[ale] Document Imaging under Linux

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Mon Sep 15 07:10:54 EDT 2003


James P. Kinney III wrote:
> xsane + ADF scanner + script-foo + database + webserver + time
> 
> Save the images as a pdf unless you plan on trying OCR, then scan using
> black and white and save as tiff.

All the free Linux OCR software is pretty green.  I've not been 
impressed.  Then again, I've never found anything that was perfect in 
any environment.  With the massive number of fonts and such out there, 
which continues to grow, it's a very difficult problem.

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
Think about it...



More information about the Ale mailing list