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@@ -43,19 +43,28 @@ The static library implementing this backend.
.TP
.I @LIBDIR@/libsane\-magicolor.so
The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems that support dynamic loading).
+
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.TP
.B SANE_CONFIG_DIR
-This environment variable specifies the list of directories that may 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 environment variable ends with the directory separator character, then the default directories are searched after the explicitly specified directories. For example, setting
+This environment variable specifies the list of directories that may 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
+.IR @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_MAGICOLOR
If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this environment variable controls the debug level for this backend. Higher debug levels increase the verbosity of the output.
Example: export SANE_DEBUG_MAGICOLOR=127
-To obtain debug messages from the backend, set this environment variable before calling your favorite frontend (e.g. xscanimage).
+To obtain debug messages from the backend, set this environment variable before calling your favorite frontend (e.g.
+.BR xscanimage (1)).
Example: SANE_DEBUG_MAGICOLOR=65 xscanimage
.SH "KNOWN BUGS AND RESTRICTIONS"
@@ -63,10 +72,13 @@ Example: SANE_DEBUG_MAGICOLOR=65 xscanimage
Large color scans may sometimes timeout due to unknown reasons (the scanner simply stops returning data)
.PP
Cancelling large scans may lock up the scanner.
+
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR sane (7),
.br
.I http://wiki.kainhofer.com/hardware/magicolor_scan
+
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
-Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>
+Reinhold Kainhofer
+.RI < reinhold@kainhofer.com >