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Kelly Ford <[log in to unmask]>
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Kelly Ford <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:17:12 -0400
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Did you cut and paste or follow the link in an e-mail message?  I tried
just now and the address is correct.  Perhaps the server was busy or
something.






On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Daniel Burton wrote:

> I tried to access adobe to get that file, but it says that the page can't
> be found.At 12:58 PM 4/17/2001, Kelly Ford wrote:
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 12:11:41 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: Kelly Ford <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: [webwatch] Acrobat 5 with Accessibility Support Is Out
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Acrobat 5, the version from Adobe that has accessibility for some screen
> >readers as part of the product is out.  You can get info and a copy of the
> >software from <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html>.
> >
> >This is not the main download pointed to by Adobe.  I'm not sure what's up
> >with the different versions.  When I installed the general 5.0 release I
> >received an error message pointing me to the alternative version.
> >
> >I haven't experimented much with the product yet.  Window-Eyes 4.1 beta 3
> >and JAWS 3.7.87 both seem to load PDF files directly into a view much like
> >you get with Internet Explorer i.e. MSAA mode for Window-Eyes and Virtual
> >PC for JAWS.
> >
> >I haven't tried completing any forms with the new version.
> >
> >Interestingly, and quite nice to note, the accessibility view of a PDF
> >file seems to load correctly inside of IE.  This means no more downloading
> >the file first and launching Acrobat.
> >
> >Again these are preliminary comments based on just a quick test of the
> >software.
> >
> >Comments from others are welcome.
> >
> >Kelly
> >
> >
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