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Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

Don't hold your breath waiting for OB updates, the last time it was updated was August 2018 or almost four years ago. Gene...

By Gene Warner · #98590 ·

Re: Jeff Lukacsena: looking for resources for Accessible RSS and Google Docs

Hi Milton! While it not just for RSS, Thunderbird not only does email, it also does RSS feeds and is very accessible. Before I discovered Thunderbird's RSS capabilities, I tried looking for an

By Gene Warner · #98589 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

For certain items JAWS OCR is more accurate. Hopefully Vespero will take time to revamp and update Openbook. The program lacks in many areas including bugs in the settings center. Dan

By Dan Longmore · #98588 ·

Re: Jeff Lukacsena: looking for resources for Accessible RSS and Google Docs

Hi, For Google Doc and some of the Google applications, go to the pass webinars on the Freedom Scientific website as there are training material there that have been done during the past year that

By Milton Ota · #98587 ·

Jeff Lukacsena: looking for resources for Accessible RSS and Google Docs

Hello List, I was wondering if anyone on this list kknew of resources for learning how to use Accessible RSS feeds and where to find good RSS feeds. Also, my graduate program uses Google Docs for a

By Jeff Lukacsena <jlukacsena@...> · #98586 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

I have both available on K1000, FineReader is fine as long as you want all your text de-columnized, that is a feature that can't be turned off, apparently, and it makes a complete hash of certain

By Chris Hill · #98585 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

Hi Rosie, It was converted for me already, but thanks for offering. Glenn

By K0LNY · #98584 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

can u sent me attachment please

By meow meow · #98583 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

Here is how to change the OCR that JAWS uses. However there are several key strokes to do so Insert 6, control shift D type OCR in search arrow down and check or unchecked use Microsoft default. tab

By Loy · #98582 ·

Re: hank's style

so sorry about that, will try to be more considerate and respectful next time. Douglas Richard Dexheimer Chief of Braille Productions Born-Again Productions The Friedman Place, Apt.308 5527 N.

By douglas richard dexheimer · #98581 ·

Re: hank's style

i understand, sorry. Douglas Richard Dexheimer Chief of Braille Productions Born-Again Productions The Friedman Place, Apt.308 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 home phone 773-409-6163 cell

By douglas richard dexheimer · #98580 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

My take is that the default engine works better. Based on what I have attempted to read thus far. Curtis

By Curtis Chong · #98579 ·

Re: hank's style

Sometimes, detail is key to solving an issue, so brevity is secondary to making the situation known. Bill White billwhite92701@...

By Bill White · #98578 ·

Re: hank's style

Not to pick on Hank, but perhaps it's timely for a gentle reminder to all on the list that for those of us using JAWS brief subject lines and email content are helpful. Don

By Don Walls · #98577 ·

Re: hank's style

Not to mention that it has nothing to do with JAWS and should have been sent privately and not on the list. Gene...

By Gene Warner · #98576 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

I could oCR it. Results are usually good. Feel free to send here.

By JM Casey · #98575 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

Hi, Glenn / Lenny. Please send me the pdf manual, and I'll do my best with it. Thank you. Bill White billwhite92701@...

By Bill White · #98574 ·

Re: hank's style

Hi, Douglas. If you don't have time to respond to Hank's "wordy" messages, why do you have time to write and make a point of it? It seems that, if you didn't do that, you would have had more time to

By Bill White · #98573 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

Well, the actual editor inside doesn't work as well as I'd like for screen-readers as far as I can see so far. I think it'd be possible to scan stuff and then convert to your file format of choice and

By JM Casey · #98572 ·

Re: Microsoft default OCR engine with JAWS convenient OCR

Speaking of OCR, I currently don't have OB installed on this computer, and I have a PDF which is a damned PDF manual, don't you just love those things? Anyway, I keep trying to do Jaws Convenient

By K0LNY · #98571 ·

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