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Scan to PDF format available in Linux format?
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| HI all
As the subject says, I am trying to find a freeware program that can scan
image as well as OCR to pdf format. I am using Mandrake 8.1 at the moment on
a nother box. I hope you guys and girls help me out with this cos its the
final program I need to make a full and permanent transition to Linux. I've
RTFM/STFW/SIUYA(stuck it up your XXX - that's my original one  ) to no
avail. There is one program called Fytek but has limitations cos it cant do
batch OCR scanning. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Mircocrap Windoze User
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| Sybren 2002-10-13, 6:24 am |
| X wrote:
> As the subject says, I am trying to find a freeware program that can scan
> image as well as OCR to pdf format. I am using Mandrake 8.1 at the moment
> on a nother box. I hope you guys and girls help me out with this cos its
> the final program I need to make a full and permanent transition to Linux.
> I've RTFM/STFW/SIUYA(stuck it up your XXX - that's my original one ) to
> no avail. There is one program called Fytek but has limitations cos it
> cant do batch OCR scanning. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Don't crosspost. The Mandrake, Smoothwall and Solaris newsgroups have
nothing to do with this - you're not asking a question specific to their
topic.
Furthermore: forget about PDF, since you only have to print to a file (can
be done from any program that can print), save to 'print.ps' and the run
ps2pdf on the file: tadaa PDF. So all that's left for you to search, is a
program that can do OCR. Sourceforge.net might be a good starting point.
Sybren
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| taharka 2002-10-13, 8:24 am |
| "X" <fhak@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3da8fccd$1@news.starhub.net.sg...
> HI all
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> As the subject says, I am trying to find a freeware program that can scan
> image as well as OCR to pdf format. I am using Mandrake 8.1 at the moment
on
> a nother box. I hope you guys and girls help me out with this cos its the
> final program I need to make a full and permanent transition to Linux.
I've
> RTFM/STFW/SIUYA(stuck it up your XXX - that's my original one ) to no
> avail. There is one program called Fytek but has limitations cos it cant
do
> batch OCR scanning. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> Mircocrap Windoze User
Have you tried a search at freshmeat or sourceforge?
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| Rev. Don Kool 2002-10-13, 9:24 am |
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X wrote:
> HI all
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> As the subject says, I am trying to find a freeware program that can scan
> image as well as OCR to pdf format. I am using Mandrake 8.1
Then your posting is off-topic on any "comp.unix" newsgroup, my
confused young friend. Keep the LINTEL questions out of the UNIX
newsgroups. They are off-topic here.
Hope this helps,
Don
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| Rich Teer 2002-10-13, 2:24 pm |
| On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, X wrote:
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> As the subject says, I am trying to find a freeware program that can scan
> image as well as OCR to pdf format. I am using Mandrake 8.1 at the moment on
> a nother box. I hope you guys and girls help me out with this cos its the
> final program I need to make a full and permanent transition to Linux. I've
If transitioning to Linux is your goal, why are you asking in
a Solaris newsgroup?
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| Rev. Don Kool 2002-10-14, 12:24 pm |
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Rich Teer wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, X wrote:
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>>As the subject says, I am trying to find a freeware program that can scan
>>image as well as OCR to pdf format. I am using Mandrake 8.1 at the moment on
>>a nother box. I hope you guys and girls help me out with this cos its the
>>final program I need to make a full and permanent transition to Linux. I've
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> If transitioning to Linux is your goal, why are you asking in
> a Solaris newsgroup?
Because kids that use LINUX are clowns, Rich.
Happy to have cleared things up for you,
Don
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* Rev. Don McDonald, SCSA * Man's gotta earn a living.
* Baltimore, MD * Dying ain't much of a living, boy.
*************************** "Outlaw Josey Wales"
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