What is the "o c r engine?" Thanks. Felix says he can read pdf files but can't interact with pdf files, for example, to see how a particular word is spelled.
Janet ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: interacting with links in Safari > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:47:58 -0400 > > many pdfs are not pictures of words or screen readers would not be able to > read them. There is no o c r engine in adobe reader or preview. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet and Felix *" > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by > theblind" > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 8:11 PM > Subject: RE: interacting with links in Safari > > > > No, pictures of words. Some of what people read online at some sites is > pictures of words, rather than text. It all looks like text to sighted > people. But to the screen reader, it is pictures. > > Felix says that's what PDF files are. Pictures of words. > > Janet > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:48:17 -0400 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: interacting with links in Safari >> To: [email protected] >> >> Can't say with pictures as I am sure as far as I can tell it won't >> interact with those, but then what would there to be interacting with. >> However, with links that were textual in nature, can be interacted >> with where previously that was not possible. >> >> On Jul 7, 2008, at 6:47 PM, Janet and Felix * wrote: >> >>> >>> Felix says that some things on the internet are pictures of words >>> rather than actual text. Alot of sites are still that way. So >>> there is nothing for the screen reader to get it's hooks into to >>> read. Felix's words. >>> >>> So does Safari's latest upgrade now convert those pictures into text >>> in the links? Just wondering how its done to make it work. >>> >>> Or does it just read most stuff but not all. >>> >>> Janet >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>>> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:37:06 -0400 >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Subject: interacting with links in Safari >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Folks, maybe I just hadn't tried this in a while, but do you recall a >>>> time when you couldn't interact with a link? Well the most recent >>>> version of Safari available to you will allow you to interact with >>>> links on a page. I mean interact with them so that you can navigate >>>> character by character which was not possible previously. Now, is >>>> this >>>> cool or what. I just suddenly started doing it and it just occurred >>>> to >>>> me that I was actually doing it. >>>> >>>> Scott Howell >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live >>> Messenger. >>> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 >> >> Scott Howell >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 > > > _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008
