Re[2]: scanner support in linux

Re[2]: scanner support in linux

[Martin Courcelles]

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A mailing list has been started for the development and implementation
of a freeware Optical Character Recognition program for Linux.

Scanner support for Linux is under rapid development, and there are
already some applications that support it, such as GIMP; OCR is one
major application missing from Linux, and has long been on the FSF's
project list, as well.  
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The last time I checked out this listserv, they were getting ready to release a 
copy of the ocr package.  They are quite open with suggestions and do not want t
o forget anyone while building the interface.
Regards,

        Martin Courcelles



Hello Jude,

> First, does it exist?
> If so, for which scanners?
Yes, it does exist. I use hpscanpbm for my HP ScanJet IIcx.

> Finally is O.C.R. possible using the software with the correct hardware
> under linux?
>
I've tried xocr several times, but I never got anything readable out
of it. I'm still looking for ocr under Linux myself.

    Regards,
    
       Jos.

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