[Blindmath] Accessing PDF

[Dzhovani]

Hi,
  Thanks for the response. I'lll try both approaches.
  The textbook is:
Introduction to mathematical statistics
 Robert V. Hogg, Joseph W. McKean, Allen T. Craig.
7th ed. p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-321-79543-4
Copyright 2013, 2005, 1995 Pearson Education, Inc.
Dzhovani
On 15.2.2015 г. 17:58 ч., Alastair Irving via Blindmath wrote:
> Hi
>
> Firstly, you should try to get a copy of the book in a different
> format.  There's a significant chance it was written in LaTeX
> originally.  As well as contacting the publishers you should also try
> to contact the author, in my experience author's are often more
> helpful.  Incidentally, which book is it you're wanting?
>
> Secondly, if you fail to obtain an alternate format your best option
> is probably to do OCR on the book using InftyReader.  This is the only
> package I know of which is capable of coping with mathematical
> content.  It can produce output in LaTeX or HTML.  The results will be
> far from perfect, with a lot of mistakes, but in my experience they're
> usually readable.
>
> HTH
>
> Alastair
>
>
>
> On 15/02/2015 04:58, Dzhovani via Blindmath wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>    I need some ideas how to read a pdf textbook in mathematics. This
>> semester I'm taking mathematical statistics course. When the university
>> administration contacted the publisher of the course textbook for an
>> accessible copy, they provided us with a .pdf version of the book.
>>    Personally, I don't find pdf-s very accessible, so I'm looking for
>> ways to change the situation and will be grateful for any help. Is it
>> possible to convert the book in html with embeded LaTeX equations, or I
>> shall ask for the textbook in another format, or there is some other
>> way?
>> Notes:
>> First, I have some experience with LaTeX, though I am still a beginner.
>> Second, the university is in Bulgaria, and subsequently does not have
>> disability office. It results in staff that is very willing to help but
>> often unknowing how to do that.
>> Third, braille display is an option that I would prefer to consider only
>> if I don't have any other.
>> TIA,
>> Dzhovani
>>
>>
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