Re: [orca-list] I am looking for a ocr software for orca

[Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt csir co za>]

Firstly, it is released under GPL version 3, so is open-source.
It was written to be speech-friendly under the console, mostly in bash.  I 
see no technical reason why it should not run in a gnome terminal as is, 
but I never tried that.
I think ocropus has a kind  of a python api, but I do not know if it is 
nicely packaged as a python module.
I will write more instructions in a private email to you.
Regards, Willem

 On Wed, 26 Nov 2008, Krishnakant Mane wrote:

> hi willem,
> On 26/11/2008, Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt csir co za> wrote:
> >
> > I cannot remember if I posted on this list about it before, but there is a
> > front-end as requested below in the kies package which we have released.
> > It currently works with ocropus and allow driving the scanner and doing
> > the ocr and making a document in html outof the output.
> Great, is it Free and open source?  what license is it under?
> > Running with any screen reader it should do what is requested.
> Lovely!  Is it very accessible?  Is it developed using gtk?
> > It is not as feature rich as the modern programs, but is usable in as far
> > as the ocr from ocropus is usable.
> Don't care, if it serves the main purpose it is more than enough to
> start with.  Asuming it is free software, all of us dedicated will
> have the freedom to modify and re distribute thus bennifit the entire
> community.
> > In the old dos days there was a commercial program from
> > Arckenstone called easyscan.
> > This frontend I am talking about is mutch like easyscan.
> > The program is available on the speakup ftp server under the goodies
> > directory, but you can also get a copy from:
> > ftp://ftp.csir.co.za/mi/national_accessibility_portal/wvdwalt/kies-12869.tar.bz2
> > If any one wants to get this frontend going, let me know.
> Yes willem, I am more than willing if it is in python, Java or c.  And
> if gtk is the ui base then even better.
> I want to use it on ubuntu so please send me instructions.
> 
> > There are instructions under the kies_wrappers directory on getting
> > ocropus and this front-end going.
> > kies_p2t, the main script, is by no means perfect, but it does allow a
> > non-technical user to do ocr under linux.
> Means it is a scrip not a gui. Never mind! we can write a gui for
> this. i know pygtk and so does one of our (hiding shyly ) colligue
> anusha who lerks on this mailing list and keenly interested to
> contribute to any accessibility projects.
> happy hacking.
> KK
> > Regards, Willem
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Nov 2008, Krishnakant Mane wrote:
> >
> >> hello all,
> >> This issue has come time and time again.
> >> I think we must setup a web based team to look at this matter.
> >> I have seen tesseract and tried ocropus.  I feel it could be a good
> >> software and we can persue the matter with the developers and perhaps
> >> get it working even better.
> >> I will provide my list of specifications in a new thread.  I recommend
> >> we setup a small team which can work together for developing some kind
> >> of accessible interface that can run the image scanner, do the ocr and
> >> either create a file or even send output to espeak.
> >> I am aware of such softwares on proprietory side and it is a shame
> >> that we never looked at this aspect.
> >> Never the less there are so many other things to do.
> >> I think let's take this as serious an issue as the pdf reading (I
> >> don't know where that issue has disapeard ) and follow up.
> >> Interested people please respond so that I post a new thread with my
> >> recommendations and what needs to be done about this.
> >> I already started to work on some similar software interface and would
> >> like to share it with other people.
> >> happy hacking.
> >> KK
> >>
> >> On 26/11/2008, Johan Trujillo <johantrujillo 1907 gmail com> wrote:
> >> > 		hi I am looking a ocr software that can work with orca and other that
> >> > can pass text files to audio files thenk's for your help
> >> >
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