.TH tiff_findskew 1 "7 April 2005"
.IX tiff_findskew
.SH NAME
tiff_findskew - determine text skew angle
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tiff_findskew
.RB [ -options ]
.RI "TIFF_file"

.SH DESCRIPTION
Reads a file in TIFF format as input.
Writes out the skew angle (in degrees, floating-point decimal).
The skew angle is defined as the angle by which the image must be 
rotated counterclockwise to obtain a normally oriented text with horizontal lines.


.SH OPTIONS

.TP
.B -options
So far no options are implemented. In the future,
.B tiff_findskew
might accept options.

.TP
.B "TIFF_file"
Name of a TIFF file containing a black/white bitmap.
(The file should be readable by 
.B libtiff
tools.)

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR libtiff (3)

.SH AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 2005 by yet.
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