Yes, I use Omnipage. But you must be luckier than I am. I have spent a good time proofing each and every page I have copied. Also I don't see how it could catch a 10 vs. a 18 -- maybe it could. I wish! Thanks for the information. Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: Yancey, Dennis J <[email protected]> To: 'Dee Randall' <[email protected]> Sent: December 01, 1999 3:50 PM Subject: RE: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > I have used Omnipage - on a scanner here at the University. > I am by no means an expert at it - more like a novice. > > But with very good lettering on the source document - and if the font is > just right - you can get near perfect accuracy. > > THe "read the text" - I have seen some software packages that you feed it > text (already scanned and converted in ASCI or Word processing format) it > will read it to you. > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dee Randall [SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 3:46 PM > > To: Yancey, Dennis J > > Subject: Re: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > > > > Thanks, Dennis. > > Do you use a scanner now. > > What program are you using? > > When you say "read" the text for you, do you mean "read the text for > > you after it has been scanned"? > > > > Dee > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Yancey, Dennis J <[email protected]> > > To: 'Dee Randall' <[email protected]> > > Sent: December 01, 1999 3:39 PM > > Subject: RE: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > > > > > > > Depends how good a typist a person is. For me - I can proof - a > > heck of a > > > lot faster than I can type. And there is even software out there > > that can > > > "Read" the text for you - to help in the proofing. > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Dee Randall [SMTP:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 3:36 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > > > > > > > > Every word would still have to be proofread and as there are many > > > > little letters and numbers, etc that have to be changed as no OCR > > is > > > > perfect, it would also be a time-consuming task. I don't think it > > > > would eliminate any proofreading. I haven't seen a perfect > > scanner. > > > > However, there may be! > > > > > > > > Dee > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Jeannine Jackson <[email protected]> > > > > To: Dee Randall <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: November 30, 1999 7:59 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not very knowledgeable about computers - but - how about > > > > scanning the > > > > > pages and then putting them on line? Is there a way this can be > > > > done? > > > > > Looks like that would be easier than TYPING and there would be > > no > > > > typos > > > > > either. That alone would save a lot of proofreading time. Is > > > > there anyone > > > > > out there who can tell us if this is possible? > > > > > > > > > > Jeannine > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Dee Randall <[email protected]> > > > > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > > Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 8:48 AM > > > > > Subject: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I don't know much about computers. But I can type. > > > > > >I don't know anything about "organizing a 'team'" and I don't > > want > > > > to. > > > > > >I'm a BUSY person, but I can take instructions. > > > > > >If someone wants to tell me how to get it on the Trevillians > > site > > > > > >after it is typed, I will type the WHOLE thing, if someone > > will > > > > send > > > > > >me the book to type. I will certainly return the book. > > > > > > > > > > > >If there are people that want to buy the book after it is > > > > published, > > > > > >that's great, but hopefully after it is typed we won't find > > that > > > > it > > > > > >can't be put on line without problems. I would like that > > problem > > > > > >solved beforehand. > > > > > >I've used this invaluable book many times over the last 20 > > years > > > > > >through libraries and it is my hope that books like this can be > > > > made > > > > > >available without cost to any researcher. > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm offering my help. Does anyone want to help me by giving me > > > > > >instructions. > > > > > > > > > > > >Dee Randall > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >From: Adrianne <[email protected]> > > > > > >To: Dee Randall <[email protected]> > > > > > >Sent: December 01, 1999 2:58 PM > > > > > >Subject: Putting the book online! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I don't know who wants to get involved in the production of > > > > putting > > > > > >the book > > > > > >> online. That is a lot of work and time. I do know that the > > > > > >Washington Co. > > > > > >> PA GENWEB group put a huge book online and it took a long > > time. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> I don't know if the HIGGINSON book company will claim a > > > > copyright, > > > > > >they > > > > > >> weren't with the other project I was working on with them. > > I'll > > > > ask > > > > > >that > > > > > >> question. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> I will report back to the group when I hear the final result. > > If > > > > > >you want > > > > > >> to organize a team to start putting this body of work on the > > > > Louisa > > > > > >site, > > > > > >> that would be great. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Adrianne > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >