@se-moderators: I would like to know why this question has been closed as 'not constructive'. Have a look: superuser.com/questions/444901/… . This question doesn't look much different from many other ones.
I can not see how this topic would be provocative to 'solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion'. The real danger would be that nobody will feel competent to provide an answer. The topic asked however is relevant and potentially interesting to many users. It's about automatically deskewing PDFs which have been created from scanned paper documents.
I've scanned about 100 documents, so I have a folder with 100 jpg images, but they are rotated by the angle up to 15 degrees. Is there any free simple to use software I can use to rotate them to the normal orientation? It would be good if it works on Windows XP or Windows 7.
@KronoS: Even if it was about software recommendation (and not a duplicate) then which other place on the SE-platform would be better than the one targeting 'super users'?
@KronoS: C'mon, the way to ask isn't that much different... And the answers for the re-formulated questions would be the same.
@KurtPfeifle Software recommendation has been proposed on Area51 I believe, but the fact is when you ask "is there a free software that does XX?" The answer is typically No or Yes with a link to a website. It's not of the high quality that we promote and expect here at SU
My laptop battery has finally taken the plunge and I'm looking online for a new one. However I'm getting lost in all of the specs of the batteries that are out there. I'm looking to gain a better understanding of what effect each spec has on the overall life of the battery (meaning length of ho...
Take this for example. I wanted to know about what to buy for a Laptop battery. Instead of asking "What's the best battery for my PC" I asked, what's the technology behind it
@KronoS: ya know -- in real life I'm meeting lots of real superusers and geeks (different OS platforms). Some even on a monthly basis for a drink or two. Half the time we talk about software recommendations. I don't see why this same topic should deteriorate the quality of a 'superuser' web portal...
@KronoS: I do not think a little bit of 'discussion' is wrong on the q+a pages. I even enjoy it if I come across one. It's often enlightening.
As I said, if you remove this liberty altogether, I'll find the SE-platform much less attractive, and so will many other users.
Users will leave. The 'older' users (like me) will be be for other reasons than 'newbie' users (who will find it very frustrating if they see their honest questions just put into the trashbin by an online police).
@KronoS: Anyway... thanks for the talk, even if it leaves me rather frustrated. I've to meet my bed now, it's waiting already :-)
@dragonlord If you could, just don't need to edit in a boilerplate for the spam. Just flag and it will be dealt with. Editing bumps it up and gives it more exposure
@KurtPfeifle When the only difference between a shopping question and a product recommendation is money, it's still a shopping question, which are off topic and/or not constructive.
@KurtPfeifle The constructive version would be to say that they want to achieve something with a certain program. And that they are okay if another tool does it better, but the forepoint is that they get it working/attempt in the current tool. If there is no tool, then it's a request for all and sundry
I've scanned about 100 documents, so I have a folder with 100 jpg images, but they are rotated by the angle up to 15 degrees. Is there any free simple to use software I can use to rotate them to the normal orientation? It would be good if it works on Windows XP or Windows 7.
