hi,
Though I have almost an idea about your question, as my behavior I do
not reply unless fully clear myself. I have a minor confusion on one
condition and hence I did not wish to speak on this matter.

On 12/8/14, Vikas Kapoor <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, I have one doubt pertaining to this PDF files issue. If I come
> across
> an image based PDF file and I get it read by ABBYY Fine Reader and save the
>
> read file as having text under the page image or text over the page image,
> once I take the print out of the saved PDF file, will it print the original
>
> image text or the recognised text?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Him Prasad Gautam" <[email protected]>
> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
> concerningthe disabled." <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 12:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] How to deal with Malayalam PDF files?
>
>
> hi,
> Be clear.
> 1. A pdf file may contain only textual material. It needs no ocr.
> 2. A pdf file may contain only scanned material. It needs ocr.
> 3. A pdf file may contain both textual and scanned material. To access
> the textual material portion ocr is not necessary but for the scanned
> material portion ocr is the only solution.
> Again, be further clear.
> apart pdf, these three condition are also equally applicable to other
> file formats like MS word or MS power point etc.
>
> Now, What is jpg file?
> First of all be clear:
> there can be many format of scanned images. jpg, png are the example.
> scanned material means a single block of image/photo as a single unit
> which may contain the image of a letters and any other object. Hence
> the term jpg as you are using must be substituted as scanned copy.
> This is the appropriate word for image format. Among scanned copy
> format, jpg is one of the type. The word scanned is like the word
> toothpaste and the term jpg is like colgate or binaca!
> ocr is the only solution for scanned copy. Hence jpg file can be
> accessed if a ocr of that language is available.
> hope it clears you.
> Finally, as I understand, Malayalam ocr is the final solution of your
> thirst.
>
> On 12/8/14, Mujeeb Rahman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Goutham,
>>
>> Thankfully my concern about the pdf files has been cleared. You have
>> touched all the points in the needed depth. However, my request for
>> 'How to read the jpg files' is yet to be answered. Would certainly
>> appreciate you, if that too could be taught in the same way.
>>
>>
>> On 12/6/14, Him Prasad Gautam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> hi,
>>> Sorry, Still your question is a bit confusing.
>>> What you mean by: Wanted to know the different ways to make the
>>> Malayalam pdf  files read by JAWS.
>>> Do you mean how to make a pdf file?
>>> Or
>>> Do you mean how to make jaws capable to read a pdf file?
>>> If your material is in textual format the pdf file will be in textual
>>> pdf format and if a scanned image is in the file, it creates a scanned
>>> pdf file.
>>> Now be clear:
>>> 1. If the pdf file contains textual materials; there are two condition
>>> further.
>>> a. If the text are written in non unicode format, jaws can not read it.
>>> b. If the texts are written in unicode format, there is a way to make
>>> jaws capable to read it.
>>> 2. If the pdf file contains scanned (non-textual) material; again
>>> there are two condition further.
>>> a. If Malayalam OCR is developed ( I do not know); , jaws can be used
>>> to read it.
>>> b. If there is no Malayalam OCR, there is no way to access by VI user.
>>> About your second question, How does a jpg file format differ from pdf?
>>>
>>> a  jpg file is an scanned object like a photo or picture.
>>> A pdf file may or may not contain the jpg image.
>>> Hope it clears you.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/6/14, Mujeeb Rahman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Actually, I ment to raise two questions with this thread, which are as
>>>> follows:
>>>> 1. Wanted to know the different ways to make the Malayalam pdf  files
>>>> read by JAWS.
>>>> 2. How does a jpg file format differ from pdf and to what extent will
>>>> it support for us?
>>>>
>>>> Although you have done the answering proactively, thought of making it
>>>> clear and hope at least now the questions have been vividly asked !
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/3/14, Him Prasad Gautam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> hi,
>>>>> There is a bit confusion to me.
>>>>> The subject speaks about pdf file and some where it talks about ocr
>>>>> and jpg format.
>>>>> Let me clear as far as I know.
>>>>> 1. The pdf file may or may not be a scanned image (jpg) format.
>>>>> 2. If the pdf file is not a scan copy, then no need of ocr.
>>>>> 3. If the pdf file is a scanned copy, then ocr is the only option for
>>>>> accessibility.
>>>>> 4. if the ocr for the local language is not available, there is no way
>>>>> out.
>>>>> 5. Unfortunately, being a non Indian language speaker, I personally
>>>>> have no idea in which languages the ocr are available!
>>>>> 6. If there is no ocr in Malayalam, it must be developed That is the
>>>>> only solution.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/3/14, Mujeeb Rahman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> So, it seems to have no way as far as Malayalam PDF files are
>>>>>> concerned, right? What about jpg files? I'm talking about files of
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> type, not the particular Malayalam language. Please?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/3/14, Mahesh S. Panicker <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> Jaws doesn't support Malayalam OCR anyways.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 12/3/14, Him Prasad Gautam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> hi,
>>>>>>>> Do you have a Malayalam OCR? As far as I know, the jaws built-in
>>>>>>>> ocr
>>>>>>>> system is not capable to detect Malayalam characters of jpg form.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 12/3/14, Mujeeb Rahman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have been assigned some more responsibilities in the office, in
>>>>>>>>> which one is to deal with Malayalam PDF files. So, wanted to know
>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>> do we have any alternatives in this regard. Would be really
>>>>>>>>> grateful,
>>>>>>>>> if anybody could point out the way of reading jpg files too as am
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> good in performing the advanced OCR feature of JAWS.
>>>>>>>>> I have Windows XP machine with JAWS 13 loaded on it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your any help.
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mujeeb
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