You seem to have had better luck than most in this regard, since even
with the latest Adobe Reader, it is common for blind users to report
difficulties accessing PDF files in a comfortable, efficient manner.
Concerning the raw printstream setting you use, does that avoid the
time-consuming process of Adobe Reader adding tags to an untagged PDF?
Jamal
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Subject: [program-l] Re: VB: Reading pdf with screenreader
Hi Jamal,
Many of the specifications I've used are two to three years
old. Tables do not read at all in those documents. However, the
tables in the documents get parsed up in a way that makes them quite
easy to figure out and read. I have encountered newer PDF's in which
the tables read almost as easily as tables in a MS Word document.
I've also used numerous PDF converters in the past but have found
them all to be pretty useless. Even Scansoft's PDF Converter, a
fairly pricy product, did a less than acceptable job. With the
latest releases of JFW and WindowEyes, I haven't really needed any
such product. With the efforts of Adobe and the screen reader
companies, I don't believe it will be very long before PDF
accessibility problems will be a thing of the past.
Take care,
Ed Przybylek
At 10:05 AM 9/20/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Edward,
>Have you found PDFs that support JAWS table navigation commands? My
>understanding is that, theoretically, this is possible with appropriate
>markup in a PDF that is tagged for accessibility, but I have yet to
>encounter a PDF where such table structure is actually implemented.
>
>Jamal
>
>
>
>
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>[mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Przybylek
>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 7:53 PM
>To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [program-l] Re: VB: Reading pdf with screenreader
>
>
>Hi Che,
>
>I currently use both JFW V6 and WindowEyes V5. Both do a great job
>reading PDF's. I've used them at work to read 1000 page
>specifications full of tables and outlines. My job relies on having
>access to these specifications and so far as I know I still have a
>job. Give your screen reader a try before you spend money on
>additional software.
>
>Take care,
>Ed Przybylek
>
>At 05:16 PM 9/19/2005, you wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have found a couple of tutorials for visual basic that look
> > helpful, unfortunately they are in pdf format. It has been a while
> > since I tried to read any pdf files with my screenreader, as it was
> > such a pain in the back to do. Should I see if Adobe has made any
> > progress with their newest version of Acrobat Reader for the blind
> > community, or get a pdf to text converter for these files?
> > Thanks.
> > Che
>
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