From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=cantata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17tD54-0004yj-00 for ; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:11:50 -0400 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (cantata.rednote.net [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) with ESMTP id g8MKBqRr010506 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:11:53 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) id g8MKBqcC010504 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:11:52 -0400 Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:11:52 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: OCR -- Was "Why I Choose Linux" Message-ID: <20020922201152.GD10181@rednote.net> References: <007101c26112$569f9600$2aa5a6d8@scottscomp> <15756.19933.933781.632380%akp@eznet.net> <003a01c261b7$0fe5e7f0$0201a8c0@NU7I> <001a01c261b8$66eab610$1cf42041@inspiron5000e> <20020921225905.GB21803@potpal> <20020922150555.GC4949@rednote.net> <20020922153320.GB9099@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020922153320.GB9099@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Operating-System: Linux cantata 2.4.16 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: True, but it's not as if a scanner is an expensive accessory anymore. Gregory Nowak writes: > From: Gregory Nowak > > Knowing that the packages you mentioned exist is one thing. Having kernel modules that support the scanner you currently own is another. > Greg > > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2002 at 11:05:55AM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Kenny Hitt writes: > > > console apps. The only thing I don't have working is OCR. > > > > Have you tried scanimage and gocr? It's not the thoroughly packaged interface, but it meets my needs usually. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175