Olaf Meeuwissen <olaf.meeuwissen at avasys.jp> wrote: Hi,
> I just found another use case for that on-line ID to backend/driver > mapping I mentioned in my earlier post: tallying device IDs. Sure, though not everybody has a permanent network connection. >> Given the shortage of manpower SANE is facing, it's valuable info too. > > Indeed. It gives you an idea of what still needs to be done and what > will have the most impact. And, more importantly, what to dump overboard because nobody EVER uses it anymore. >> It's true we've got that one already so another wildcard here won't >> matter much. Oh well. I'll commit the change :) > > Thanks! It's in :) >>> # Here's me wishing USB had a scanner class ... :-( >> >> ISTR it was part of the USB spec at some point. > > I seem to remember something close, seeing it in a USB *draft* spec. Yup, that's it. I also seem to remember some telling UVC would "fit" both video cameras and scanners. >>> The more scanners Just Work out-of-the-box the >> >> What follows is by no means directed to you personally. Now, ... > > I know, but that doesn't mean I don't cringe ;-) :o) JB. -- Julien BLACHE <http://www.jblache.org> <jb at jblache.org> GPG KeyID 0xF5D65169
