I bought qread some time ago and although it works, there was one
problem I have with it. If you open the file from within the program,
it works fine. If, however, you right click on the file and open it
with qread in the folder where the file is located, qread Puts all kinds
of garbage files in that folder. I wrote the author and got no
response. Also, I think the copy protection is a bit over the top as
the old xp computer I had it on no longer works, so don't have access to
the program, and I'm not willing to buy another license.
The main problem I have with many pdf files is they are written in two
columns of text, but programs seem to read the entire line across both
columns.
On Sat, 11 Feb 2017, David via Talk wrote:
Since you state NVDA will read them, they apparently hold text, not just
scanned images. I have seen numerous samples of the same behavior, which
in rality have lead me to stop using Adobe in my daily activity. I find
that those documents, typically will open in things like QRead, and
there WE will read them well enough. What's more, often the layout of
the document will be somehow better in QRead.
Other PDF readers out there, might have similar beneficial effect. QRead
for one, is not exactly free, but low-cost enough, that it proved worth
the money to buy a license.
Several years ago, I bought a license for a PDF-To-Text converter, think
it was from a company named something like ABC Software, but cannot find
the software, nor the license here now. Back then, that was the better
solution.
Adobe has been on and off, when comes to reliability - from my
experience. They release one version, and for a while everything works
wonderfully well. Then comes a new version, or at least you start
getting new PDF files, and everything seem broken. Who is the
bottleneck, I do not know. As a user though, I am lost. Could it be the
Adobe, the PDF file, the screen reader - or simply just the combination.
For the more recent year and a half, QRead has been my solution. It will
stay, till it no longer solves the issue, or something better comes
around for handling PDF documents.
One clear drawback with QRead - or any other converting software - is
that you cannot fill-in things like a PDF form. Another disadvantage is
that they do not let you print the document. Nuance, the former
Scansoft, has something they name PaperPort, which is told to give you
all flexibility with PDF documents. To what extent it will work with a
screen reader, would be nice to know if anyone has any experience. Then
again, it does cost a chunk.
On 2/11/2017 1:44 AM, Don H via Talk wrote:
I find a lot of pdf documents that will open in adobe reader that WE
will only say top and bottom and not read what is displayed on the
screen. The only remedy I have found so far is to use NVDA instead of
WE to read these files. Is theere a way to get WE to read them?
Running latest WE ona Win 10 system.
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