[JAWSLite] Re: Empty document in .pdf

Usually, this is because it is a "snapshot" of the document, which is not in 
graphics and JFW will not read it. If you print it using your Open Book 
Freedom Import Printer or the printer in your Kurzweil, you should be able 
to read at least some of it.
HTH.
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Lafond" <Eileen.Lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Empty document in .pdf


> When I printed it out, I can see well enough to tell that there is 
> printing on the page.  Actually it appears that it is actually vertical 
> but should be horizontal, but I cannot trust my eyes, but that is what I 
> think.
>
>
> Eileen La Fond
> Phone (206) 386-0011
> e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>>> Christopher Chaltain <cchaltain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4/20/2009 6:09 PM >>>
> Ah, I forgot OCR had been added to PDF2TXT. I was thinking it just
> extracted the text.
>
> BTW, do we really know if there is anything in this PDF file?
>
> Don Moore wrote:
>> But PDF2TXT is almost a thousand dollars cheaper than the Kurzweil 
>> product.
>> Admittedly it does a nicer job, but for the price you at least know what 
>> you
>> read.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Christopher Chaltain" <cchaltain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:21 PM
>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Empty document in .pdf
>>
>>
>> I'm assuming that your document is empty because it only contains a
>> scanned image in it. I think you're only alternative is to use a OCR
>> application to try to recognize the text and convert it into a usable
>> format. I think Kurzweil can do this. I'm sure there are other options
>> as well.
>>
>> Don Moore wrote:
>>
>>> You need to get Jamal Matzrui's free wear program pdf2txt.  There's
>>> nothing
>>> professional about the finished product, but you do know what it is 
>>> you've
>>> read at least.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Eileen Lafond" <Eileen.Lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 5:43 PM
>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Empty document in .pdf
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Is there any way to convert an empty document in .pdf format into text
>>>
>>> I haveJFW version 9, and Windows XP pro.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any assistance,
>>>
>>> Eileen La Fond
>>> Phone (206) 386-0011
>>> e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx
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