[blindLaw] QRead As a Substitute for Adobe Reader

[Kelby Carlson]

I have used the demo version of QRead and may get the full version at
some point. I have been reasonably impressed with its performance; it
definitely opens documents faster than Adobe.

On 8/7/19, Robert Munro via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I use PDF Pen on my Mac; unfortunately, they don’t make a windows version.
> Here are some suggestions they have for Windows users. The first one is
> free, so it’s worth seeing how it works with JAWS.
> https://alternativeto.net/software/pdfpen/?platform=windows
> <https://alternativeto.net/software/pdfpen/?platform=windows>
>
> Good luck.
>
> Onward!
> Robert Munro
> r.g.munro at gmail.com
>
>
>
>> On 6 Aug, 2019, at 11:16 PM, Rod Alcidonis via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I use QRead and it is a good app but not a replacement for a more rebuts
>> PDF application such as ABBYY. I process all of my OCR in ABBYY and
>> convert the material into a Word doc for consumption.
>>
>> QRead will not convert image-scanned PDF documents, but it is good with
>> accessible PDf-formatted  manuals and alike.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
>> -----Original Message----- From: Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 10:01 AM
>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Rahul Bajaj
>> Subject: [blindLaw] QRead As a Substitute for Adobe Reader
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> So it turns out that ABBYY Fine Reader does not work as a viable
>> substitute for Adobe Reader to read PDF documents as such. JAWS simply
>> refuses to interact with the document if you open it in ABBYY - Amar
>> has confirmed this finding as well.
>>
>> When I had posted a question about the problems attending the
>> navigation of PDF documents with JAWS last year, Derek, in the email
>> below, alluded to an app called QRead which costs around $30. I am
>> wondering if others here have used this application and have found it
>> to be a viable substitute for Adobe Reader. Specifically, I am
>> wondering if it enables you to smoothly read PDFs in para-wise form
>> and if JAWS does not lose focus while reading the document. If it is a
>> viable substitute, I will purchase it.
>>
>> Best,
>> Rahul
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Derek Dittmar <derekjdittmar at gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 12:58:05 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Reading PDFs with JAWS has become infeasible
>> To: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
>>
>> Rahul,
>> I hope this e-mail finds you well. As a third year law student, I
>> primarily use a small application from an indi blind developer called
>> QRead.
>> https://q-continuum.net/qread/
>> Most of my use of PDFs involves working through assigned readings in
>> electronic textbooks. I know that QRead does not allow for editing
>> within pdfs. However, if all you need is a relatively inexpensive (I
>> think it was $30) pdf reader with good JAWs accessibility, then I
>> think it might work.
>> As a  note, I am still using JAWS 16 (ugh). Also, I learned about
>> QRead from a personal friend who was (and maybe is) working with the
>> developer for marketing. However, I haven't consulted with her in
>> sending you this e-mail, and by no means do I get any sort of benefit
>> from recommending the application. I will tell you that I'm working on
>> an LL.M. right now, and have about twelve PDFs open in the application
>> -- several law review articles and a few multi-hundred page textbooks
>> -- and it is working just fine.
>>
>> On 11/10/18, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I have JAWSb 2018 and acrobat dc. Jaws keeps automatically jumping up and
>>> down in PDFs when you select 'read entire document'. Control+up and down
>>> arrows also doesn't work for para-wise navigation; jaws says blank.
>>> Finally,
>>> even ctrl+shift+n works sporadically.
>>>
>>> I have spoken with VFO. They say that the first 2 problems, at least,
>>> have
>>> been widely reported in recent weeks. I am using OCR and word versions as
>>> ad
>>> hoc measures. Do others have any ideas, or can they report this to FS or
>>> Adobe if they are facing it?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Rahul
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Rahul Bajaj
>> Candidate for the BCL
>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
>> University of Oxford
>>
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