How do I identify the blocks of text if I don't know what they say? Also, one of the books is a dictionary, so I'd pretty much need to change every other word. I wouldn't know the corresponding Greek ones, which is why I'm scanning it in the first place. I mean nothing against you, so please don't take offence. I'm just very frustrated by this. Have you managed to scan Shona and another language at once with success?
Thanks, Eleni On 7/22/10, Ishe Chinyoka <[email protected]> wrote: > Try Abbyy Fine Reader. It recognises almost a thousand languages: and I was > pleasantly surprised to find that my vernacular language, Shona, which is > spoken only here in Zimbabwe and nowhere else, is there. So when I scan a > page, I can scan any English or Shona page without any problem. The latest > version version 10 is the one I'm using. > Greek and other European languages shouldn't be a problem even when they are > on one page: for example, you have a document with English on the first five > lines and Greek on the next three, then English the rest of the document. > Simply scan the document using a chosen default language: then in the Editor > of Abbyy Fine Reader, You will have to correctly identify blocks of text > that correspond with the given language. > > I don't know whether this ansers your query. If it doesn't, I trust someone > else may do it better. > > Cheers, > > Ishe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:45 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Scanning and Reading in Greek with XP > > >> As I said in the subject, this is a Windows question, since I don't >> have a Greek synth for DOS and doubt this would even be possible. >> >> I have some books with Greek and English on the same page. When I >> try to scan the pages with Cicero, I can only scan one language at a >> time. So if I'm on English, the Greek words won't come out properly >> and vise versa. I don't have the latest version of Cicero so this >> problem may have already been addressed. If not, then does anyone >> know of a package for XP that can do this? I've heard of SCAN2TEXT, >> but am not sure if it can handle two languages at once. I'd >> especially be interested in a program that could scan things in the >> polytonic system, as I'm intending on learning Katharevousa at some >> point and still need the system to read older texts in Dimotiki. >> >> On a related note, I'd be eternally grateful if someone could tell >> me of a synthesizer that can properly read polytonic Greek. ESpeak in >> NVDA has a wonderful modern Greek version that I use every day for >> self-taught lessons and general reading, even in English. But it >> doesn't seem to be able to read the older accents. Whenever I come >> across a text with them, it mispronounces the words and acts as if >> there's nothing there whenever I review the letters with the accents >> on them. But it works fine with the regular tonos... It has an >> Ancient Greek setting as well, but I need modern, and in any case, the >> ancient one won't let me review the letters in a word at all without >> acting strangely. Can the Apollo, assuming that I could even find >> one, be used for this purpose? I don't think Hal chas that ability >> but have to try it and see. >> >> Thanks, >> Eleni >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
