Configure Tools

With this dialog you configure external tools in order to run them from the Tools menu.

Graphics Editor Command

Command you use to start the graphics editor from console.

In this command use the <BMP> keyword as name of the input image file, for example:

pixie <BMP>

or

/usr/bin/gimp <BMP>

Graphics Editor Input File <BMP>

Temporary image file of type BMP. Command processor saves the image to file with the name you enter here. Then the file name is passed to the Graphics Editor Command replacing the keyword <BMP>.

It is recommended to use file names in the home or temporary directory, for example:

~/tmp.bmp

/tmp/img/editor_input.bmp

~/temp/my_image.bmp

OCR command

Command you use to start the OCR program from the console.

In this command use the <PBM> keyword as name of the input image file, and the <TXT> keyword as name of the output text file, for example:

cuteocr –f<TXT> <PBM>

OCR Input <PBM>

Temporary image file of type PBM. Command processor saves the image to file with the name you enter here. Then the file name is passed to the OCR command replacing the keyword <PBM>.

It is recommended to use file names in the home or temporary directory, for example:

~/tmp.pbm

/tmp/img/ocr_input.pbm

~/temp/my_image.pbm

OCR Output / Text Editor Input <TXT>

Temporary text file of type TXT. Command processor saves recognized text to file with the name you enter here. Then the file name is passed to the Text Editor Command (see below) replacing the keyword <TXT>.

It is recommended to use file names in the home or temporary directory, for example:

~/tmp.txt

/tmp/txt/ocr_output.txt

~/temp/recognized_text.txt

Text Editor Command

Command you use to start the text editor from the console.

In this command use the <TXT> keyword as name of the input text file, for example:

kedit <TXT>

 

See also:

Image Editor

Configuring external tools