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+12/17/97
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+Most of Jscanimage's main dialog is coded, but only tested with PNM (which
+means most of the newly supported option types haven't been tried yet).
+Scanning (with PNM) does seem to work, although large files definitely take
+longer in JAVA then with "xscanimage".
+
+Main things left to do:
+	1.  Provide the "preview" dialog.
+	2.  Try it out with a real scanner, especially with large images.
+	3.  Try it on a platform other than Linux.
+
+--
+11/18/97
+
+This snapshot contains a partially functional "Jscanimage", which is intended
+to be a Java clone of "xscanimage".  Only some of the controls are implemented
+(sliders, check-boxes, text-entry), and I've only tested it using small images
+with the "pnm" backend; but, it does seem to be functional, and to output .pnm
+files.
+
+There are also some small changes to the Java API.
+
+To do (at the least):
+	1.  Handle "word list" controls.
+	2.  Handle "browse" button for file selection.
+	3.  Provide pull-down menus for choosing length units, and use them.
+	4.  Provide the "preview" dialog.
+	5.  Try it out with a real scanner, especially with large images.
+	6.  Try it on a platform other than Linux.
+
+	-- Jeff
+
+--
+10/17/97
+
+NOTE: To build the Java interface, you have to cd into this directory
+and type "make" (after running configure in the top-level directory).
+
+	--david
+--
+This is my first pass at creating a Java API for SANE.  It requires JDK 1.1.x,
+as it uses the new JNI for creating native methods.
+
+This is definitely not 100% pure Java, as it's really just a set of wrappers
+which call the actual SANE backend routines.  It's also very preliminary, so
+feel free to suggest changes to the interface or class definitions.
+
+The 'install' installs the shared library (libsanej.*), but I'm not sure yet
+what to do with the generated Java class files.  So for now, you should be
+able to run the test program after installation by typing "java Test" within
+the "japi" directory.
+
+-- Jeff Freedman (jsf@hevanet.com)