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JAWS and browser pdf plug-ins
Strange, Lainie <Lainie.Strange@...>
Hello - I posted this question on the WebAIM listserv but just want to get confirmation from the JAWS user community. I have been researching an issue over the last week reported by a regular JAWS users that when they access pdf files on a site I maintain, that the pdf file 'hangs' or gives a 'document loading' message and never reads the document. We have discovered that either hitting the back button and forward button or hitting insert + escape to refresh the virtual buffer clears the problem and reads the pdf file normally. I had another fellow JAWS user test various pdf files on different sites I maintain, resulting in the same problem. I even had both users set IE preferences to retrieve new copies of files every time they visit the page, but still same results.
Both users were using IE 11 to open the pdf documents, using varied version of JAWS (14 and 16). I did some research and did discover that enabling fast web view on a pdf file can create problems for JAWS but even after disabling this, the problem persisted. The document was properly tagged, not protected and these were not large files (most under 50kb) Our conclusion was that the source of the problem was somewhere between the pdf plug-in and JAWS. What are others' experiences? I do know from experience that I have had other problems with pdf plug-ins across many browsers even outside of screen readers. Any thoughts or advice greatly appreciated. Lainie
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Soronel Haetir
I don't even bother trying to view PDF in the browser, even when I
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could see (prior to 2007 or so) it simply created so many problems that I just used acrobat reader instead.
On 6/1/15, Strange, Lainie via Jfw <jfw@...> wrote:
Hello - I posted this question on the WebAIM listserv but just want to get --
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Adrian Spratt
Same here. There's a setting in Adobe preferences that makes the Adobe view, and not the browser's, the default. I recall reading that this is a recommended setting, probably by FS, but I don't remember where. The quick way of getting to preferences inside Adobe Reader is to press control-k. If Adobe can't handle the document, I save the file and convert it with OCR software to text.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Soronel Haetir via Jfw Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 12:41 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Soronel Haetir Subject: Re: JAWS and browser pdf plug-ins I don't even bother trying to view PDF in the browser, even when I could see (prior to 2007 or so) it simply created so many problems that I just used acrobat reader instead. On 6/1/15, Strange, Lainie via Jfw <jfw@...> wrote: Hello - I posted this question on the WebAIM listserv but just want to get -- Soronel Haetir soronel.haetir@... _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
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Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
Absolutely!
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt via Jfw Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 1:06 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Adrian Spratt Subject: RE: JAWS and browser pdf plug-ins Same here. There's a setting in Adobe preferences that makes the Adobe view, and not the browser's, the default. I recall reading that this is a recommended setting, probably by FS, but I don't remember where. The quick way of getting to preferences inside Adobe Reader is to press control-k. If Adobe can't handle the document, I save the file and convert it with OCR software to text. -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Soronel Haetir via Jfw Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 12:41 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Soronel Haetir Subject: Re: JAWS and browser pdf plug-ins I don't even bother trying to view PDF in the browser, even when I could see (prior to 2007 or so) it simply created so many problems that I just used acrobat reader instead. On 6/1/15, Strange, Lainie via Jfw <jfw@...> wrote: Hello - I posted this question on the WebAIM listserv but just want to -- Soronel Haetir soronel.haetir@... _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
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