ocrxtr recognision software

[Thomas D. Ward]

Hi, I am glad OCRXTR will work coss Linux platforms. In attempting to get
OCR Shopworking with Slack 9 it wasn't working for me, and I've since nuked
Slack 9, because it is becoming clear it doesn't fill my needs.

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Klarich <terry at ki5zw.ampr.org>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: ocrxtr recognision software


> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:30:05 -0400you write:
> >Most of the Vivadata stuff is directly designed to run on Red Hat and Red
> >Hat compatible Linux distros.
> >If you can play around with the stuff you might get it work, but Vivadata
> >won't garentee non Red hat compatible distros.
>
>
> For ocrxtr, it is nothing more than a unix filter.  I think it would run
on any release of linux.  It does not even know or care
> which scanner or driver you are using.  You have to install and configure
sane.  So, any supported sane scanner will work.  I have
> a Cannon canoscan lide 20.  It's a USB scanner.  Works fine and runs off
the usb power.  I can put it in my laptop case and take it
> with me.
>
> Scanshop is not the same product as ocrxtr.  In fact, ocrxtr contains a
better algritham for ocr than scanshop.
>
> Terry
>
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