Contents

1 Preface
	1.1 About This Document
2 Introduction
	2.1 Terminology
3 The SANE Environment
	3.1 Attaching to a SANE backend
	3.2 Image Data Format
		3.2.1 Image Transmission
4 The SANE Application Programmer Interface (API)
	4.1 Version Control
	4.2 Data Types
		4.2.1 Base Types
		4.2.2 Boolean Type
		4.2.3 Integer Type
		4.2.4 Fixed-point Type
		4.2.5 Text String Type
		4.2.6 Scanner Handle Type
		4.2.7 Status Type
		4.2.8 Device Descriptor Type
		4.2.9 Option Descriptor Type
			4.2.9.1 Option Name
			4.2.9.2 Option Title
			4.2.9.3 Option Description
			4.2.9.4 Option Value Type
			4.2.9.5 Option Value Unit
			4.2.9.6 Option Value Size
			4.2.9.7 Option Capabilities
			4.2.9.8 Option Value Constraints
	4.3 Operations
		4.3.1 sane_init
		4.3.2 sane_exit
		4.3.3 sane_get_devices
		4.3.4 sane_open
		4.3.5 sane_close
		4.3.6 sane_get_option_descriptor
		4.3.7 sane_control_option
		4.3.8 sane_get_parameters
		4.3.9 sane_start
		4.3.10 sane_read
		4.3.11 sane_cancel
		4.3.12 sane_set_io_mode
		4.3.13 sane_get_select_fd
		4.3.14 sane_strstatus
	4.4 Code Flow
	4.5 Well-Known Options
		4.5.1 Option Number Count
		4.5.2 Scan Area Options
		4.5.3 Resolution Option
5 Contact Information

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