[access-uk] Re: PDF difficulty
- From: "Amanda Burt" <amanda.burt1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:59:02 +0100
Ah, that's very interesting. I wondered why some PDF documents I can read and
others, it says empty document. How do we get round this problem?
Thanks Amanda
From: Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 4:44 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF difficulty
Hi Valerie,
now that one does sound as if Adobe Acrobat reader has worked on a file
comprising a scanned-in graphic instead of the original text. It would strip
out all the graphics, then format the rest for JAWS to read to you. However, in
the case of a document that is scanned in pictures of pages of text, there'll
be nothing left. The sighted person would see the picture of the page, and read
the words on it. The Blind reader would be told the document is empty - because
100% of the content will have been filtered out.
Best,
Clive
Clive Lever
Diversity Advisor
01622 221163 (extension 7000 1163) Room 1.15, Sessions House, County Hall,
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ.
Diversity is a strength and we will value and harness difference for the
benefit of all service users, the individual and KCC.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
valerie
Sent: 27 April 2011 16:23
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF difficulty
Hi Andy.
I'm having a similar problem, but in my case it's happening with email
attachments. I've received two emails recently with PDF documents attached,
but when I open them up JAWS tells me the document is being processed but then
says "alert empty document". I don't know whether it's visible on screen but
JAWS obviously isn't seeing anything. Are there any settings in WLM I need to
change?
Valerie Pickles.
From: ANDY COLLINS
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:39 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] PDF difficulty
Hi all -
Sometimes when I click on a PDF doc, the processing starts, but JAWS [9] can't
see anything. Using the JAWS cursor, I can read a line that says "1/2 29.4
percent find"
I understand that this means 29.4 percent of page 1, and there are 2 pages to
process, and that the "find" is to search the document, but can't figure out
how to make the document visible to JAWS. Sighted help tells me the document is
visible on screen, but trying to use the "find facility to search for a word
that is visible to the eye, reports no results. I also notice that hitting the
ALT key doesn't bring up the menu bar.
Any help please? -
Andy
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