Manual of prototype administrator (for OCR)
It is assumed that
a number of prototypes of hieroglyphs are stored in a
directory. Each such prototype is in a file with a name such as
A1-5.png. The first part of that name is a
Gardiner name, then a dash, then a number. Only the PNG image
format is allowed.
Four modifiers are allowed immediately after the Gardiner name, namely
[rotate=90],
[rotate=180],
[rotate=270], and
[mirror].
It is recommended that different directories are kept for different
hand writings.
By a right click on a prototype, a prototype is
removed from the file system.
By a left click, a prototype can be moved to have a different
Gardiner name.
Buttons in the top menu
Open
Opens a directory with prototypes.
Close
Closes the application.
Prune
Allows systematic removal of prototypes that are
very similar, and thereby largely redundant for the purpose
of OCR. The user can specify the maximum number
of prototypes to be kept per hieroglyph.
This process can take a while. It can be prematurely halted.
Import
Allows import of prototypes from an OCR project.
The user can specify the root directory of that OCR
project, and the maximum number of prototypes
to be imported. These will be stored in a directory
called new as subdirectory of the current directory.
A new instance of the administrator is then opened, in which the
newly import prototypes can be inspected.
Merge
Allows two directories of prototypes to be merged. By default,
it will be the new subdirectory being merged
into the main directory.
Help
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