[JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net

Point made-I still wonder if there is a way to determine what type of pdf
the file is to reduce trial and error time.  I'll send an e-mail to Adobe
ust to make a point.

Wayne

-----Original Message-----
From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of The Elf
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:02 PM
To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net

that's always been the truth as far as I have seen.

regards,
the elf
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lennie Rinaldi" <merlin739@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:14 PM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net


> Wayne,
>
> I found that whenever Jaws said empty document, It means to me that
> Adobe is reading an image document. I do believe that should alert
> you what you are trying to read. At least, that is what I look for.
>
> Lennie
>
> At 03:45 PM 1/14/2009, you wrote:
>>Thanks Lennie.  I am sure you are right.  I just received an e-mail with 4
>>pdf attachments.  Three of them I was able to open and read with no 
>>trouble
>>but the fourth one kept giving me a message, Empty Document.  I printed it
>>and scanned it and it was full of text.
>>
>>I think I am going to e-mail Adobe and ask if there is a way to identify 
>>the
>>type of pdf docs and let us know.
>>
>>Wayne
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>On Behalf Of Lennie Rinaldi
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:20 PM
>>To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net
>>
>>Wayne,
>>
>>I ran into this problem too using version 8 of Adobe Reader.
>>
>>I think that the PDF document is an image and the only way to read it
>>is to do what you did. I often print an image document and scan it to
>>read the text.
>>
>>Just thought that you might like to know.
>>
>>Lennie
>>
>>At 12:42 PM 1/14/2009, you wrote:
>> >Thanks for trying.  I did download the Accessible version of Adobe 
>> >Reader
>>9,
>> >but the two attachments that were unreadable before the download are 
>> >still
>> >unreadable afterward.  I print them, scan them in Open Book and there 
>> >they
>> >ar.
>> >
>> >Wayne
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> >[mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> >On Behalf Of G.W. Cox
>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:51 PM
>> >To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net
>> >
>> >Go to your help menu on version 8 and upgrade to version 9. Somewhere 
>> >along
>> >the line, there will be a dialogue for accessibility settings.
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "wayne b smith" <waynesoundsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 6:00 PM
>> >Subject: [JAWSLite] pdf on the net
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hello
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I was using Adobe Reader 7 and reading pdf files that came as e-mail
>> > > attachments with no problem.  Then, I downloaded Adobe Reader 8 and 
>> > > the
>> > > trouble began.  Most of the files that come as attachments are
>>unreadable,
>> > > often saying Unknown Zone.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > When I save one of these attachments to My Documents and then open it
>> > > reads
>> > > just fine.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Recently, a ministry in Florida sent me a pdf flier that I could not
>>read.
>> > > I called them and a woman said that she checked it and it was fine. 
>> > > She
>> > > suggested that I print it.  I did, and when I scanned the page it was
>>all
>> > > there.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Do these issues ring any bells with any of you?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Wayne
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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