[NFBCS] PDF Trouble

[Curtis Chong]

Hello:

 

Adobe Reader, properly configured, continues to be the optimal way to handle
PDF files. The problem is the construction of PDF files. Some have readable
text, others have scanned text, and yet others have a mixture of both.

 

When your Aira agent tells you there is text on the screen, this may be true
visually but not true electronically. If you really want access to the PDF,
you could try running JAWS Convenient OCR against it. The results won't be
perfect, but this may be the best you can get.

 

Bottom line, there is no 100% perfect solution available that will address
every kind of PDF document construction.

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tina Hansen via NFBCS
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2025 10:53 PM
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Subject: [NFBCS] PDF Trouble

 

Today I pulled down 2 PDF files from the same web site. One of them was
quite readable with JAWS, but that shark didn't do as well with the other
file. It's likely that the heavy graphics were giving JAWS trouble. I had an
AIRA agent check it out, and there was text on the screen, but JAWS wasn't
getting it.

 

I know this seems to be a common concern. Does anyone have suggestions for
dealing with this? Are there alternatives to Adobe Reader for dealing with
these files? I'm stumped. Thanks.

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