[Blindmath] Can PDF math texts be accessed via screen reader?

[Edward]

Hello

How do I get the command line version of the infty reader?

Edward
 

-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of P. R. Stanley
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 5:47 AM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Can PDF math texts be accessed via screen reader?

"  It's not cheap at $900, but it is the only game in town."

You do not have to pay $900 for infty reader. The commandline version of the
infty reader is freely available and if anyone wants a copy feel free to
email me offlist.
Paul
At 03:07 09/04/2009, you wrote:
>Hello Richard.  The Infty Reader can do OCR of PDF and is surprisingly 
>good at getting both the math and text right.  It's not cheap at $900, 
>but it is the only game in town.
>
>See
>http://www.inftyproject.org/
>Their ChattyInfty accessible math editor has a bit of a learning curve, 
>but works well also.  Both these products are made by a university 
>research team and do not have easy user-friendly interfaces.  But they do
work.
>
>By the way, it is absolutely not true that you cannot access the graphs 
>and diagrams.  Look at the ViewPlus IVEO Creator Pro package.  You'll 
>need a ViewPlus embosser to make the tactile copy, but it also works 
>well.  Lots of money for software and hardware, but at least today you 
>have really full access to math and science.  Wasn't tru a couple of years
ago.
>http://www.viewplus.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>[mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Richard Dinger
>Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:05 PM
>To: BlindMath
>Subject: [Blindmath] Can PDF math texts be accessed via screen reader?
>
>Hello,
>
>Sorry, this is a bit long.
>
>I have spent most of my working career as a software engineer and 
>recently I have been looking into neural networks and linear 
>classifiers.  That led to support vector machines and compact vector 
>machines, which leads to linear algebra in general.  So my initial 
>interest/question for this group was where can I find an accessible text on
undergraduate level linear algebra?
>
>I took linear algebra 40 years ago at the University of Washington, but 
>recall very little of that course.  But then that question led to what 
>may be a broader question for this group, namely, what are some solid 
>approaches to accessing mathematics texts in PDF via computer screen 
>reader.  I mention PDF texts as I see many of them offered while googling
topics.
>
>When I say access I mean access to both the written text and at least 
>some access to any equations.  I understand that graphs and diagrams 
>will not be accessible, but can usually be infered from the text.
>
>I would be completely happy if equations were in some markup language 
>like La Tex as that can eventually be understood.
>
>Are there any commercial products that can convert text and equations 
>to some other format such as word?
>
>Finally, is pursuing PDF a fools errand?
>
>I will post on a different thread regarding La Tex.
>
>Richard
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