How to contribute

1. How do i contribute to this project?

1.1 Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

Visual Studio 2010 ist the common Windows development platform. Also for this project. You need several things to setup.

1.1.1 Install Visual Studio with C++ Support

The visual studio C++ Express Version is free of costs and can be downloaded here.

1.1.2 Install Git Extensions

Because on windows systems noone uses the console it is common to use Git Extensions. It is a nice gui for git with a good integration in visual studio.

1.1.3 Download and Compile Qt Libraries

1.1.4 Generate Visual Studio Projects

Switch to the tesseract path. Change the directory: build -> qtcreator -> Qt version

Double click on "createsolution.bat"

Now the folder contains a "tesseract.sln" which can be used for further development