converting graphics on a text console

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

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On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 06:34:38PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> I usually try explaining this as: "There are two kinds of text. One kind
> is the kind you can crop and rotate, but you can't spell check it. I
> need the kind you can spell check."
> 
> People don't necessarily understand what that is, but somehow the spell
> check part does gain a glimmer of understanding.
> 
> Offered in the hope that it may be useful, but without warranty or even
> an implied warranty of fitness ... ...

Good suggestions. Alastair's recommendation to use gs was also a
winner. What it revealed though was the original scanning by my friend
which produced the pdf file, produced one out of conformance with the
Adobe specs for pdf. But I now see a clear path from pdf images to
ascii text. I'm tempted to spring for a flat bed scanner. It's the sane
thing to do.

Chuck




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