[real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
- From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:25:58 -0500
didn't know such a thing existed. Where do I apply. I don't think RSB is
going to open case for me so need to get things upgraded and running correct
and faster for this new job on my own.
Suzanne Rountree
Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>
> Don't forget about the assistive technology grant available through
> Missouri
> Counsel for the Blind. They will pay for half of whatever it is you
> decide
> you want to get, be it a Victor Stream or a Trekker.
>
> Reg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 8:45 AM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>
>
> Probably too nosy, but how do yall afford all these gadgets? I think I
> make
> pretty decent money and not much debt but really can't shell out 1500 for
> that cool-sounding thing Reg mentioned. by the way, what was that called
> again? Sounds like something this backwoods person could get and last me
> long time since I don't keep up with technology much. lol Well, maybe
> better get a cell phone first. haha
> Suzanne Rountree
> suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jenpat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 7:11 AM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>
>
>
> Hello Sarah and welcome to the list. I've been utilizing the Trekker Pro
> since May and I love it and all of its features. I've always enjoyed
> walking
> and utilizing fix bus routes while working my Guide Dogs, the Trekker has
> really enhanced my mobility.
> Patrick Palmer
> Kansas City, MO
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Sarah Jevnikar
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:15 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>
> Hi all!
> Thanks for the welcome. I'm writing to you from Ontario, Canada. I'm
> finishing my last year of high school and will be attending university
> *(somewhere) next year, hopefully in science or math, particularly biology
> or actuarial science. Should be interesting ...
> That new device sounds insane. What do you like so much about the Braille
> Note Reginald? It sounds really good, but a lot of the notetakers out
> there
> sound to similar to really decide which is best.
> Do any of you use a Trekker? They sound great too - a GPS system using
> JAWS
> speech and totally accessible, as long as the satellite map is good.
> They're
>
> a bit costly though.
> Take care all,
> Sarah Jevnikar
> P.S.: is there any way to delete one's own email when sending messages to
> this list? I keep getting messages I've posted in my inbox.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:15 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>
>
>> Hi Sarah,
>>
>> welcome to the Real Eyes list. We are a blind computer users group in
>> Kansas City. Most of the time we are too lazy to all meet so we have
>> this
>> list that people have sort of joined from all over the country and we
>> help
>> each other. Once a year or so we try to meet and have steaks and party a
>> little. Tell us something about you. There's no such thing as a stupid
>> question and, we are all here to help each other. Usually we keep the
>> traffic pretty low and just forward interesting information that helps us
>> all.
>>
>> I use a Braille Note which I love. I know there are Packmate users on
>> here.
>> Where I think it's all going with the notetakers are devices like the
>> Icon
>> Plus from Level Star and A.P.H. that are a phone, notetaker, music
>> player,
>> have blue tooth and Braille support and fit in your pocket with a 30 gig
>> hard drive. Makes some of this other stuff look positively obsolete and
>> it
>> only costs about $1500.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: October 11, 2007 10:13 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>
>>
>> yeah ... a bit of both ... I just joined up a few weeks ago when I was
>> looking for list serves on Braillle notetakers. Well ... I didn't find
>> any
>> but I found this, which has been interesting so far. Do any of you know
>> anything about the Braille Sense, Braillle Note, Packmate etc. or where I
>> might go to find introductory stuff on them? I've been using a Braille
>> Lite
>> 2000 for about 6 years, but I think I might need an upgrade. Any
>> thoughts?
>> Thank you,
>> Sarah Jevnikar
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:41 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>
>>
>>> BTY, Are you new to the list, don't post much, or I just don't remember
>>> you?
>>> Regardless...Hi Sarah!
>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:38 PM
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> intelligence? what intelligence? lol I'm certainly not insulted. I
>>>> was
>>>> saying it usually doesn't work because I don't know what I am doing, or
>>>> I
>>>> get lucky and can read it. Your email was very helpful. Moved it to
>>>> my
>>>> sacred saved teckie folder. smile
>>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:19 PM
>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Too true. I'm sorry - I didn't mean to insult your intelligence with
>>>>> that
>>>>> super-long email. I get like that sometimes ...
>>>>> Sarah Jevnikar
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:09 PM
>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the info Sarah. My experience with PDF is it either works
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> doesn't. lol Usually doesn't.
>>>>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>>>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:34 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Suzanne,
>>>>>>> I think Adobe 7 was the earliest to introduce accessibility options
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> JAWS, however there is Adobe 8.1 (I'm not exactly sure the number,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> 8
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> definitely a part of it), which might be worth getting for later
>>>>>>> versions
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> JAWS. The latest version of JAWS I have is 7 so I'm not totally sore
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> this, but I figure it couldn't hurt to be as up-to-date as possible.
>>>>>>> I've also found with pdf's that some are still unreadable. I don't
>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>> why
>>>>>>> this is, though I think it might have something to do with how the
>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> saved. However, most pdf's work fine.
>>>>>>> I don't know what your experience with adobe is like, but sometimes
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>> that has just been downloaded appears as a series of buttons, which
>>>>>>> say
>>>>>>> things like "0" and "jumps to next highlighted section". In such a
>>>>>>> case,
>>>>>>> you'll just need to hit b a number of times until you get to "Zoom
>>>>>>> in"
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> then hit enter". you might be presented with a dialog box to confirm
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>> request, which just means you'll have to hit enter again. This
>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>> bring
>>>>>>> up the document.
>>>>>>> I hope this lengthy email makes sense, and good luck.
>>>>>>> Oh by the way, I'm sorry I forgot this. Most times when you download
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> PDF
>>>>>>> for the first time without setting accessibility options it will
>>>>>>> automatically prompt you to do this, through a set of four screens.
>>>>>>> Just
>>>>>>> tab
>>>>>>> through all this and you'll see what I mean. If this doesn't happen,
>>>>>>> open
>>>>>>> Adobe and look for "accessibility setup assistant" under the help
>>>>>>> menu.
>>>>>>> Again, I hope this helps.
>>>>>>> Sarah Jevnikar
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: "real-eyes" <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:10 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] adobe reader
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> which version of adobe works best with jaws 7 and/or 8?
>>>>>>>> I have several different adobe things on this PC. when i open a
>>>>>>>> PDF
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> it wants me to update, I never know if I should or which one.
>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>>>>>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:41 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>
>>
>>> BTY, Are you new to the list, don't post much, or I just don't remember
>>> you?
>>> Regardless...Hi Sarah!
>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:38 PM
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> intelligence? what intelligence? lol I'm certainly not insulted. I
>>>> was
>>>> saying it usually doesn't work because I don't know what I am doing, or
>>>> I
>>>> get lucky and can read it. Your email was very helpful. Moved it to
>>>> my
>>>> sacred saved teckie folder. smile
>>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:19 PM
>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Too true. I'm sorry - I didn't mean to insult your intelligence with
>>>>> that
>>>>> super-long email. I get like that sometimes ...
>>>>> Sarah Jevnikar
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:09 PM
>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the info Sarah. My experience with PDF is it either works
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> doesn't. lol Usually doesn't.
>>>>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>>>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Sarah Jevnikar" <sarah.jevnikar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:34 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: adobe reader
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Suzanne,
>>>>>>> I think Adobe 7 was the earliest to introduce accessibility options
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> JAWS, however there is Adobe 8.1 (I'm not exactly sure the number,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> 8
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> definitely a part of it), which might be worth getting for later
>>>>>>> versions
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> JAWS. The latest version of JAWS I have is 7 so I'm not totally sore
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> this, but I figure it couldn't hurt to be as up-to-date as possible.
>>>>>>> I've also found with pdf's that some are still unreadable. I don't
>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>> why
>>>>>>> this is, though I think it might have something to do with how the
>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> saved. However, most pdf's work fine.
>>>>>>> I don't know what your experience with adobe is like, but sometimes
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>> that has just been downloaded appears as a series of buttons, which
>>>>>>> say
>>>>>>> things like "0" and "jumps to next highlighted section". In such a
>>>>>>> case,
>>>>>>> you'll just need to hit b a number of times until you get to "Zoom
>>>>>>> in"
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> then hit enter". you might be presented with a dialog box to confirm
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>> request, which just means you'll have to hit enter again. This
>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>> bring
>>>>>>> up the document.
>>>>>>> I hope this lengthy email makes sense, and good luck.
>>>>>>> Oh by the way, I'm sorry I forgot this. Most times when you download
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> PDF
>>>>>>> for the first time without setting accessibility options it will
>>>>>>> automatically prompt you to do this, through a set of four screens.
>>>>>>> Just
>>>>>>> tab
>>>>>>> through all this and you'll see what I mean. If this doesn't happen,
>>>>>>> open
>>>>>>> Adobe and look for "accessibility setup assistant" under the help
>>>>>>> menu.
>>>>>>> Again, I hope this helps.
>>>>>>> Sarah Jevnikar
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Suzanne Rountree" <suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: "real-eyes" <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:10 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] adobe reader
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> which version of adobe works best with jaws 7 and/or 8?
>>>>>>>> I have several different adobe things on this PC. when i open a
>>>>>>>> PDF
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> it wants me to update, I never know if I should or which one.
>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>> Suzanne Rountree
>>>>>>>> Suzyq69@xxxxxxxxxx
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