Henning Meier-Geinitz <henn...@meier-geinitz.de> writes: >> On a related topic as a follow-up to the recent discussion on adding new >> device types to the SANE standard, the hpoj backend supports a wide >> variety of devices with different ADF/flatbed capabilities: flatbed_only, >> scrollfed_only, flatbed+ADF, and flatbed+scrollfed_ADF. Currently the >> SANE standard specifies "flatbed scanner" and "sheetfed scanner" (among >> others). Would it be acceptable for me to use a more generic string such >> as "multi-function peripheral" or "all-in-one" so I don't have to return >> a different string based on the device's ADF/flatbed capabilities? >> That would also make sense because I will likely add fax-receive support >> to a future version of the hpoj backend. (I apologize for not bringing >> this up earlier when Henning was soliciting input on this matter.) > > Maybe something like "other scanner" (because it's definitely not a > camera or virtual device? Is there an Englisg expression for a scanner > that can use different sources? "multi-function peripheral" or > "all-in-one" sounds a bit too generic for me. Hm, "generic scanner"?
As a linguist ;-) I think "multi-function peripheral" isn't a bad term. A "generic scanner" is a _scanner_, but a "multi-function peripheral" is (in _this_ context) a device that is not only a scanner but also has other functions. Also, I think that in actual usage the term "multi-function peripheral" is typically applied to OfficeJets and similar devices integrating scanning, printing, and faxing; although other peripherals also have multiple functions, like, say, cameras that can also record sound, I don't think you'd typically call them "multi-function peripherals". -- Michael Piotrowski, M.A. <m...@dynalabs.de>