[blindLaw] QRead As a Substitute for Adobe Reader

Wed Aug 7 14:57:13 UTC 2019

JAWS recently added support for Foxit Reader. I think QRead is great for reviewing larger PDFs, but its text extraction can be rather eccentric, and can really mangle things like tables. 

Respectfully,
Aser Tolentino, Esq.

> On Aug 7, 2019, at 06:17, Kelby Carlson via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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