[access-uk] Re: PDF & JAWS
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:04:03 -0000
Ian, just a short addendum to my last message. Not sure whether you can read
the
documents in question at all, but if it is a case of not being able to read
everything or stuff's being jumbled, then have you tried the various options
under
documents - accessability options? You can change the way the PDF reader
handles
formatting and such there.
Other thing to ask, are you using 8.1 of the reader?
It is perplexing aand a bit worrying if people cannot read docs that should be
readable. (Whether the Mac application and printing to PDF is to blame, who
knows? If only we had people around who've experienced this sort of thing.
Cheers,
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
Ian Macrae
Ray, you're right about the Mac issue. But the whole point of proofing is
that
you have to see files in the final form in which they'll ultimately be sent to
pre-press and then the printers. I've already tried turning the files into text
but that process in itself generates errors which aren't there in the PDF
originals. One option might be to emboss the files into hard copy Braille from
the PDFs, but again it would require a very accurate transcription programme.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ray's Home
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF & JAWS
I fear it isn't much help to assk what format these files, or master
documents
are in before they've been converted to PDF, is it?
I only ask because maybe rather than giving them to you in PDF they could be
saved, maybe, from the format they were created in? Maybe to RTF or something?
I've a horrible feeling this could bring in issues of what platform others
are
working with. A Mac maybe? (NOt blaming Macs as such, just that, maybe they see
PDF as the natural choice of interchange. Still, won't speculate further, as
that's all it is.
Cheers,
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Ian Macrae
Sent: 2 November 2007 8:58PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF & JAWS
To elaborate my problem, I have to finally proof read pages for a magazine
before they're committed to Quark Express files for pre-press and printing. It
simply doesn't seem possible with Jaws V8 and PDF? I'd imagine Quark is even
less
likely to be a runner? does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Of course,
the
whoe point of proofing is accuracy otherwise I'd print them and run them through
K1000.
----- Original Message -----
From: Léonie Watson
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF & JAWS
Ian,
As Adrian says, resolution isn't known to affect the accessibility
of
a PDF. The font face may be a factor though. Some fonts can be harder for a
screen
reader to pick up and interpret, particularly the more ornate ones. Just a
thought.
Regards,
Tink.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ian Macrae
Sent: 02 November 2007 15:19
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] PDF & JAWS
Does the resolution of a PDF file make any difference to Jaws 8['s
ability
to read it?
Ian Macrae
Editor
Disability Now
+44 20 7619 7115
+447795 968743
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