Hi, Please update your description files (doc/descriptions/*.desc) to use the new :status values and remove the :backend status. So the users get a better idea how good the support for their scanners are. Quote from doc/descriptions.txt:
The keyword `:status' is an indication of the level of support for the model. It's followed by one of the following keyword arguments: `:unsupported', `:untested', `:minimal', `:basic', `:good', or `:complete'. The `:status' keyword refers to the previous `:model', is optional and should be used only once per model. `:unsupported' means the device is not supported at least by this backend. The keyword should only be used in the file `unsupported.desc', or to make clear that a specific scanner is not supported by a backend. `:untested' means the device may be supported but couldn't be tested. `:minimal' means that the device is detected and scans at least in one mode. But the quality is bad or important features won't work. `:basic' means it works at least in the most important modes but quality is not perfect. `:good' means the device is usable for day-to-day work. Some rather exotic features may be missing. `:complete' means the backends supports everything the device can do. Example: `:status :untested' Running "make" in doc/ will give you warnings for your backend if there are still old :status values in your description file. The following backend description files haven't been updated yet: avision canon canon_pp canon630u coolscan2 fujitsu gphoto2 (just remove the :status line, check spelling of comment :-) hp hp5400 hpsj5s leo matsushita microtek microtek2 mustek_pp plustek sceptre sharp snapscan st400 teco1 teco2 teco3 umax umax1220u umax_pp If you don't have enough time in the next few weeks please contact me. I'll try to change your file to the new systax in this case. Before the next release I'll update all remaining description files. However it's better if the backend maintainer does it because he knows how well his scanners are supported so I don't have to guess. If you own a scanner that is supported by SANE please tell us if the status mentioned on our pages is correct. E.g. search for your scanner in the scanner search engine: http://sane.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/cgi-bin/driver.pl Currently the old status codes are translated to the new ones, but this translation isn't very intelligent. A stable backend can still provide only minimal support or vice versa. Bye, Henning
