OK. So let split it to 2 parts: AddOns - there should be projects that "extent" tesseract (e.g. wrappers, training tools & project) "Others" (please try to find better name) - there should be projects that use tesseract (e.g. GUI-s, OtherProgramsUsingTesseract)
what do you think about it? -- Zdenko On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Speedy <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 to adding new pages > > Well, most people don't automatically go to the wiki for info. But, if > the pages are titled appropriately and the content is meaningful, it should > be found by those searching on Google. > > > I have written a large bash script for Ubuntu that simplifies scanning and > OCR for the blind, called speedy-ocr. It is part of the Vinux DVD > distributions of Vinux (vinuxproject.org). It is in our Vinux > repositories for Ubuntu Lucid, Maverick, Natty, Oneiric, and currently > testing for Precise. The interface runs in gnome using just zenity > dialogs, since the blind can't adjust the images. > > *Don Marang* > Vinux Package Development Coordinator - > vinuxproject.org<http://www.vinuxproject.org/> > > > On 9/22/2012 5:55 AM, zdenko podobny wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Nick White <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yesterday my partner asked me how to OCR PDF documents herself. I >> knew I needed to find a GUI for Tesseract, but found the wiki not >> particularly clear. >> >> So I rewrote the "GUI" section to be tabular, making it clear what >> platforms each tool runs on, and the license. I also removed some of >> the implementation details (e.g. Java, C++) from the descriptions, >> as I think for most people the page would be more useful without >> them cluttering it up. See attached patch. >> >> I also think it might be a good idea to separate the "end-user" >> programs, language bindings, and training helper programs into their >> own pages. "AddOns" isn't an obvious place for somebody to go who >> hears "tesseract is good at OCR" and wants to find a GUI based on >> it. Maybe split into pages called "GraphicalInterfaces", >> "TrainingTools" and "LanguageBindings". Then we have the "Other" >> programs to put somewhere, but something like >> "OtherProgramsUsingTesseract" (eugh, camel case) could work fine. >> >> Agreed? >> > > I agree that "Addons" is not the best name for this wiki if you look at > its content. In past I was thinking about renaming it to "Misc" or > "Externals" but I did not want to break links to their pages... > > Splitting this wiki to more wikis is interesting idea, but I see (in > forum and issues) that some users do not read wikis (e.g. FAQ, README). So > I am afraid that more wikis will not help. IMO from PR point of view :-) it > is good to present projects around tesseract on one place. Anyway if > community will prefer to split page I can do it. Just post your opinion. > > And of course - If you are aware about some interesting project using > tesseract-ocr, tool useful for tesseract (or there is update of project > mentioned at Addon wiki) please send message about it to this forum. > > -- > Zdenko > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr?hl=en
