I have read that Adobe will not be spending much time concentrating on
plug-ins anymore; they claim that their research has found not many people
use the ;lug-in (and we're beginning to see why through this list, aren't
we?)  Instead, they say they're going to work with the MSAA and screen
reader people to improve conditions.  Time will tell, but they'd better
beware, Open Book Format is breathing down their necks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Fowle" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 5:02 PM
Subject: more on pdf


> I also have never received a response from Adobe about text problems
> You might also try copying pdffiles through the clip board to word
> or another word processor.  It works differently, often equally badly
> but different.y.
> When I ask my sighted wife to re-work technical documentation that has
tables
> and the liek, She uses both the plug-in and the clip board, often trying
> either or both on different parts of a particular document.
> It seems to be random which works, or often neither does the job.
> I note that emails to a blind engineer who USED to work
> for Adobe are returned with no forwarding address for him.
> Hmmm, I have a nasty suspicious mind
> particularly where big rich companies that don't care are concerned.
> Tom Fowle
>
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