The user can modify the reading order of the so‐selected text blocks. There is a provision for manually selecting the individual columns of a two‐column printed page or even marking the individual rectangular text blocks of a page with a more complex Manhattan layout. The output can be saved in RTF, XML or BRF (Braille) format directly, by the click of a button. The average time taken for digitizing a Tamil page is two seconds. An individual scanned page or all the pages of a whole book can be recognized by this tool. This tool has been developed as an open source project and is available under the Apache 2.0 license from. The tool has been developed in Java using Eclipse SWT and runs on Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems. A versatile tool has been created, with user‐friendly interface, for the rapid and efficient conversion of printed Tamil books to Braille books for the use of persons with visual disability.
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