From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from user-24-214-63-14.knology.net ([24.214.63.14] helo=smtp2.knology.net ident=qmailr) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17tsKx-0007Ug-00 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:14:59 -0400 Received: (qmail 11783 invoked from network); 24 Sep 2002 16:14:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO potpal) (24.214.40.161) by smtp2.knology.net with SMTP; 24 Sep 2002 16:14:58 -0000 Received: from kennyhitt by potpal with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17tsLA-0007WB-00 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:15:12 -0500 Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:15:11 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: OCR -- Was "Why I Choose Linux" Message-ID: <20020924161511.GA28860@potpal> 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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020922150555.GC4949@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: Kenny Hitt 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: 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. > No, not yet. I mostly used my scanner to read the user guides for windows programs. Now that I use Linux, I don't need to scan manuals. Kenny