Re: xywrite manual

[Morris Krok]

  From Morris
    The manuals should be scanned as a photo or image. In this form it
is 100% accurate, except that it cannot be edited or brought up on the
screen to search for a particular item. Please correct me if I am wrong in
making this statement.


----- Original Message -----
> From Gavin Budge 
> To 
> On Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:37 PM
> Subject Re: xywrite manual


> I agree it would be a substantial task, but not unmanageable - the
> Finereader OCR program which I use has a high degree of accuracy, and it
> can also produce PDF files. I don't think it is something I could do
> immediately, but maybe in the next six months... of course, if someone
else
> was prepared to do some of the work, it might get done sooner.
>
> I wouldn't want any contributions to costs, but what would be useful would
> be if someone was prepared to host the file on their website.
>
>
> At 11:01 AM 8/13/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >Gavin Budge wrote:
> >
> > > Making a scanned version of the manuals available seems a good idea
(and
> > > something to which I would be willing to contribute with the Xy3
manual).
> > > Would anyone else on the list be interested?
> > >
> > > At 08:18 AM 8/13/02 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >from Morris,
> > > >
> > > >   Printing the manuals only become viable if there are 50 or more
> > persons
> > > >interesting in purchasing it. The alternative is to have someone scan
it
> > > >into the computer and be able to produce a digital copy which can be
sent
> > > >either as an attachment or be downloaded from a website.
> > > >
> >
> >If the 3+ manual (which I cite rather than the series of manual booklets
> >from 4,
> >because of its relative size and thoroughness) could be well scanned and
> >turned
> >into a .PDF or collection of .PDF files, I think that would be a good
thing to
> >have available. But you'd need to go page by page with an OCR program
and
> >check
> >the output for scan errors, or have a service bureau do it. In short,
> >that would
> >be a rather large task. I can't do any part of this job myself, but
would be
> >willing to put in some reasonable contribution towards the cost, as long
> >as there
> >were enough other "subscribers" so as to make this a viable project.
> >
> >Jordan
>