Auto-Scroller (I use it for Manhwa but it can technically just be used for anything even a looooonnnggg transcript of a lecture)

Installing Tesseract OCR

Tesseract OCR is an open-source optical character recognition (OCR) engine. This guide will help you install Tesseract OCR on Windows and configure it for use with Python.

Step 1: Download Tesseract OCR

1. Visit the official Tesseract OCR repository on GitHub:
   • Tesseract OCR GitHub Releases
2. Download the latest Windows installer (.exe file) from the "UB Mannheim" builds section.
3. Save the file to your computer.

Step 2: Install Tesseract OCR

1. Run the downloaded .exe file.
2. Follow the installation wizard:
   • Choose an installation path (e.g., E:\Tesseract-OCR\).
   • Select "Additional Language Data" if needed.
   • Click "Install" and wait for the process to complete.

Step 3: Install Python Dependencies

1. Ensure you have Python installed. You can check by running:

   python --version

2. Install the required Python libraries using pip and requirements.txt:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure Tesseract in Python

Now, open the app

Additional Resources

• Tesseract OCR Documentation
• Pytesseract Documentation

Why I Made This Thing

Honestly, I was just too annoyed to scroll manually. I mean, who hasn't been there? You're trying to read a manhwa (or manga), and your finger gets tired from scrolling. Yeah, it's a real problem.

So, I made this auto-scroller thingy. It's still early access (version 0.21, baby!), but it gets the job done.

What It Can Do

This app can:

• Auto-scroll for you, so you don't have to lift a finger (literally)
• Use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to detect text and adjust scrolling speed accordingly
• Let you select a screen region for OCR, so it doesn't accidentally read other words
• Start and stop auto-scrolling with a simple mouse click or key press

Features

• Adjustable scrolling speed (because, let's face it, sometimes you need to slow down or speed up)
• Customizable OCR region (because, you know, not everyone wants to read the whole screen)

Known Issues

• It's still early access, so there might be some bugs (sorry 🥺)
• The app might not work perfectly with all screen resolutions or orientations (working on it, though!)

Future Plans

• Add more features (duh!)
• Improve performance and stability (yawn, but necessary)
• Make it look prettier (because, let's face it, looks matter)

How to Use

1. Change settings as needed and click 'Update Settings'
2. Select the screen region for OCR (this is required).
3. To start auto-scroll, press the middle mouse button.
4. To stop auto-scroll, click any other mouse button or press any key.
5. Enjoy the auto-scrolling goodness!

Contributing

If you want to help make this app better, feel free to contribute! Just fork the repo, make some changes, and submit a pull request. Easy peasy.

License

This app is licensed under the MIT License. Because, why not?

Now, go forth and auto-scroll like a pro!