Hi, thanks for sharing your thoughts. This is really the only area where I have to say that the Mac is truly lacking. I'm also thinking about giving ABBYY Fine Reader a shot, but it sounds like it's awfully fiddly. Cheers, Donna
On Jun 6, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Hai Nguyen Ly wrote: > Hello Donna, > I am a user of DocuScanPlus and I have also used EyePal for Mac with varying > amounts of success. Unfortunately, I can't say that I enjoy using either > solution since they both have tremendous drawbacks. Although DocuScanPlus has > some nice features, it requires an internet connection to really be usable. > EyePal for Mac isn't really a Mac application and doesn't behave like one. > Although it does a good job of processing print text, the UI seemsreally > clunky and inefficient since ABISee is using Wine to create a Windows like > environment to run the application. Overall, I've found the EyePal > application to be more of a memory hog and less stable than what I would > expect from such a high priced solution. > Just my thoughts > > On Jun 6, 2011, at 9:24 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Hi Donna, >> >> as you are a braille user, Eyepal may not be the best option for you right >> now. Although you can work around it, the loss of braille has crippled the >> product considerably. When I wrote that it wasn't ready for primetime, I >> was using old hardware and software. I'm more than happy to recommend the >> current offering for what it is and as far as it goes. >> >> I have an Eyepal here and I like it much better than k1000 on a vm for pure >> convenience. It does see a page and recognize it extrordinarily well. It >> looks nice on a desktop. It's fantastic for scanning large amounts of >> material at once. >> >> Lac of direct braille support, terrible key assignments, abominable speech, >> and no voiceover integration are inconveniences I've decided are worth >> putting up with until a genuine mac software emerges which they assure me >> will happen at some point. Hopefully soon, since Docuscan has shown up as a >> possible better alternative considering the mac Integration. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> User support consultant, >> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >> 1-888-255-5194 >> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2011-06-06, at 9:42 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have to make a decision about what I'm going to do to upgrade my scanning >>> setup. As I recall, when last discussed, the consensus seemed to be that >>> Abisee wasn't quite ready for prime-time. Just wondering if anyone is >>> using it, and if they are happy with the product? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any info. >>> Best, >>> Donna >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
