From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ns.pcdesk.net ([65.100.173.137] helo=gwen.pcdesk.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A88AY-0007ti-00 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:03:42 -0400 Received: (qmail 6618 invoked from network); 11 Oct 2003 01:03:02 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO pcdesk.net) (127.0.0.1) by gwen.pcdesk.net with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 11 Oct 2003 01:03:02 -0000 X-MessageWall-Score: 0 (pcdesk.net) Received: from [65.100.173.138] (authenticated as jbahm) by pcdesk.net (MessageWall 1.0.8) with SMTP (encrypted with RC4-MD5); 11 Oct 2003 1:3:2 -0000 Message-ID: <000401c38f95$077eb7b0$6400a8c0@merlin> From: "Joseph C. Lininger" To: References: <3.0.6.32.20031005164347.00860d50@mail.earthlink.net> <20031010235601.GP32134@rednote.net> Subject: Re: OCR gets better! Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:14:30 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I am currently studying computer science. I would consider doing this as a learning experience. -- Joseph C. Lininger jbahm@pcdesk.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 5:56 PM Subject: Re: OCR gets better! > And, I would contribute to it. But only if it's console mode. > > White, Matt writes: > > From: "White, Matt" > > > > Even considering that only a SDK is available, this is a significant > > milestone. Is there anyone on the list who could write a usable, > > text-based front-end for this? I would consider setting up a donation > > system if there was someone... > > > > Matt > > > > > > > abbys is currently only being distributed for developers. it is in sdk > > > (software development kit) programmers will need to develop an > > > application to run around the fine engine kind of like kurzweil. > > > > > > At 09:28 PM 10/5/03 +0100, you wrote: > > >>Hi > > >> > > >>Well I know that a number of us hang on to Windows for scanning the > > >> printed word. Well I feel like it's Christmas come early as my > > >>favourite award winning OCR software Abbyy's Fine Reader is available > > >> for Linux. > > >> > > >>If anyone has already purchased Fine Reader for Linux could you report > > >> on it's usability? The website suggests that is usable from the > > >> command line. > > >> > > >>http://www.abbyy.com > > >> > > >>Gena > > >> > > >>__________________________________________________________ > > >>Using the freedom of Debian GNU Linux > > >> > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>Speakup mailing list > > >>Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > -- > > Matt B. White > > Tel: 508.969.2836 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka > Email: janina@rednote.net > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Director, Technology Research and Development > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > http://www.afb.org > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > Free Standards Group > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >