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