Re: PDF Converter
- From: "Shai Wolman" <shai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:15:29 -0700
What version of k1000 did you try opening it with?
I believe that adobe acrobat has to probably be installed first, in order to
convert it but I'm not sure about that one.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loreal Lavigna" <Llavigna@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: PDF Converter
> I tried opening a PDF file in k1000 and it says it was unable to open
it...
> What do I do?
> Loreal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "david poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:57 AM
> Subject: Re: PDF Converter
>
>
> > just bring a pdf document into k1000.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shai Wolman" <shai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: PDF Converter
> >
> >
> > They do how do they do that? I don't for example (in my kurzweil see an
> > option to do such) and I have the 8.01 version of it I don't know if
there
> > is any newer version than that, but that's the one that I have and it
> > doesn't do that, perhaps you can tell us or perhaps me off list since
this
> > is going off the general curve of things in regards to the topic that
> we're
> > supposed to be discussing on this list which version of kurzweil
supports
> > that or if my version does support it, how I would go about utilizing
that
> > option, because that would be a very big break through for me in college
> > now, with some of my books coming out as e-text and a lot of them being
in
> > adobe acrobat form.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Aman Singer" <aman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:28 PM
> > Subject: RE: PDF Converter
> >
> >
> > > Hi.
> > > First, I'd have a look at
> > > http://www.premier-programming.com/PDF/pdfmagic.htm
> > > Scansoft's PDF product sounds somewhat expensive. The best thing you
> > > could do, though, is to get a demo of all programs and have a look at
> what
> > > they do with your particular PDF files. PDF files, as you know, are
> quite
> > > variable in their content. Have you thought of Fine Reader, Kurzweil,
> > > Openbook, or Omnipage, which all convert files from PDF to OCRed text?
> > > Aman
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > > Of emarquette
> > > Sent: May 30, 2004 12:14 AM
> > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: PDF Converter
> > >
> > > ScanSoft, the people who sell Dragon Naturally Speaking and OmniPage,
> > > have come out with a product called PDF Converter. It is being
> > > advertised for the "special" introductory price of $99.00.
> > > Has anyone tried it, and can anyone who has indicate whether it works,
> > > in any respect, with JAWS?
> > > It claims to convert just about anything into PDF (I wonder how well)
> > > and to convert PDF files into Word files.
> > > Since about 90% of the PDF files I get are turned into hash by MSAA,
> > > Jaws, or something, this could be a very, very valuable tool -- if it
> > > works.
> > > Case in point. MSAA thinks just about every table is a columnar
report
> > > and, therefore, decolumnizes it, rendering the report completely
> > > useless. What's worse, there is no way to turn it off. But, I have
> > > complained about that before. Honestly, I am not always a complainer.
> > > Anyway, if PDF Converter is smart enough to figure out that PDF tables
> > > are not columns, the $99.00 would be a steal -- if it works with JAWS.
> > > I suspect there is a money back guarantee, and I am tempted to buy it,
> > > try it, and trash it -- if it doesn't work.
> > > Right now, however, I don't really have the time.
> > > Thanks to the experienced or at least the brave! <SMILE>
> > >
> > > Ed Marquette
> > > 930 West 34th St.
> > > Kansas City, MO 64111
> > > (816) 561- 7111
> > >
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