Yep, Ray, I agree with you on this one and didn't actually intend to take this off topic in any way.
I think I saw this facility around in Reading somewhere some months back but can't quite remember how it was done. I'm taking a look as I write and read from their pages . . .
If you need to plan a route, view the Reading area map as a PDF file or check where to catch your bus in Reading Town Centre. Oh, fun ahead! <Smiles>First I found a page and understand the bus numbers and routes, given in general terms, but don't know what all their abbreviations mean! <Grins>
Then I downloaded a two page PDF which gives the town centre buses and stops.
At this point I decided my PDF version if rubbish and I'll have to seek elsewhere for a better one.
I thought Version 8 was only for Vista users. Is this not so? -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 9:30 PMSubject: [access-uk] Re: Adobe PDF reader and handling of formatting and tables
Carol, I've got Adobe Reader 8a, or whatever. The file for the Birmingham area took some time to be processed in Adobe Reader, but it did get there. No doubt it would have taken a bit less time had I fewer programs running at the time. I did an experimental conversion to text saved in a parallel file to the PDf-propper. As far as I could see the essential bus stop codes were missing, but I'll take another look. I feel strongly this information should be in tabular form on the website. That way it would be much easier to navigate. Then again, the Yorkshire site at: http://wypte.acislive.com/ providing the same sort of info, Is an easier proposition for a screen reader user. I wonder if this facility isn't actually a standard package provided by some information systems company as I'm sure this service is pretty similar wherever you happen to live. If this is the case, then they should extend the provision of the service to a standardised website layout that is proven to work for us. Then again, all of this gives us a little less flexibility than someone who can read the bus stop codes when out and about and enter them directly into their phones. So, I reason that a Blue Tooth, or similar device should be embedded, buried, in the bus stop to communicate the unique code to a phone directly. Then, if you've a Talks, or similar equipped phone, you could just get the bus stop number and get the info about next buses due like everyone else. As it is, we have to do some preparation via the net, or some pre-published list, and this is where I came in, and hence this discussion. Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Carol Pearson Subject: [access-uk] Re: Adobe PDF reader and handling of formatting and tables Ugh, Ray! I took a look at the PDF document, trying to work through the process . . .. It never did format but my computer totally and utterly froze up! <GRRR> Did you ever manage to get the PDF to a readable state on your machine, I wonder? I'm using JAWS 8.0.2173 and have Adobe 7.0.9. Hmmm! Never got very favourable results since I updated Adobe! Anyway, thumbs well and truly down for me so far! Let us know the outcome of this. I'm glad I don't live in Birmingham now and just hope I can look up bus numbers with greater ease and satisfaction! -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-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:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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