Thanks Ryan. You're explanation is very clear to me! janet
---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: interacting with links in Safari > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:05:39 -0400 > > OCR stands for optical character recognition. Basically, whenever > there is a picture, OCR can be used to recognize text that is on the > picture. Some PDF files are actually images that have text in them. > OCR can be used to analyze the picture and pick the text out of the > picture, then the screen reader can read the text. > I hope this was a good enough explanation. > Ryan > > On Jul 8, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Janet and Felix * wrote: > >> >> 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 >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008
