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@@ -14,23 +14,28 @@ connected. The device name is always "0".
.SH CONFIGURATION
The contents of the
.I dc240.conf
-specify the serial port and baud rate to use. The baud rate
-specifies the maximum rate to use while downloading pictures. (The
+specify the serial port and baud rate to use. The
+.B baud
+rate specifies the maximum rate to use while downloading pictures. (The
camera is always initialized using 9600 baud, then switches to the
higher rate). On a 450MHz Pentium, I usually have no problems downloading
at 115200 baud, though the camera sometimes has to resend packets due
to lost characters. Results are better when
-the "interrupt-unmask flag" is set in the IDE driver (hdparm \-u1).
+the "interrupt-unmask flag" is set in the IDE driver
+.RI ( "hdparm \-u1" ).
Supported baud rates are: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200.
.PP
-The dumpinquiry line causes some information about the camera to
-be printed.
+The
+.B dumpinquiry
+line causes some information about the camera to be printed.
.PP
-cmdrespause specifies how many usec (1,000,000ths of a) between
+.B cmdrespause
+specifies how many usec (1,000,000ths of a) between
writing the command and reading the result should be used. 125000
seems to be the lowest I could go reliably.
.PP
-breakpause is the time in 1,000,000ths of a usec between sending the
+.B breakpause
+is the time in 1,000,000ths of a usec between sending the
"back to default" break sending commands.
.PP
Empty lines and lines starting with a hash mark (#) are
@@ -72,13 +77,19 @@ contain the configuration file. Under UNIX, the directories are
separated by a colon (`:'), under OS/2, they are separated by a
semi-colon (`;'). If this variable is not set, the configuration file
is searched in two default directories: first, the current working
-directory (".") and then in @CONFIGDIR@. If the value of the
+directory (".") and then in
+.I @CONFIGDIR@.
+If the value of the
environment variable ends with the directory separator character, then
the default directories are searched after the explicitly specified
directories. For example, setting
.B SANE_CONFIG_DIR
-to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories "tmp/config", ".", and
-"@CONFIGDIR@" being searched (in this order).
+to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories
+.IR "tmp/config",
+.IR ".",
+and
+.I "@CONFIGDIR@"
+being searched (in this order).
.TP
.B SANE_DEBUG_DC240
If the library was compiled with debugging support enabled, this
@@ -87,7 +98,7 @@ A value of 128 requests maximally copious debug output; smaller
levels reduce verbosity.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-sane(7)
+.BR sane (7)
.SH AUTHOR
Peter S. Fales
@@ -107,6 +118,8 @@ actually be found in multiple directories.
.PP
More general comments, suggestions, and inquiries about frontends
or SANE should go to the SANE Developers mailing list
-(see http://www.sane\-project.org/mailing\-lists.html for details).
+(see
+.I http://www.sane\-project.org/mailing\-lists.html
+for details).
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