1. A method for locating text in a digital image, said method comprising: receiving a first plurality of candidate components; filtering said first plurality of candidate components based on component properties, thereby producing a second plurality of candidate components; forming a first plurality of text lines from said second plurality of candidate components; filtering said first plurality of text lines based on a first text-line property associated with text-line length, thereby producing a second plurality of text lines; and filtering said second plurality of text lines based on a second text-line property associated with text-line orientation to locate a plurality of text components associated with said digital image.