I too, have to agree with you on this, I hate pdf and prefer text or html and think we should be given the choice where pdf files are concerned reguards > From: drewdog101@xxxxxxxxx > To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: SIGHT AND SOUND PDF DOCUMENTS > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:49:42 +0100 > > Hi Wendy and rest of List, >> >> I am running Jaws 9 (latest version) together with Adobe Reader 8. Having >> clicked on the products brochure within the Sight and Sound site I find >> that it opens and can be read by me. >> >> However I am not a big fan of PDF documents as, even with the >> accessibility assistant within Adobe Reader, in my experience PDF >> documents are more problematic to navigate around, using Jaws than are >> word or HTML texts. In my view it is helpful if a site maintains both word >> and/or HTML versions of documents as these are, in general more easily >> navigable than are PDF documents. >> >> Regards, >> >> Kevin >> PS; I'm not suggesting that sites do not utilise PDF, merely that in >> addition to this format that they, in addition maintain alternative >> formats. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wendy Sharpe" >> To: >> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 4:30 PM >> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: SIGHT AND SOUND PDF DOCUMENTS >> >> >>> Mervyn >>> >>> I was trying to open yours from IE 6 and within your website. I have >>> successfully done this on other sites. I have also saved quite a few PDF >>> files to my hard drive, and successfully read them after launching Adobe >>> Reader 8. I also sometimes go through Windows Explorer, opening PDF >>> files >>> from there. >>> >>> I have reading settings from left to right, top to bottom, and to read >>> the >>> whole document. >>> >>> Wendy >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>> On >>> Behalf Of Mervyn Robertson >>> Sent: 28 April 2008 16:26 >>> To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: SIGHT AND SOUND PDF DOCUMENTS >>> >>> Wendy >>> >>> We do take considerable care to ensure that all of our pdf documents are >>> accessible. All of our documents are individually prepared and none of >>> them are just scanned in as images. >>> >>> Could you let me know if you are opening the documents within your >>> browser or if you are opening pdf files that you have downloaded to your >>> machine? >>> >>> Regards >>> Mervyn >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>> On Behalf Of Wendy Sharpe >>> Sent: 28 April 2008 15:15 >>> To: 'Jaws' >>> Subject: [jaws-uk] SIGHT AND SOUND PDF DOCUMENTS >>> >>> I was looking on Sight and Sound's website, and tried to view a couple >>> of PDF files, the brochure and a document information sheet. I was >>> surprised to find that both these documents were inaccessible. >>> >>> I have quite a number of PDF files on my computer, many of them >>> instruction manuals. I have just checked that I can still read some of >>> them, so it isn't anything I have done to alter the settings. >>> >>> As we all know, inaccessible PDF documents usually means that they have >>> been scanned in as images rather than being typed in as text. I am >>> surprised that Sight and Sound, a company supplying specialist equipment >>> and software to blind and partially sighted people, should produce >>> inaccessible documents. I would be interested to know what they have to >>> say about this. >>> >>> If anyone else on this list can access the documents I mentioned, >>> perhaps they could let us know. >>> >>> Wendy >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________________ >>> This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. >>> For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email >>> ______________________________________________________________________ >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > _________________________________________________________________ 100’s of prizes to be won at BigSnapSearch.com http://www.bigsnapsearch.com** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq