From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from apollo.csir.co.za (apollo.csir.co.za [146.64.10.99]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB68910C84 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:31:03 -0400 (EDT) X-CSIR-MailScanner-Watermark: 1219131050.77292@47DZa961PtZ0XVOP/c72mA Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7C7Un40016003 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:30:50 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m7C7Sb1U012746 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:28:37 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id m7C7SXX3012701 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:28:37 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:28:33 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 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The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-629904745-1218526113=:6899 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE There is also a tool called pdf2html or pdftohtml I am not sure, which can= =20 be used from the command line. It has the advantage that it creates a list of links to the different=20 pages of the document and if you want, you can keep any images that were=20 in the document. It uses a variant of xpdf to do the actual work. Regards, Willem On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Trevor Astrope wrote: > I don't think that service exists any longer. The last time I tried to us= e it, > they said there is no longer a need for the service, as accessibility is = now > built into the adobe reader. :( >=20 > pdftotext is the only command line tool I know of. >=20 > On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Dawes, Stephen wrote: >=20 > > Addobe use to provide a online service that you would provide the pdf t= o and > > they would send the converted file back in a format of your choice. The > > choices were something like html or text. Take a look arond on > > Access.adobe.com > > To see if the service still exists. > > > > > > > > Stephen Dawes > > > > NOTICE - > > This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity > > named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally > > privileged. 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The City of Calgary than= ks > > you for your attention and co-operation. > > > > __________________________ > > Sent from my Windows Mobile=AE phone. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Samuel Thibault > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 11:19 AM > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > Subject: Re: accessing pdf documents with speakup > > > > Don Raikes, le Mon 11 Aug 2008 10:05:00 -0700, a =E9crit : > > > and I don't know of a command-line application which would allow me to > > > read them. > > > > pdftotext, from some poppler package. > > > > Samuel > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > >=20 --=20 This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mai= l legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard.=20 The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaime= r.html. 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