[access-uk] Re: reading pdf files
- From: David W Wood <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:00:50 +0100
George - thanks!
See my private message in reply.
David
In message <5C7EA308D397A045B5F1FD9AF0FA48032A200E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
vision.co.uk>, George Bell <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>
>
>Hi David,
>
>I've sent you a plain text version of the User's Guide which I was able
>to save as text with Adobe Reader 6 without any problems.
>
>As I said in my private message, it's not especially tidy, but at least
>it is plain text.
>
>George.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of David W Wood
>Sent: 13 June 2004 09:24
>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [access-uk] Re: reading pdf files
>
>
>
>George
>
>I would be grateful.
>
>The software is a bit of ham radio software which is very powerful for
>the hobby.
>
>It has just been released in a Windows version for the first time, and
>when in development stage about a year ago I asked the list for contacts
>with people who could give ideas on accessibility.
>Regrettably very little came back, but a couple of pointers were sent to
>the authors, but what I have seen so far has unfortunately not been very
>impressive which is a tremendous shame as the original English author
>turned himself inside out with the original DOS version to make it
>accessible with high value ASCII characters which could be used to
>trigger Hal etc.
>
>anyway, the URL is:
>ww.turbolog.de
>
>download
>tl4
>
>their are two files, document and tl4:setup.exe being the .Pdf and self-
>extracting installation files .
>the front man is Alwin Gudesen:
>info@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>I have already emailed him with a few comments.
>
>David
>
>
>In message <5C7EA308D397A045B5F1FD9AF0FA48032A1FFD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>vision.co.uk>, George Bell <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>
>>
>>Hi David,
>>
>>If you let me know the URL, I'll take a look. We've got the full Adobe
>
>>package here.
>>
>>George=3D20
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On=20
>>Behalf Of David W Wood
>>Sent: 12 June 2004 15:37
>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: reading pdf files
>>
>>
>>
>>George
>>
>>I would be surprised if this were the case but will email the authors=20
>>to find out.
>>
>>Might it also be associated with the multi-level protection within=20
>>Acrobat distiller?
>>
>>David
>>
>>
>>In message <5C7EA308D397A045B5F1FD9AF0FA48032A1FFB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>vision.co.uk>, George Bell <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi David,
>>>
>>>It is possible that the PDF simply contains a scanned copy of the=3D20=20
>>>manual, and so there is not actually any convertible text in it. =20
>>>We=3D20 hit this problem quite often with the braille bureau.
>>>
>>>George.
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On=3D20=20
>>>Behalf Of David W Wood
>>>Sent: 12 June 2004 14:09
>>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [access-uk] reading pdf files
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Hello all
>>>
>>>sorry to bring up this old chestnut!
>>>
>>>I have just downloaded a piece of hobby software which has a 242=20
>>>page=3D20 =3D3D2EPdf manual which I don't seem to be able to read with=20
>>>acrobat 5,=3D20 jaws 5.0.621.
>>>
>>>I am sure that I have read pdf files previously with this combination.
>>>
>>>Any help welcomed?
>>>
>>>David
>>>--
>>>David W Wood
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