The Main Application Window

Once a project is loaded, the Main Application Window becomes your primary workspace. It features a two-panel layout designed for an efficient workflow.

Left Panel (Image View)

The Image View displays your project’s images sequentially. This is an interactive canvas where OCR-detected text boxes are rendered directly on the images.

• Top Controls
  • Settings (cog icon): Opens the application settings dialog.
  • Progress Bar Indicating Proress of Process OCR.
• Image Area
  • Navigation: Use your mouse wheel or the scrollbar to move through the images.
  • Text Box Interaction:
    • Select: Click a text box to select it. It will be highlighted with a blue frame, and its properties will load in the Right Panel.
    • Move: Drag a selected text box to reposition it.
    • Resize: Drag the handles on the corners and sides of a selected text box.
    • Rotate: Drag the rotation handle (circular arrow) above a selected text box.
    • Perspective Transform: Hold Ctrl while dragging a corner handle to apply perspective distortion.
  • Overlay Controls: A floating overlay at the bottom-center provides quick access buttons:
    • Scroll to Top/Bottom: Instantly navigate to the beginning or end of your image list.
    • Action Menu (three bars icon): Opens a menu for image manipulation tools like Stitch and Split.
    • Save: Quickly save your project progress.

Right Panel (Control & Edit View)

The Right Panel contains all the tools for managing your project’s data, text, and styles.

• Top Controls:
  • Process OCR: Starts the batch OCR process for all images.
  • Stop OCR: Stops an ongoing OCR process.
  • Manual OCR: Toggles Manual OCR mode.
  • Profile Selector: A dropdown menu to switch between different text profiles.
  • Import/Export Menu (three bars icon): Opens a menu for importing and exporting data.
• Main Widgets:
  • Results Widget: A table of all OCR text entries for detailed editing and management.
  • Text Box Style Panel: Appears when a text box is selected, providing detailed styling options.
  • Find/Replace Widget: A tool for searching and replacing text throughout your project.
• Bottom Controls:
  • AI Translation: Launches the Gemini Translation window.
  • Advanced Mode Checkbox: Toggles advanced filtering and sorting options in the Results Widget.

Menu Bar

The application menu bar at the top of the window provides access to all major functions.

• File: Manage projects (New, Open, Save (Ctrl+S)), import/export data, and exit the application.
• Edit: Access tools like Find/Replace (Ctrl+F).
• Tools: Access primary workflows like Batch OCR, Manual OCR, Stitch/Split Images, and AI Translation.
• View: Toggle interface options like Advanced Mode.
• Settings (Ctrl+,): Open the application settings.
• Help: View application information and check for updates.