[blindLaw] QRead As a Substitute for Adobe Reader

Cody Davis cjdavis9193 at gmail.com
Fri Aug 9 14:57:35 UTC 2019


I typically utilize OpenBook to OCR and read PDF’s. Does anyone have any thoughts on OpenBook compared to ABBYY, QRead, or other software? I’m just wondering if I could be using something better. 

Cody

> On Aug 9, 2019, at 10:46 AM, Derek Dittmar via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I still use QRead daily. I'll second that it has issues with pulling
> out text from graphs and charts. Also, I have a hard time using
> control+down arrow to go by paragraph. However, the page navigation,
> robust bookmarking, speed, and ability to have multiple pdfs open at
> the same time (with a quick ability to navigate between) has
> definitely helped me out.
> 
> On 8/7/19, Aser Tolentino via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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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