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Hi

Like Xora, I have 2 copies of the QDOS Companion, one perfect, the other is nearly loose leaf.

So I intend to scan that one with a Protek Opticbook scanner. This allows scanning upto edge of each page edge.

Should not take too long.

I have OCRed Assrmbley Languagre Programming on QL, just need to format the text file in Libre Office.

As a mac user, I'm quite intrigued by the notion of making a new impression of the book, with Andy's input, updates and corrections.

Hi,

I have scanned and OCRed the book, I am working throught the ASCII OCR file in LibreOffice Writer formatting the pages as per the book, any diagrams are uaually constructed as tables.

I will submit the finished file here for proof reading.

Derek,

Glad you are using LibreOffice. From that PDF's can be easily created. I'm on OpenOffice guy, but Libre is close enough.

Tim

Hi,

I mainly use Open Source software these days, LibreOffice is pre-install in Linux Mint 20.03, so I use that.

I use gscan2pdf to split any double scanned pages, which actually unpaper which gui on top of it.

The OCR software is ocrmypdf, a really silly name for an excellent application that will produce an ASCII OCR text file in the same structure spacing as the PDF file or produce s text layer in the PDF file.

I used to use Windows, Adobe Acrobat and MS Office but I would have pay a licence fee for the software to produce the same result as the as the Open Source Software.

I do not pirate software, despite what QL Today said.

Hi,

Just an update, I have done up to Chaper 5, formatted as per the book to roughly A5.

I have made some of the tables that extend over thenpage in the book to be all on one page.

When completed I aim to pass the a suitable proof reader that can compare the figitial book to the physical book.

Once has been done, maybe there are dome additions or corrections to be submitted, I am not dure how to organise this, would Github project be suitable for this?

I would say, Derek, that a GitHub project would be good. There's a Sinclair QL account, which I'm and admin for, I think, that could be used if necessary. I'm pretty sure Rich is the owner.

Cheers,
Norm.

Hi Norman,

I have Github signon, I will see if it works and upload the complete book once I am finished.

Hi

Progress update, just starting to format Chapter 8, only 2 chapters and appdencies to complete.

Nice progress Derek!