Re: [orca-list] (Keralavision) EASY-OCR-2.5 Release announced

[sathayn linux <sath linux gmail com>]

We are happy to announce the latest release of easy-ocr 2.5
available at http://code.google.com/p/easy-ocr/


Now a visually impaired person can read print in 24 languages using free software.
new features.

1. being a deb package easy-ocr 2.5 can be installed very easily.

2. scan and read from very beginning.

3. settings are saved until you go for change of settings again.

4. file name and location is requested by the programme at the beginning of the scanning process, if no location is specified  file will be automatically saved in the documents.

5. auto rotation. now, you are no more to worry about how you keep the book on the scanner. programme can set the correct rotation for you.


6 Two engines. there are two engines one good for picture skipping and speed and the other for lay out analysis.


7 repeated scanning. now there is fecility for repeated scanning and one can stippulate what should be the delay between the scanning.

8. page number. programme will automatically give the page number and one can go to the page using find fecility.

9. uninstallation. one can uninstall the programme by apt-get remove easy-ocr.


How to use EASY-OCR


1. after installation, please go to the graphic menu and select settings or press alt+ctrl+shift+s to adjest the scanner settings.now the programme will announce  if it has detected the scanner,  now one should adjest the delay between repeated scanning, resolution, angle in which you have kept the book, brightness, language. after selection programme will announce the settings you have selected.

2. regarding auto rotation,one can select either manual settings or automatic method. in the automatic mode one has to type one possible word in the selected page (example, the, is, to) and then press return. programme will automatically select the correct rotation.


3.now one can start scanning. there are two engines, select easy-ocr-scan1 or 2 in graphics menu or press alt+ctrl+shift+1  to start scanning with the first engine which is good for picture skipping and speed. press alt+ctrl+shift+2 for working with the second engine which is good for layout analysis.

4. reading key. after the first scanner movement and recognition , espeak  will announce 1 and now press add button  in the numpad  and add button in the numpad to start reading.


5. alt+ctrl+shift+c will stop or cancel scan at any time.

6. you can go to any page by pressing ctrl+f and typing the following, page-number of the page.
blank pages will be skipped by the programme.





EASY-OCR is made as user friendly as possible. you can make it more friendly through your suggestions. please contact the following emails. sath linux gmail com and nalin4linux77 gmail com


Disclaimer



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