Paul PDF document processing is one area where Mac OS X and VoiceOver really do fall flat on their faces. I know that maybe people will not like me saying this but I have to speak as I find. As somebody who, in the passed, has done a lot of work for and with Adobe on their beta testing team for Acrobat Professional (Windows), I really think that something needs to be done to end the war of words between Apple and Adobe, formerly partners in crime.
It's my understanding that the two companies fell out over Apple's refusal to support flash on their mobile platforms. But to be honest, even before that point, their refusal to work together to better the PDF support for those of us with accessibility needs was and is very disappointing. Anyway, to answer your question. I think that probably your best bet is Abbyy FineReader Express Mac. I think I'm write in saying that it can convert documents whilst retaining their format. It's been a while since I played with it as I cannot get my Canon scanners to work under Lion or Mountain Lion. So if somebody knows better then I'd be most eager to hear about it. But I believe that might be your best approach to this issue. I agree, it's a lot of hassle for little gain, but I cannot think of any other way you might accomplish this, at least not an easier way. Gordon On 3 Aug 2012, at 19:11, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, Is there anything in the Mac App store which will run on Mountain Lion and convert PDF documents containing tables into a form which can be read with VoiceOver? My bank provides my credit card statement as a PDF file only. It does not read correctly with Preview which displays each column in the table separately. Using Abbyyy fine reader to create a spreadsheet document does a slightly better job displaying the date and description in a table with separate columns but alas the amount is in a separate following table. So at present I have to start Windows XP under VMWare Fusion and use Adobe Acrobat to convert the PDF document into html which then enables Safari to correctly read the table. this is all very inconvenient so a Mac only solution would be much better. Any suggestions? Best regards.... Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
