You'll also notice that sometimes the pdf doesn't read at all. This is usually due to the pdf being a graphic. It could be a simple graphical diagram which is not going to read by any screenreader or it could be a scanned image of a textual item. In the latter, even though it appears textual to a sighted reader, it is still graphic to the computer and thus a graphic image to the screenreader. Therefore, in order to read it at all, you'd need to use an OCR app such as ABBYY Fine Reader to translate it into readable format.
Later... On 2012-05-02, at 12:06 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi there. > Some screen readers like VoiceOver and Jaws don't some PDF files well, > especially any that have columns. Most screen readers are reading from left > to right, and if the author of the Pdf file makes columns, well then they get > mixed up quite often. It sometimes helps to OCR them, maybe. I haven't tried > that particular thing on the Mac because, right now our OCR programs are > designed for the sighted who can unscramble the columns for themselves. In > Windows, Kurzweil 1000 and/or OpenBook can sometimes unscramble the columns, > and sometimes not. That's been my experience, anyway. I used to have this > problem at work with PDF files. > > Regards, > Gigi > > Eugenia Firth > [email protected] > > > > On May 2, 2012, at 4:46 AM, Luke Henson wrote: > >> Hey guys >> >> I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find out more infomation about >> reading PDF files with voice over >> >> I want to know for example, why most can be read easily, and then bump into >> one that just wont read at all? >> >> I have also found some PDF files yes you read straight through, and then >> it seems like words kinda get mixed up within the text >> >> >> any help with any thing would be awsome >> >> >> thanks, ? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
