Agreed. If GW could come up with a workable, useful feature or app that would enhance user productivity by performing on-screen OCR, then that would be great.
Richard Petty ILRU at TIRR Memorial Hermann Phone: 713.520.0232 - Ex. 122 Fax: 713.520.5785 E-Mail: [email protected] Skype: richard.petty1 -----Original Message----- From: Gary King [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:28 PM To: GW-Info Subject: Re: Window-Eyes and OCR I can't think why anyone would say that on-screen OCR would not be a proper function for a screen reading program. This type of OCR is reading the screen; it's just reading text on the screen that hasn't been accessible to us before. It is reading text that is imbedded in a graphic, such as a graphical label on a button or a title of a DVD episode. it doesn't take the place of Open Book, Kurzweil 1000 or commercial OCR programs; it simply reads graphical text on the screen. Gary King [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:30 PM Subject: Window-Eyes and OCR OK, I am going to wade in here with an opinion from a minion; namely me. Is OCR technology a cool thing? Yes it is. Is OCR a text to speech program function? I would argue that it is not. If Window-Eyes stays away from OCR technology being built-in I think this would be a good thing. I am not a proponent of software bloat. The smaller my screen reading application can be the happier I am. If I was to take the side of OCR should be an important part of any text to speech application, I am sure that if I take the time to think about it, I can come up with compelling reasons to also include a text editor, a web browser, a reminder, a telephone dialling utility, a vacuum cleaner, and so on. Vic If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
