Yes, Peter, I think we're finding the concept hard to grasp. I suppose
what I mean is that, if someone sighted can read the graphic image, why
can't the screen reader which is acting as a sighted person?
I still think I would have difficulty in following it though. (smile).
Best wishes,
Joan.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Beasley To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June
23, 2007 4:04 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
I realise that tom but my point is thatyou would be able to read it
were you able to see.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Lorimer To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June
23, 2007 3:46 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
Yes you would be able to see the braille and read it with sight, but
as it's a photograph you wouldn't be able to feel the braille with your
fingers.
Many years ago I was once sent a photo copy of a sheet of braille
which of course was useless, and trying to get the person who sent it to
me to understand that I couldn't read dots on a photograph was a total
waste of time.
Tom.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Beasley To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday,
June 23, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
That's what I can't understand Tom. If I could see, and was
presented with a picture of a sheet of Braille, surely I would be able to
see the braille. ----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Lorimer To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday,
June 23, 2007 2:35 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
The text has been saved to a graphic type file and no screen
reader can read it. That's why it had to be scanned with OCR software.
Just imagine someone taking a picture of a sheet of braille with
a camera and sending it to you.
The braille is all there in the picture, but try reading it and
you'll begin to understand the difference.
Cheers Tom.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Beasley To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday,
June 23, 2007 2:25 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
I was going to ask the same thing. What is the difference
between a page of text and an image of a page of text? ----- Original
Message -----
From: Joan Muir To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday,
June 23, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
Yes, indeed. I'm most grateful to Peter. What I don't follow
is why I got the message that it was empty. I don't understand the thing
about images really.
Best wishes,
Joan.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Beasley To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent:
Saturday, June 23, 2007 12:49 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
I printed it out and scanned it with k1000 for her.
----- Original Message -----
From: Amro Bilal To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent:
Saturday, June 23, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Empty PDF Document?
Joan, it might well be a PDF image. Run it through an OCR
prog such as FineReader and see if you get any better results. HTH,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: Joan Muir To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent:
Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:43 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Empty PDF Document?
Hi, Folks,
I received an email with a PDF attachment. However,
when I opened the document I got the message: Alert: empty document. Yet
the attachment said 64 point something or other kb. How can this be?
If someone would like to look at this I'd be happy to
forward it to them as obviously I can't send it to the list.
Best wishes,
Joan.
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