advanced option. + o The X6EL should no longer produce pixel junk after one successful scan. + +* Updated Mustek backend (by Andreas Bolsch) + o larger buffer acquired (speeds up scanning slightly) + o for SE models minimal resolution increased from 60 dpi to 75 dpi + o for SE models 75 dpi in color mode is no longer used as the newer + firware version seems to be even more buggy + o bug in calculation of gamma table corrected (applies only to SE models, + NOT related to the overflow problem which was corrected via CLIP( ) ) + o default resolution is now set according to the minimal resolution + (firmware dependent) + o for SE models all unsupported options (speed, ... ) explicitly disabled + +* Updated Nikon Coolscan backend (by Didier Carlier) + o Reverse the pixel order for the LS-1000. + +* Updated snapscan backend to v0.6 (by Kevin Charter and Petter Reinholdtsen) + o Fixes the versioning problem. + o Add support for SnapScan 1236s (should also work for SnapScan 600). + +* Updated UMAX backend (by Oliver Rauch) + o Added support for Linotype Hell Saphir 2 + o Changed bug in gray gamma data conversion + o Added support for Nikon AX-210 + o Added "Vista S-6E" as supported + o Added PowerLook-II (PL-II) as supported + o Added Astra 600S as supported + +New with 1.00: + +* Upgraded to libtool-1.2. + This reportedly gets SANE to build on Solaris versions with a + broken printf. + +* saned + Matching of hostnames is no longer case-sensitive. + +* New Abaton backend (by David Huggins-Daines) + Supports "Scan 300/GS" and may work with "Scan 300/S" but the + latter is untested. + +* New Agfa Focus backend (by Karl Anders Øygard) + Supports: + o AGFA Focus GS (6 bit gray scale) (untested) + o AGFA Focus Lineart (lineart) (untested) + o AGFA Focus II (8 bit gray scale) (untested) + o Siemens S9036 (8 bit gray scale) (untested) + o AGFA Focus Color (24 bit color 3-pass) + o AGFA Focus Color Plus (24 bit color 3-pass) + +* New Kodak DC210 still camera backend (by Brian J. Murrell) + +* New Ricoh backend (by Feico Dillema). + +* New HP backend. + The backend formerly known as "xhp" is now the default HP backend. + This backend should support HP scanners much better and was + contributed by Geoffrey Dairiki and Peter Kirchgessner. + + - Added support for HP 6200C + - Suppress halftone mode on photosmart (it is not supported) + - Show calibrate button on photoscanner only for print media + - Add media selection for photoscanner + - Cleanup hp_scsi_s structure + +* Updated apple backend (by Milon Firikis). + Now you should be able to scan from ColorOneScanners (in non color + modes) and maybe from OneScanners (untested). + +* Updated Artec backend (by Chris Pinkham). + +* Updated Kodak DC25 backend (by Peter Fales). + +* Updated Microtek backend (by Matto Marjanovic). + - Fix segfault on exit due to unnecessary free() in sane_close(). + - Fix to red channel shift bug (which crept in during rewrite of + color-handling code). + - Addition of "patch level" to version codes. + +* Updated Microtek2 backend + - Added support for ScanMaker 330, ScanMaker 636, ScanMaker E3plus, + ScanMaker X6 and Phantom 636. + - Other improvements (this includes support for automatic document feeders + and transparency adapters, missing option descriptions were added). + - Updated the manual page. + +* Updated Mustek backend (patches by Andreas Bolsch and Heiko Schroeder) + + - Heiko's patch should make resolutions >300dpi work for MFS-6000CX. + + Andreas's patches: + + - Should work with ScanExpress 6000SP, 12000SP as well as older models + - Bug with MFS-12000SP corrected (poined out by Daniel Deckers) + - Bug which caused xscanimage to crash after color preview corrected + - Improvement(?) in high resolution + + Important Notes for ScanExpress models: + + - Resolutions below 60 dpi don't work (firmware problem). + - Resolutions >300 dpi (6000 SP) or >600 dpi (12000 SP) result in + different x/y-resolution as 6000 SP and 12000 SP have in fact only + 300 dpi and 600 dpi CCD sensors, respectively. + - Resolutions >300dpi in color mode sometimes result in corrupted images + (parts duplicated/shifted *HORIZONTALLY*) depending on hardware + configuration. Killing all other applications and disabling swap + (if sufficient physical memory available) may help. + I added some code which writes to every page of the buffer prior + to scanning to fool the memory management and scanned a full page + color scan with 600dpi * 1200dpi. Very slow but image seemed ok + after pnmscale. + - Max. scan area: 0-216mm (hor.), 2.5-294.5mm (ver.) + The scanners can't scan the first 2.5mm (ver.), so you *MUST* + specify the scan area according to this restriction! + - The scanners support only lineart (1 bpp), gray (8 bpp), color (24 bpp). + Although the scanners have 10 bit (6000 SP) or 12 bit (12000 SP) + A/D-converters, they can send only 8 bit values to the host. + The higher resolution may only be used via gamma table. + - For compatibility only 256 entry gamma tables may be specified, the + actual gamma table sent to the scanner is linearly interpolated from it. + - In lineart mode only brightness may be adjusted. + - Cover open/closed reported only via debug output and ignored otherwise. + - Use of SCSI card supplied with scanner is *NOT* recommended. (Don't + forget termination!) + +* Updated UMAX backend (by Oliver Rauch) + - added output of umax-backend-version in sane_init + - added Linotype Hell Jade2 (Vobis ScanBoostar Premium) + SCSI-ID "LinoHell","Office2" as supported scanner + - changed base of calculation of scanwidth and scanlegth from + pixel to resolutionbase (1/300, 1/600 or 1/1200 inch) + - changed calculation for width in pixels for lineart mode + - changed selection for calibration mode + - added inquiry for UMUX UC1200SE + - corrected 12/36-bit-mode in send_gamma_data and array in umax.h + +* Updated SnapScan backend to v0.5 (by Kevin Charter) + - bug fixes (Wolfgang, David) + - addition of threshold control for lineart mode (Mikko) + - Vuego 310S support (Wolfgang) + - default scan area now maximal (Kevin) + +New with 0.74: + +* GIMP auto-detection should work again. + +* Service name for remote scanning changed from "saned" to "sane". + Be sure to update your /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf if you + use remote scanning! We generally try to avoid such incompatible + changes, but the name "saned" was definitely wrong, so it seemed + better to change it now. + +* Thanks to Matto Marjanovic work, each backend now comes with a + .desc file that describes exactly what devices it supports. These + description files can be automatically translated into various + other formats, such as HTML. See: + + http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html + + for an example as to what this can do for you. + +* New backend for Kodak DC25 digital cameras (by Peter Fales). + +* Updated Artec backend (by Chris Pinkham). + +* Updated Microtek backend (by Matthew Marjanovic) + + o Complete rewrite of bit-shuffling, buffering, and color-handling code. + o Improved rescaling algorithm for expanded resolution scans. + o Support for 600GS (and maybe ZS, too) (thanks to Oliver Neukum). + o Support for document autofeeder and IIG (thanks to Ross Crawford). + o Fixed sane_cancel. + o sane_get_parameters size estimates are now accurate to the last bit. + o get_scan_status timeout increased (for 600GS), status code fixed. + o Fixed parsing of 3-pass bit in INQUIRY data. + o Stopped sending gamma tables to scanners that don't want them. + o Made precalibration a bit more robust (always attempt at least one + scan line now). + o Much, much code clean-up. + o Tested & working with saned. (Atrocious hack so sane_read + handles buffers smaller than one scanline.) + o Auto-expand pre/post hold buffers as necessary (fixes some problems + with single-pass color scans). + o Added configuration file option to disable precalibration logic. + o Fixed document size calculations. + o Added more informative scsi-II note. + o Remove misnomer "Highscan" from manpage. + o Updated man-page. + +* Updated Microtek2 backend (by Bernd Schroeder) + + o changed the code for gamma calculation and added a custom gamma table + to the options. In some cases this requires an additional memcpy(), + but the code is now leaner and cleaner. + o fixed the bugs that the backend didn't compile with non gcc compilers. + o added an option to control exposure times. + o rewrote the code that processes the data that is received from the + scanner and transfers it into the frontend buffer. The smallest unit of + data that can be copied into the frontend buffer is now a pixel, no + longer a complete line. + o added (a yet) undocumented option "strip-height" that allows to control + the number of lines that is read from the scanner with one "read image". + o fixed a bug that caused scanimage to sigsegv when calling sane_exit() + without having written all data into the output file. + o added code to support scanners with more than 8 bit output per color. + Due to the lack of such a scanner this functionality is COMPLETELY UNTESTED + and there are some potential sources of bugs, but at least one could give + it try. + o added sanei_config_attach_matching_devices() + o improved the code for the check if it really is Microtek SCSI-II scanner + o fixed the "lineart inverted" bug + o The threshold option in lineart mode is now in the enhancement group + o changed the default for the resolution + o The values for the SANE_Params struct are calculated more precisely + o dito the number of scan lines that fit into the frontend buffer + o changed some return stati ( replaced SANE_STATUS_INVAL with + SANE_STATUS_IO_ERROR where the first one is not allowed) + o completely rewrote the end of scan and cancel scan handling + o fixed another bug that caused xscanimage to crash with sigsegv + under some circumstances (check of the inquiry result was wrong) + o added model code for a Vobis Highscan + o support for new format of configuration file (including + "option <opt> <val>") + +* Updated Nikon Coolscan backend (by Didier Carlier). + +* Updated UMAX backend (by Oliver Rauch): + o Cancelling a scan now works, cancelling a preview still makes problems! + o Preview fix is activated for Astra 600S, Astra 610S and Vista S6E + scanners. (calibration by driver still does not work for these scanners). + - removed button for preview patch + o Quality calibration / calibration by driver now works for same scanners. + - added selection for type of shading data calculation + o Solved problem with black area at top of the image + (happend only with some SCSI-adapters). + o Added gamma download format type 0 and type 1 for older scanners. + o Added Astra 1220S as supported scanner: + - added 36 gamma input bits support for Astra 1220S + - added 36 output bits support, but there is no frontend that can + handle it! + o Added inquiry for Escom Image Scanner 256 (UMAX UG80). + +* OS/2 (by Yuri Dario): + o Updated SCSI support so sanei_scsi_find_devices is supported now. + o Epson parallel support added (by Rocco Caputo <troc@netrus.net>) + +New with 0.73: + +* In xscanimage, the selection box now gets updated again when changing + the geometry option sliders---really! + +* On Linux, it is now possible to specify SCSI device names by entering + their SCSI ids. For example, instead of "/dev/scanner", one can now + specify "scsi MUSTEK" to get all scanners manufactured by Mustek. This + feature is currently supported by the all SCSI backends except + microtek2. This feature is courtesy of Oliver Rauch. + +* Backend libraries are now installed in $(libdir)/sane (/usr/local/lib/sane/, + by default). + +* Updated Microtek backend (Matto Marjanovic): + - ScanMaker 600ZS, Agfa Arcus II, StudioScan, and StudioScan II + now supported (or recognized, at least ;-). + - Fixed 3-pass scanning. + - Various bug-fixes (see ChangeLog for details). + +* New Microtek2 backend (Bernd Schroeder) + This backend supports the ScanMaker 630 and possibly other newer scanners + that are not supported by the "old" Microtek backend. + + Additional info by Bernd: + + This is the very first release of this backend, so consider this + software to be in alpha state. The backend was developed on a Pentium + (60 Mhz) with Linux 2.0.29 and a ScanMaker 630 attached to the + Adaptec AHA1505E that shipped with the scanner. As frontend + xscanimage was used. It is intended to work with other models, too, + but there are no experiences yet. + + The following options are supported: + + - 8-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, halftone and lineart scans. + - brightness, contrast, shadow, midtone and highlight control + - scalar gamma correction. + + Options that are not yet supported include: + + - 3-pass scanners + - more than 8 bit per color output data. Provisions are made here + and there in the code, to support more than 8 bit, but that's + uncomplete. + +* configure --disable-static should now work as expected. + +New with 0.72: + +* New backend for Artec scanners. + This backend is known to work with Artec AT3, but others may work + too (A6000C should work). + +* Updated DMC and Microtek backend. + +* Updated UMAX backend: +** added exposure time adjustment (for high-end scanners) +** added lamp density control (for high-end scanners) +** UMAX Astra 6X0S works in color-mode now, you have to enable + preview_patch! +** added support for UMAX UC1200S and UC1260, but it will not work fine! +** enabled x-resolution greater than 600 dpi if supported by scanner + (e.g. UMAX S12) but it sometimes still does not work right! + +* Updated SnapScan backend: + +There is now support for the SnapScan 310 and 600 scanner models. + +* OS/2 and FreeBSD support should be working again. + +* New backend writer's guide to SANE + File backend/GUIDE outlines a few rules that should help in writing + a new backend. + +New with 0.71: + +* Polaroid Digital Microscope Camera (DMC) backend + Written by David Skoll <dskoll@chipworks.com>. + +* Apple scanner backend + Written by Milon Firikis <milonf@isosun.ariadne-t.gr>. This backend + supports AppleScanner and has preliminary support for OneScanner and + ColorOneScanner. + +* Nikon CoolScan backend + Written by Didier Carlier <didier@sema.be>. + +* Apollo Domain/OS support + Contributed by Paul Walker <paul@uugw.hifn.com>. + +New with 0.70: + +* Preliminary version of AGFA SnapScan backend is now included. + This backend is know to work with AGFA SnapScan scanners but + is unlikely to work with any other AGFA + See scanner.http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~charter/snapscan.html + for details. + +* Various minor bug fixes that prevented SANE from building on + non-Linux platforms. + +* xscanimage now honors WM_DELETE message. + +* Updated UMAX backend. + + +New between 0.6 and 0.69: + +* Mustek backend now supports the Transparency Adapter on the Paragon 1200SP + (MFS-12000SP). + +* New backend for Canon scanners. + This backend was written by Helmut Koeberle <helmut.koeberle@bytec.de>. + It is known to work with the CanonScan 600 though not all features + are supported yet. + +* Solaris SCSI support now exists. + Thanks to Martin Huber <hu@garfield.m.isar.de>, the SCSI backends are + now usable under Solaris, too. See README.solaris for details. + +* AIX SCSI support now exists. + Thanks to Fred Hucht & Michael Staats, the SCSI backends are now usable + under AIX, too. + +* New backend for Tamarack and ESCOM scanners. + This backend was written by Roger Wolff <R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl> of + BitWizard. + +* New backend for Siemens S9036 scanner. + This backend was written by Ingo Schneider + <schneidi@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>. + +* find-scanner (by Oliver Rauch) + SANE now comes with a program called find-scanner (in the tools + subdirectory) that can be used to find the device name of attaches + SCSI scanners. + + Note that this program is not normally installed as part of the + normal SANE installation as this program is not something an + end-user should ever have to use. + +* The Mustek backend has preliminary support for the Paragon 600 II N + scanner. This scanner attaches directly to a Mustek-supplied + ISA card which implements a funky parallel port. For details, see + the section entitled PARALLEL PORT SCANNERS in sane-mustek(5). + Use at your own risk! + +* The location of the configuration files can now be overridden with + environment variable SANE_CONFIG_DIR (see also man-pages for the + backends and programs). + +* When preloading backends into dll, they now appear in the same order + as if they had been loaded dynamically (i.e., in reverse order in + which they're listed in dll.conf). + +* Java frontend (by Jeff Freedman) + SANE now includes a Java frontend for SANE. However, the Java files + are not built by default. See japi/README.JAVA for details. + +* There is a Java API for SANE now. See japi/README.JAVA for details. + This code is courtesy of Jeff Freedman <jsf@hevanet.com>. + +* UMAX updates (by Oliver Rauch): + + - the umax backend is now fully runtime configuable---there are no + longer any build-time configuration options. + + - Umax T630, Astra 610S, and Linotype Hell Office scanners are now + supported + + - gamma-data now works on Astra 1200 S with 30 bits/pixel + + Note: None of the SANE frontends presently support 30 bits/pixel. + If you're interested in fixing this, send mail to + sane-devel@mostang.com. + +* The Mustek backend is now fully runtime configurable---there are no +longer any build-time configuration options. To this end, the +mustek.conf configuration file now supports options linedistance-fix, +lineart-fix, and strip-height (see sane-mustek(5) for details). + +* New backend for Epson scanners + +An alpha-quality backend for Epson scanners is now included with SANE +thanks to the efforts of Kazuhiro Sasayama <kaz@hypercore.co.jp>. + +* OS/2 Support + +Thanks to Jeff Freedman <jsf@hevanet.com> SANE now supports OS/2. + +* New backend for Microtek scanners + +Thanks to the excellent work of Matthew Marjanovic <maddog@mir.com>, +the Microtek is now taking shape. + +* Irix SCSI support + +Thanks to the work of Michael Sweet <mike@easysw.com>, there is now +SCSI support for Irix! + +* Improvements to the UMAX backend (by Oliver Rauch): +** workaround for preview-bit-problem in RGB-mode (UMAX S6E ...) +** unsupported options are disabled +** now three_pass_scan should work +** new supported scanners: +*** UC840 +*** Astra 1200S + +* The Mustek configuration file (mustek.conf) now supports a configuration + option to limit the height of the strip that is scanned with a single + SCSI read command. The syntax is: + + option strip-height HEIGHT + + where HEIGHT is a floating point number that gives the maximum strip height + in inches. This option should be set to a small value (e.g., 1 + inch) when the scanner is connected to a SCSI bus shared with other devices + or when using a broken SCSI driver whose timeouts expire prematurely. For + best scan performance, the strip-height should be set to a large value or + the option should be removed completely. See the sane-scsi(5) man-page for + details on how drivers with premature timeouts can be fixed (the Linux + ncr810 driver is the only known driver with this problem at this point). + +* The preview window now properly draws the initial window-selection. + +* Mustek backend now uses a SCSI command queue to avoid performance + problems with three pass scanners. This can reduce scantimes from + 15 minutes down to 3 minutes! + +* Mustek backend will now wait for up to 1 minute for a scanner to + become ready if the scanner name is specified explicitly. E.g., + "scanimage -d mustek" will timeout almost right away (since the + Mustek device name is not specified explicitly) whereas + "scanimage -d mustek:/dev/scanner" will wait for up to a minute. + +* HP backend now uses pixel-unit commands to accommodate ScanJet 5P. + +* Platform-specific SCSI setup info is now in sanei-scsi(5). + +* xscanimage(1) now has a section on how to run it under GIMP. + +* B&W qcam support should now work (reports on how well it works are + welcome). + +* Exiting xscanimage with preview window open should no longer cause + an error. + +* Support for OpenStep/NeXTStep added (xscanimage and xcam require an + X server and the GTK+ libraries, though). User-level SCSI is + supported. + +* SCSI support for NetBSD and FreeBSD should work now. Thanks to + NOGAYA Shigeki <nogaya@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp> and + Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> for relevant patches. + +* New man-page sane-scsi(5) with platform-specific SCSI tips and tricks. + +* SANE now builds on HP-UX (SCSI support untested) and IRIX (no SCSI + support), too. + +New in 0.6: + +* UMAX scanners are now supported! Kudos to Oliver Rauch + <orauch@physik.uni-osnabrueck.de> and Michael K. Johnson + <johnsonm@redhat.com>. + +* scan got renamed to scanimage to avoid a nameclash with an MH program + by the same name. For consistency, xscan also got renamed to + xscanimage. + +* Man-pages! There finally are at least a few man-pages. At present, + the following is covered: + saned.1 scanimage.1 xscanimage.1 + sane-dll.5 sane-hp.5 sane-mustek.5 sane-net.5 sane-pint.5 + sane-pnm.5 sane-qcam.5 sane-umax.5 + +* SANE no longer insists on using GCC. GCC works best, but other ANSI C + compilers will now also produce usable executables. + +* xscanimage now supports vector options (such as gamma-tables which + are also known as intensity or tonemaps). + +* The gamma-table (intensity/tone-map) handling changed in the Mustek + backend. As a result, when using scanimage it is now necessary to + specify option --custom-gamma before gamma-tables can be specified. + Also, the handling of the intensity table is now handled better in + color mode (it no longer overrides the color tables; instead + the composition of the intensity and the color channel table is + used). + +* The SANE header files are now isolated in the include/sane directory + and those files get now installed as part of "make install". Thanks + to Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com> for this patch! + +* xscanimage now displays the options' documentation strings as + tooltips (can be disabled via the "Preferences" menu). + +* scanimage now supports three-pass scanning and scanning of images whose + height is not known a priori (e.g., hand-held scanners). + +* The Mustek backend now supports an option to force preview scans to be + monochrome (good to save time on three-pass scanners). + +* configure can now be run from any directory, as it's supposed to (makes + it easier to build SANE for multiple platforms from the same source + tree). + +* xcam and xscanimage should now build on Solaris, too (thanks to + Tristan Tarrant). + +* copyright info in various files have been adjusted. See LICENSE for + the general idea behind SANE licensing. + +* Many, many bugfixes. + +New in 0.5: + +* The same xscan binary can now function as a standalone frontend or + as a gimp extension. If installed as a GIMP extension, xscan will + attach itself as Extensions->Acquire Image. + +* The pnm backend now has an option to simulate a three-pass scanner. + Good for testing. + +* xscan now supports previewing and (persistent) preferences. + +* The build process should be much more robust now. It requires GNU make + and gcc but should be completely unproblematic otherwise. A simple + "configure" should result in a working SANE environment even on systems + where dynamic loading is unavailable. Various options are available + to tailor the SANE setup. See README for details. + +* A first implementation of the HP backend now exists (for ScanJet + scanners). + +* A first implementation of the net backend and saned (network daemon) + now exists. So it is now possible to scan across the network! See + backend/net.README and frontend/saned.README for details. + +* xcam, a camera frontend is now included. See frontend/xcam.README for + details. + +* Renamed metadl to dll. + +New in 0.4: + +* A first implementation of the Connectix quickcam backend now exists. + At present, only color cameras are known to work, though it shouldn't + be too hard to get the b&w versions to work as well. + +* Improvements for the command-line frontend scan: + +** Option settings are now applied _before_ the help info is printed. + This allows to see what the available options are with certain options + in effect. +** It can now deal with SANE_INFO_RELOAD_OPTIONS. +** It now prints the current option values in the help message (except for + vectors). + + +New in 0.33: + +* sane_get_devices() now takes a second argument of boolean type. If it's + SANE_TRUE, then the backend must return local (non-remote) devices only. + +* scan now uses the default-unit of `mm' (millimeters) again for lengths. + Using `cm' (centimeter) proved confusing since the help messages print + length values in millimeters. + +* Debugging can now be controlled on a per-backend basis. The debug-level + of backend <be> is set by environment variable SANE_DEBUG_<be>. For example, + to see all debug messages of the metadl backend, set SANE_DEBUG_METADL to + a large value (say 128). The sanei.h file provides three macros + to assist in using this debug facility: DBG_DECL to declare the integer + variable that holds the debug level, DBG_INIT to initialize debugging, + and DBG to print a debug message. See backend/sanei.h and + backend/metadl.c for details and examples. + +* scan now supports setting options to "auto" mode (e.g., --brightness=auto + would ask the backend to select brightness automatically if that option + supports automatic mode + +* scan now allows abbreviating the values of a string-lists. Case is ignored + and the best matches is used (either longest unique match or exact match + when ignoring case) + +New in 0.32: + +* xscan improved much. See frontend/xscan.README and frontend/xscan.BUGS + for details. + +New in 0.31: + +* xscan has improved much. See frontend/xscan.CHANGES for details. + + +New in 0.3: + +* The location of the SANE configuration files moved from /etc/saneconf + to ${prefix}/etc/sane.d. This normally expands into /usr/local/etc/sane.d. + +* Real build environment. It's GNU autoconf based so all you should have + to say is: + + ./configure + make + make install |