diff --git a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Blend.cpp b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Blend.cpp
index 86e3b7e8d..915407fbe 100644
--- a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Blend.cpp
+++ b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Blend.cpp
@@ -19,4 +19,23 @@ Pix Pix::CombineMasked(Pix &aPix, Pix &maskPix)
 
 } // END Pix::CombineMasked()
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// extracts a rectangular area from PIX
+Pix Pix::ClipRectangle(Rect r)
+{
+	if(IsEmpty())
+		return Pix();
+
+	BOX box;
+	box.x = r.left;
+	box.y = r.top;
+	box.w = r.right - r.left;
+	box.h = r.bottom - r.top;
+
+	PIX *dPix = pixClipRectangle(pix, &box, NULL);
+	if(!dPix)
+		return Pix();
+	return Pix(&dPix);
+}
+
 END_UPP_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Morph.cpp b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Morph.cpp
index 82a9dba7f..ac8b47c47 100644
--- a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Morph.cpp
+++ b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Morph.cpp
@@ -50,4 +50,54 @@ Pix Pix::CloseGray(int hsize, int vsize)
 	
 } // END Pix::CloseGray()
 
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Pix Pix::ErodeBrick(int hsize, int vsize)
+{
+	if(IsEmpty())
+		return Pix();
+	PIX *dPix = pixErodeBrick(NULL, pix, hsize, vsize);
+	if(!dPix)
+		return Pix();
+	return Pix(&dPix);
+	
+} // END Pix::ErodeBrick()
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Pix Pix::DilateBrick(int hsize, int vsize)
+{
+	if(IsEmpty())
+		return Pix();
+	PIX *dPix = pixDilateBrick(NULL, pix, hsize, vsize);
+	if(!dPix)
+		return Pix();
+	return Pix(&dPix);
+	
+} // END Pix::DilateBrick()
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Pix Pix::OpenBrick(int hsize, int vsize)
+{
+	if(IsEmpty())
+		return Pix();
+	PIX *dPix = pixOpenBrick(NULL, pix, hsize, vsize);
+	if(!dPix)
+		return Pix();
+	return Pix(&dPix);
+	
+} // END Pix::OpenBrick()
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Pix Pix::CloseBrick(int hsize, int vsize)
+{
+	if(IsEmpty())
+		return Pix();
+	PIX *dPix = pixCloseBrick(NULL, pix, hsize, vsize);
+	if(!dPix)
+		return Pix();
+	return Pix(&dPix);
+	
+} // END Pix::CloseBrick()
+
 END_UPP_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-PageSeg.cpp b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-PageSeg.cpp
index 143f7f014..2efa1a441 100644
--- a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-PageSeg.cpp
+++ b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-PageSeg.cpp
@@ -59,4 +59,17 @@ Array<int> Pix::FindBaselines()
 
 } // END Pix::FindBaseLines()
 
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// foreground bounding box locating routine
+// scans from a given border through image center to locate
+// first non-background pixel.
+// scanFlag is one of L_FROM_LEFT, L_FROM_RIGHT, L_FROM_TOP, L_FROM_BOTTOM
+// returns true on success, false otherwise
+bool Pix::ScanForForeground(int &loc, enum ScanModes scanMode)
+{
+	int res = pixScanForForeground(pix, NULL, (l_int32)scanMode, (l_int32 *)&loc);
+	return (res == 0);
+}
+
 END_UPP_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Rotate.cpp b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Rotate.cpp
index dd378d3e6..741dd7267 100644
--- a/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Rotate.cpp
+++ b/bazaar/PixRaster/Lept-Rotate.cpp
@@ -39,4 +39,17 @@ Pix Pix::RotateAMGray(double angle, int incolor)
 	
 } // END Pix::RotateAMGray()
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Rotates image (any kind) about center.
+Pix Pix::Rotate(double angle, int type, int incolor, int width, int height)
+{
+	if(IsEmpty())
+		return Pix();
+	PIX *dPix = pixRotate(pix, angle, type, incolor, width, height);
+	if(!dPix)
+		return Pix();
+	return Pix(&dPix);
+	
+} // END Pix::Rotate()
+
 END_UPP_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/bazaar/PixRaster/PixRaster.h b/bazaar/PixRaster/PixRaster.h
index 0007d790b..1650ad50e 100644
--- a/bazaar/PixRaster/PixRaster.h
+++ b/bazaar/PixRaster/PixRaster.h
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ class Pix : public PixBase
 		// bring-in color modes
 		enum BringInModes { PIXRASTER_BRING_IN_WHITE = L_BRING_IN_WHITE, PIXRASTER_BRING_IN_BLACK = L_BRING_IN_BLACK };
 		
+		// rotate modes
+		enum RotateModes { PIXRASTER_ROTATE_AREA_MAP = L_ROTATE_AREA_MAP, PIXRASTER_ROTATE_SHEAR = L_ROTATE_SHEAR, PIXRASTER_ROTATE_SAMPLING = L_ROTATE_SAMPLING };
+
+		// scan direction modes
+		enum ScanModes { PIXRASTER_FROM_LEFT = L_FROM_LEFT, PIXRASTER_FROM_RIGHT = L_FROM_RIGHT, PIXRASTER_FROM_TOP = L_FROM_TOP, PIXRASTER_FROM_BOTTOM = L_FROM_BOTTOM };
+
 		// loads Pix from another raster object
 		void Load(Raster& raster, bool deepCopy = false, int page = PIXRASTER_CURPAGE);
 		
@@ -268,6 +274,7 @@ class Pix : public PixBase
 		Pix RotateAM(double angle, BringInModes incolor = PIXRASTER_BRING_IN_WHITE);
 		Pix RotateAMColor(double angle, int colorval);
 		Pix RotateAMGray(double angle, int grayval);
+		Pix Rotate(double angle, int type = PIXRASTER_ROTATE_SHEAR, int incolor = PIXRASTER_BRING_IN_WHITE, int width = 0, int height = 0);
 
 		////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// MORPHING FUNCTIONS 
@@ -277,6 +284,11 @@ class Pix : public PixBase
 		Pix OpenGray(int hsize, int vsize);
 		Pix CloseGray(int hsize, int vsize);
 		
+		Pix ErodeBrick(int hsize, int vsize);
+		Pix DilateBrick(int hsize, int vsize);
+		Pix OpenBrick(int hsize, int vsize);
+		Pix CloseBrick(int hsize, int vsize);
+		
 		////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// ARITHMETIC AND ALIKE FUNCTIONS
 		
@@ -290,6 +302,9 @@ class Pix : public PixBase
 		// BLENDING/COMBINING FUNCTIONS
 
 		Pix CombineMasked(Pix &aPix, Pix &maskPix);
+
+		// extracts a rectangular area from PIX
+		Pix ClipRectangle(Rect r);
 		
 		////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// DOCUMENT PAGE SEGMENTING FUNCTIONS
@@ -300,6 +315,13 @@ class Pix : public PixBase
 		// text baseline finding routine
 		Array<int> FindBaselines();
 
+		// foreground bounding box locating routine
+		// scans from a given border through image center to locate
+		// first non-background pixel.
+		// scanFlag is one of PIXRASTER_FROM_LEFT, PIXRASTER_FROM_RIGHT, PIXRASTER_FROM_TOP, PIXRASTER_FROM_BOTTOM
+		// returns true on success, false otherwise
+		bool ScanForForeground(int &loc, enum ScanModes scanMode);
+
 }; // END Class Pix 
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////