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Hi John,
Thanks for the info. Can't I convert a pdf directly to SVG? Also, I suspect
that even with using IVIO I would need sighted assistance in tagging the
symbols?
What about programs such as the Kurzweill 1000. They can retain images of
the page and they also have the OCR text. I would assume it would be simple
to print out the images and text.
Pranav
-----Original Message-----
From: Equal Access to Software & Information
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Gardner
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:26 AM
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Subject: Re: Braille printing an untagged PDF file with embedded graphics
Pranav, you can emboss this on a Tiger embossser and get the
graphics, but the text will be just images. No way to turn text to
braille in a PDF with graphics except by sighted intervention.
However you could use IVEO Creator to make an IVEO SVG file, emboss a
copy, and read using that copy and a touch pad. The image and text
emboss the same, but the text now speaks when you press it.
I know - all you need is for somebody to furnish that equipment. But
there's no other way to do things like this. Which is a lot better
than a situation before IVEO and Tiger embossers existed!
John
At 08:48 AM 6/19/2006, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Is there a way to Braille print and untagged PDF file that has imbedded
>graphics? I have a few PDF files that I need to read. These files contain
>float charts. Some of these float charts are in the form of embedded
>graphics while others have text that is connected by different arrows.
>Though I can read the text in these charts, I am unable to see the arrows
>sow I cannot fully understand the diagram.
>
>The only way out I see is to Braille print these files. Are there any
>alternatives?
>
>Note:
>contacting the author of the PDF file and asking him to send a tag version
>is not an option.
>
>Pranav
John A. Gardner
Professor and Director, Science Access Project
Department of Physics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
tel: (541) 737 3278
FAX: (541) 737 1683
SAP URL: http://dots.physics.orst.edu/
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