Re: How do text capture tools work?

Here is what you said four years ago, does this still
apply?
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vc.mfc/msg/69bd26d6bebe9244

"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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API intercept is becoming harder and harder; ideally it
will become impossible.
joe

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:31:08 -0500, "Peter Olcott"
<NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

They specifically do not work using OCR, so I am guessing
that is must be some sort of API intercept.

"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Sounds like they will have to involve OCR, which works
fine for standard fonts but
probably won't work with fancy fonts. Key here is to
test
them try a static control with
a TextOut and change the fonts and see what happens.
joe


On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:02:04 -0500, "Peter Olcott"
<NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Here are two examples of this technology.

http://www.textcapture.com/en/default.html
http://www.deskperience.com/textcapture/


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