RE: Alternatives to Adobe reader that are jaws friendly
- From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:06:58 -0500
Can a program like PDF Exchange Viewer be used independently of Adobe
Reader? PDF is a format created by Adobe. I ask out of ignorance. Still,
David gave you a good and constructive response. The problems you're having
with Adobe Reader, other than its size, are ones many of us no longer
experience. There's been a lot of good information passed along on this list
about how best to use it.
If you want to object to the accessibility of a program like PDF Exchange
Viewer, take it up with the company that makes it. Adobe appears to have put
a lot of work into making its PDF files accessible to visually impaired
people, and I for one appreciate it. The days when I could hardly handle PDF
files at all were bleak.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of JM Casey
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 5:01 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Alternatives to Adobe reader that are jaws friendly
Thanks. I do appreciate that, but as I said, I am looking for alternatives.
It isn't right that we jaws users are stuck with certain applications, but
that's a discussion of a whole other sort.
----- Original Message -----
From: David <mailto:davidwhitehead1957@xxxxxxxxx>
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: Alternatives to Adobe reader that are jaws friendly
well, I find that;
adobe 9.exe, works quite well,
you also can use a OCR program like kurzweil.
I find adobe 10x a little flaky, however as I indicated, adobe 9 works fine.
----- Original Message -----
From: JM Casey <mailto:crystallogic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 4:06 PM
Subject: Alternatives to Adobe reader that are jaws friendly
Hello everyone.
So I really hate adobe reader. It's ridiculously huge when all I want to do
is read text, installs a speed launcher in memory that I don't want, and
crashes almost every time I close it. There are a number of other programmes
out there that sensible people use, like PDF XChange viewer, but I haven't
heard much from jaws users on this subject. This list is pretty much my only
contact with the screenreading community in general and I don't really have
the time or inclination to try a bunch of programmes until I find one that
works. I know adobe reader has special accessibility features and so
abandoning their horrible software might not be as easy for us as it is for
sighted users. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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