From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19F113EC85 for ; Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:12:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fBTFCIE15673 for ; Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:12:18 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) id fBTFCHJ23441 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:12:17 -0500 Received: from toccata.grg.afb.net (dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net [66.92.170.86]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fBTFCH023437 for ; Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:12:17 -0500 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.grg.afb.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBTFBJe19937 for ; Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:11:19 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:11:19 -0500 (EST) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.grg.afb.net To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Vividata OCR Shop In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: There is already a text interface. Search the archives for more info. On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, John J. Boyer wrote: > Henry, > Thanks for the reminder. The original message may be in a Windows file, > and I've switched to Linux except for PCR. I looked at the > www.claraocr.org Web site and downlooaded the source code. The program is > supposed to be used with x-window, but it shouild be possible to isolate > the OCR routines and develop a text-mode interface. > John > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, > Henry Yen wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 12:56:44PM -0600, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > What is the Web site for this software, and how much does it cost? I'm > > > looking for scanning and OCR software that can be used with Linux also. > > > > Hmm. You seem to have already asked this question earlier this month. > > If you didn't get the reply, here it is: > > > > Message-ID: <20011202015132.I15968@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com> > > Subject: Re: OCR In Linux > > References: <019401c17ad7$6bf41480$e08caad8@tds.net> > > In-Reply-To: <019401c17ad7$6bf41480$e08caad8@tds.net>; from John J. Boyer on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 09:16:58AM -0500 > > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 01:51:32 -0500 > > > > On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 09:16:58AM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > I believe that sometime ago there was a discussion of OCR packages that > > > would work with Linux. Now that I'm getting into Linux in a big way, I would > > > like to have that information, including how much these packaages cost. > > > > a quick google search turns up at least four: > > clara OCR: www.claraocr.org > > GOCR: http://altmark.nat.uni-magdeburg.de/~jschulen/ocr/ > > a commercial OCR with a linux version: www.vividata.com > > a commercial OCR with a linux version: www.mentalix.com > > > > > When I boot my Redhat Linux, it says it is initializing the USB controller. > > > I have a USB scanner. Can't remember the name now, but is there a chance > > > that I could find drivers for it? > > > > try SANE (Scanning Access Now Easy): http://www.mostang.com/sane > > (note: site is down at this time due to @home belly-up) > > (note: SANE is shipped with most modern linux distributions) > > > > another quick google search turns up one possible USB scanner resource page: > > http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners-usb.html > > > > > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp