PDF doesn't work with screen readers Katherine? I'm a little surprised, PDF is a language inside the file. (PS) Mike
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Katherine Moss <[email protected]>wrote: > Acceptable, and not to mention, accessible. You never know whether the > folks you are working with use screen readers and forms in word and as PDFs > via scanning are completely inaccessible. Not recommended if you have > screen reading and text-to-speech software among those in your > environment. **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ian Thomas > *Sent:* Monday, June 24, 2013 9:38 PM > > *To:* 'ozDotNet' > *Subject:* RE: A simple tick the boxes data entry system**** > > ** ** > > That’s a good suggestion, Katherine. InfoPath would be quite acceptable – > perhaps best choice if Greg H must also handle the data, after the clients > / form-fillers have completed the forms. The XML data format is intrinsic > to InfoPath. PDF Forms also export (the filled data) as XML. **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > **Ian Thomas** > Victoria Park, ****Western Australia******** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Katherine Moss > *Sent:* Monday, June 24, 2013 10:19 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* RE: A simple tick the boxes data entry system**** > > ** ** > > Don’t forget Microsoft InfoPath, guys. InfoPath has some hot .net > extension features from what I have read on it. **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, June 24, 2013 2:12 AM > *To:* 'ozDotNet' > *Subject:* RE: A simple tick the boxes data entry system**** > > ** ** > > Omnipage has an api that could achieve some of this I think**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Greg Harris > *Sent:* Monday, 24 June 2013 10:21 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* A simple tick the boxes data entry system**** > > ** ** > > Hi Everybody**** > > ** ** > > I have a client that needs a simple tick the boxes data entry system.**** > > This is to be used by their client’s who may or may not know how to > navigate web applications and will be of a wide age, educational and > ethnicity range.**** > > This will often be used on the road with poor access to the internet and > general support.**** > > Expected volume is 30 questionnaires with up to 30 questions on each, all > of which must be processed with less than 30 minutes human processing time > per day.**** > > I was thinking of printing a questionnaire page for each of them and then > getting a data entry person to enter the results.**** > > But, I also want to be able scan the pages, because it is being used on > the road, I don’t think that it is realistic for the client to take a > scanner with him, I was thinking he could just use a camera and take a > photo of the completed questionnaire.**** > > The photo would be scanned for a QR code to identify the document and also > scan the rest of the document for ticks in boxes, all of which will be in > fixed locations on the page.**** > > ** ** > > Questions:**** > > 1. Has anyone done anything like this?**** > > 2. Do you have any suggestion on how to best implement it and how to avoid > problems ?**** > > 4. Do you know of any good .NET libraries that could help me?**** > > ** ** > > Many thanks**** > > Greg Harris**** > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
