Hi,
I've had Text Grabber on my various iPhones for at least four or five years now
and recommend it highly to my students and to friends/acquaintances who are
looking for a relatively simple, effective and inexpensive app for scanning
printed material. I'm not sure what its price is in the app
I find it text grabber to be a very effective app, I use it for screening my
snail mail. That is, I use text grabber to check the return address on
envelopes that I think may be worth scanning with my computer. In fact, I could
scan the entire page of Bing mail message with text grabber but
Hi Eileen,
Obvious things first: are the lights on? Are you using mains or battery for the
lights and, if the latter, do you have the 12 V battery supply? Next,
positioning the phone is crucial! I presume you have the stickers that came
with the stand Scan Pro, these are useful for positioning
Eileen,
Her Majesty's following your posts! Now I understand that something seems to
have changed and that you are, of course, already very proficient with the OCR
apps and the stand ScanPro. I will go in forthwith and check I had the latest
TextGrabber update and tried out. If I have similar
Hello again Eileen,
Well, it seems I have the latest versions of both TextGrabber and Prizmo. I
just put them both through their paces with the stand ScanPro and then again
Freehand. Firstly, let me say, I find a little bit of erratic behaviour in both
apps. Prizmo, four example, keeps bouncing
Hi Sandy,
I want to thank you again for all of your suggestions to troubleshoot this.
After reading all of the threads, I wanted to double check and perform some
general maintanence on the phone.
I am using an iPhone 4 with 32 GB. The storage left on the phone is 9.6 GB, so
there is still
Make certain the camera lens is over the hole in the top. If you do not have
the lights in the stand ScanPro turned on, you also need to make certain the
flash is in the hole as well.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 13
Hello David,
Of course, the lights are on in the StandScan Pro and the camera is (what I
think) is properly positioned in the aperture whole on the top of the StandScan
Pro. For one who has gotten almost a perfect scan on the first attempt of each
scan, this is a new behavior for me. That's
This is a very nice app for OCR purposes. I highly recommend it for those
who frequently scan mail and other printed matterials.
DJ
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Eileen Misrahi
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 12:33 AM
To:
What is text Grabber? is that like a scanner that reads a typed Doc or
does it just take the text off of a pdf or something. Andy
-Original Message-
From: Eileens Misrahi
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 7:52 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Text Grabber On Sale
Hello All,
Text ocr. Look up the application on the app store to get more information.
Sent from the Super-iPhone
On Dec 31, 2013, at 1:18 AM, Andrew J. LaPointe alapoint...@comcast.net
wrote:
What is text Grabber? is that like a scanner that reads a typed Doc or does
it just take the text off of
Okay, here I go again. What is the store news app? Should I be watching it or
using it? Thanks for any help.
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On Dec 30, 2013, at 6:52 PM, Eileens Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello All,
Just browsing the Store News app. Text Grabber is on sale for $1.99.
Hi,
The Store News app will breakdown into different categories that are listed in
the app store. In each category, it indicates free apps, as well as apps that
have been reduced. It's a way to find all sorts of things that one would like
to purchase for their iPhone or iPad. I use to open
Thanks for this. I'll check it out. Take care.
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From: Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: Text Grabber On Sale
Hi,
The Store News app will breakdown into different categories
Yes, when you're in the share menu area, the closes the menu button does not
work with voice over on.
In the history area, to delete items, to the left of each item is a checkbox.
Double tap each item to engage the check. You can check as many items as you
want. Once you have selected the
One thing you can do when you were in the share menu, is use the copy command
which will close the menu. Unfortunately, this will also put the text on your
clipboard, but if you're not using the clipboard it should be okay.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Sep
hi Chuck,
When I was in the history menu, and flicked left, I didn't hear VO announce a
checkbox. Is this just a given and that we are suppose to assume this? I will
check this out a little later when I have some time. Thanks for pointing this
out. Oh by the way, I use my clipboard fairly
I just tried this this is what happened. I went to history, and then went to
edit. I flick right and got the following message. Delete September 16, then
the title of the document then switch button off. I double tap the screen which
put a checkmark in the box. And then I can delete it by
hello Chuck,
Thanks for confirming this. In the morning when I have a clear head, I will
compose an email to the developers. At first, I thought I was missing something
in the history menu, but I guess not if you are getting something similar to my
observation. In the previous version, you
Joan, I believe text grabber only does a page at a time but it does let you
edit the text to fix errors. I don't believe you can save the file and then
add to it later.
HTH
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Regards,
Alan
Go Chicago Bears in 2013!
Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act
Text Grabber does let you copy the text to the clipboard for use in other
apps.
DJ
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Alan Paganelli
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:36 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: text
I have not found any way to do this with TextGrabber. I wish it had this
ability, as it is the only thing lacking with this app.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Sep 13, 2013, at 7:29 PM, Joanne Chua shuang.an...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
Just wondering, have
The best way to find out current cost for any app is to open the App Store,
double-tap on search on the bottom, double-tap on the edit field at the top,
type the name of the app, and double-tap search in the lower right corner of
the keyboard, or press the return/enter key on the bluetooth
Hi Larry,
I haven't used Prizmo or Text Grabber for rounded labels, but I find that
another fantastic app and one I use almost more than Tap Tap See now is
Talking Goggles. It has a video mode which means it continuously recognizes
things as you move it and it will do short bits of OCR. I have
Hi Larry,
Both of these are OCR apps, another popular one is Prizmo. Text Detective
apparently doesn't recognize an entire page in portrait mode and most people
on the list prefer Prizmo and/or Text Grabber.
You can find reviews for many of these apps on http://www.applevis.com.
Here are the
Hi Esther,
Thanks very much for the detail email. That help. looks like Prizmo it
is then. :)
Cheers
On 08/06/2013, Esther mori...@mac.com wrote:
Joanna asked about CamScan, which David identified as being an inaccessible
app, but in fact, the app that was recommended on the ScanBox
grabber was: RE: text grabber sale
What makes text grabber different than, or better than, text detective?
Thanks
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Paul Ferrara
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 12:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
CamScan has a free version. I tested it last year and it was not accessible. I
just downloaded and tested it again, and it is still not accessible with
VoiceOver. When VO is running, none of the buttons appear to activate, even
when using a double-tap and hold pass through gesture. As there are
Text Grabber is an OCR app like Text Detective. For Text Grabber to really work
properly, you really want to use the StandScan Pro device. Prizmo is another
OCR app. The developers of Prizmo have recently added page aligning features
for people with visual disabilities.
David Chittenden, MSc,
Joanna asked about CamScan, which David identified as being an inaccessible
app, but in fact, the app that was recommended on the ScanBox Kickstarter
page is not CamScan, but CamScanner+. This app also has a free, lite
version. It is partly accessible, in that a number of the controls can be
What makes text grabber different than, or better than, text detective?
Thanks
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Paul Ferrara
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 12:54 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: text grabber sale
Text Grabber is still
Hi,
Although I do have Text Detective, I haven't played with it very much, but
I am well acquainted with Text Grabber and, for that matter, Prizmo. I think
the main reason I never bothered too much with Text Detective was that because
one has to position the phone across the page, you can
I like the simplicity of Text grabber. After the initial setup, I position my
phone, do a double tap on the screen, wait a few moments and I have readable
text.
BTW, I think I paid ten dollars for this app, and it is worth every penny to
me.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin
What other apps people have been using beside the ordinary Prizmo or Text
Grabber or Text Detective?
Anyone uses CamScann?
It is one of the app suggest by scanbox.
Regards
Joanne (AU)
Joanne Chua
Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate.
On 07/06/2013, at 4:12, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com
What exactly is text grabber? I bought text detective and I can use it
but its not easy, I know it probably has to do with the fact that I
need to practice and its definitely doable, but what is text grabber?
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Ciao Sandy,
unfortunately, I must confirm the Gabriel's comment.
The quality level of translation is not
acceptable. I even doubt it could give the sense of the original text.
All the words are litterally translated without
paying attention to the context where they are part of.
Some
Thanks for the scans, Sandra. Once the beast and I become good friends, I'll
most likely get this, especially as I have net friends who do me the
courtesy of using English when they write to me, even though it isn't their
primary language. I'm monolingual (forgot the French and German I studied
Hi Shoshana,
I don't know if this is going to work, and we may need to rely upon a
native Italian speaker to discover just how good the translation functionality
really is. Obviously, how good the translator in Text Grabber may vary from
language to language, but I have a little Italian,
Ciao Sandra.
The italian translation of this piece of text is awful.
It would be better to say: no bad and not worst than many other automatic translations I saw. I got the main sense of the article,
most of the words are litterally well translated but the structure of the sentences, che
Ciao Gabriel,
Thanks, I was hoping you would cast an eye over this for us. So, is it your
impression that this would be the sort of thin one might expect from a basic
translation app? or do you think that it is worse than that? I got the
impression that, in a case of need, it would convey
Grazie a te Sandra.
I think the translation might be with a good quality, compared to the average quality of the automatic translation apps, running at
present. I've not a large experience with this kind of apps but, assuming the Google translator is not bad, then, also this used by
Prizmo
Hi, is the translator fairly accurate? I ask, since most aren't, and an
accurate translation feature would interest me, and incline me toward this
APP.
Thanks,
Shoshana, trying not to trip over any guidewires (oops, make that *lines*
guidelines!
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On May 17, 2013, at 9:45 AM, Lynn Coats lynncoat...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I went to look for text grabber in the App Store, and what it came up with is
text grabber plus translator. Is this the right one? It sells for nine
dollars and something
yes!
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On 17 May 2013, at 14:45, Lynn Coats lynncoat...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I went to look for text grabber in the App Store, and what it came up with is
text grabber plus translator. Is this the right one? It sells for nine
dollars and something cents. Thank you.
Lynn
Yes!
Andy
-Original Message-
From: Lynn Coats
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 6:45 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Text grabber
Hi,
I went to look for text grabber in the App Store, and what it came up with
is text grabber plus translator. Is this the right one? It sells for
Hi All,
I posted a detailed summary of version 3 TextGrabber changes in the
app's entry at the AppleVis web site. As Eileen says, the OCR is
faster and there is a single camera button for taking pictures, just
above the home button. All labeling is much, much better, and includes
hints. There's
Hi Annie,
Thanks for the TextGrabber version 3.0 release notice. The What's
New for TextGrabber includes:
• Improved recognition algorithm
• Full support for VoiceOver
• Recognized and translated text-to-speech with VoiceOver
• Sound tips for various interface elements
• Option to display
Hello All,
I have updated Text Grabber and the app is much quicker in producing the OCR
results. Also, there is only one button to take the picture, which is located
above the home button. It will also announce recognize text when the OCR is
completed. These are just a few of my observations
Ciao Anne,
No! For general scanning etc, I think you just need to choose a language.
However, as the app has other potential re translation and access to different
language dictionaries, i am thinking that I could avail of some of its
functions to improve my execrable Italian! Perhaps, if
: Text Grabber doing very well with the SSP!
Ciao Anne,
No! For general scanning etc, I think you just need to choose a
language. However, as the app has other potential re translation and access
to different language dictionaries, i am thinking that I could avail of some
of its functions
Hello Sandy,
Oh, I love those garlic doves!
Cheers,
Anne
On 26 Mar 2013, at 13:30, Sandratomkins sandratomk...@googlemail.com wrote:
This is one of the simplest recipes for stuffing tomatoes. All you have to
do'is cut'the tomatoes in half and strew them with flavoured breadcrumbs.
No•
Anne,
I knew you'd like those aromatic song-birds! They do sound sort of French,
don't they?
Actually, Miss Perfection, I did spot them, but recognising them as one of
the more usual mistakes made by all OCR packages, I.E. the running together of
two letters, in this case, C and L
Hello Sandy,
I've used TextGrabber in French and it works great. I just selected French from
the list of languages. Is there something else I should have done?
Cheers,
Anne
On 26 Mar 2013, at 14:21, Sandratomkins sandratomk...@googlemail.com wrote:
Anne,
I knew you'd like those
As has been mentioned in previous posts it is suggested that you get both text
grabber and prizmo.
Fred Olver
- Original Message -
From: Aaron Linson
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:59 AM
Subject: Text Grabber or Prizmo?
I've been looking at
Hi Sandra.
Is this scanning done with textgrabber or prizmo.
I have been scanning books for many years, and I can tell that cookbooks are
the most difficult books to get a sensible result from. I am really impressed
that you can get such results with a IPhone and standscan.
Best regards
You did not say which app gave you that very good result, or did miss something?
Richard
(Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen)
On Mar 25, 2013, at 5:20 AM, Sandratomkins sandratomk...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi,
I have just been playing with Text Grabber and Prizmo in conjunction with
Hi Annie,
It wasn't bad, was it?
In the end, Prizmo took the prize! Text Grabber did well, but Prizmo dealt
best with the columns. However, this was my second shot, the first showed the
half frction for the lemon, but was less good elsewhere. So, why did it mistake
the fraction in one
Hi Sandy,
I am not sure that my comment will be off topic, but here goes. Way back when I
was in grad school, I would have a book that would not scan very well with
either OCR products. I would pull the binding off so I could lie a single
page flat down on the flatbed scanner to get the
I have done the same thing and actually thought about mentioning it as well.
Fred Olver
- Original Message -
From: Eileens Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: Text Grabber and Prizmo have different strengths
: Re: Text Grabber and Prizmo have different strengths.
Hi Annie,
It wasn't bad, was it?
In the end, Prizmo took the prize! Text Grabber did well, but Prizmo dealt
best with the columns. However, this was my second shot, the first showed the
half frction for the lemon, but was less
Hi Eileen,
You are, of course, right! Dismembering books is sometimes the only way to
go, even when using the full Flat-Bed plus PC option, but if we can manage to
scan without the destruction, then so much the better! One way to scan from a
new paperback without causing too much damage to
Hi Sandy.
It was very good, I guessed that it was prizmo that has made such a good result.
I can tell a funny thing about scanning, a little offtopic, but interesting
too. I had a very difficult cookbook, and my finereader pro 11 for windows, did
not do very well, finereader 11 is one of the
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