LibAccroc
LibAccroc is an effort to provide a GObject API for OCR.
There is a good project for integrating OCR in GNOME : OCRFeeder. LibAccroc must me just a library aroud OCRFeeder Engine/GUI
Goals
- simple GObject API
- limited deps
- modular multiple engine support
standard engine output ( See hOCR http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dfxcv4vc_67g844kf )
Expension
- Expose engine-specific options through a generic manner
- Use a unique high level text format (hocr?)
OCR engines
Use
Writing a GnomeScanOCRSink base class allowing to quickly develop OCR plugin for various apps : AbiWord, Evolution, OpenOffice.org, etc.
- Allow to choose desktop-wide OCR engine.
- Captcha reading (for e.g. tucan manager)