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

[P. R. Stanley]

Please email me directly at prstanley at ntlworld.com and I'll send you 
a copy of the commandline infty.
All the best
Paul
At 19:01 09/04/2009, you wrote:
>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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