From: seravan_cyber26@yahoo.com   
      
   afkar@mail2world.com (Bilal Sallakh) wrote in message news:<40fd   
   90a$1@news.unimelb.edu.au>...   
   > My project for the next semester is to design a program that   
   > recognizes Arabic handwritings.   
   >   
   > The user input the writings with a pen or with the mouse in the   
   > writing area.   
   >   
   > The text is inputted letter by letter, and the program should   
   > recognize each letter separately.   
   >   
   > According to the pen motion in the writing area, the letter should be   
   > interpreted.   
   >   
   > I'm a newbie to AI, but I thought of neural networks.   
   >   
   > I downloaded a palm emulator which has a built-in program called   
   > Graffiti that recognizes English letters inputted by a stylus.   
   >   
   > I want some references, websites, ideas, sample programs with source   
   > that talk about handwriting recognition.   
   >   
   > Thanks in Advance.   
   >   
      
   Good Day Bilal Sallakh,   
      
   You can refer to the KOHONEN NETWORKS. It's a very good project you   
   know. Hope you can find it useful to your project.   
      
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