converting graphics on a text console

[Janina Sajka]

If you're still working on this, you might be able to get your local
Kinko's to scan the image for you into something you can ocr. Or,
perhaps you have a friend with a scanner?

Just a thought about how to get from a to b quickly.


Janina

Chuck Hallenbeck writes:
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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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