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NVDA OCR with adobe image file
Cearbhall O'Meadhra
Hi,
I have a scanned image in an Adobe .pdf file. I want to run NVDA’s OCR over it. When I open the document in adobe Acrobat DC I get a message that this is a blank document. I press F6 twice and press enter on the home button. Then I press NVDA+R and I hear “recognising” and below that “result document” but there is no text showing.
I know that this document is an image of scanned text because I can convert it using Abbyy Finereader.
All advice and instructions welcome!
All the best,
Cearbhall
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Re: Can anyone explain the Input Composition checkboxes in NVDA settings?
Hi, I know that user guide can be a bit vague on this, but based on discussion I had with NV Access people back in 2012 when these settings first made their appearance and experiences from Chinese, Japanese, and Korean speakers (I speak Korean; now you know half of the story): These settings control how NVDA reacts to input method editor (IME) interfaces. Certain languages ship with IME’s, and because the well-known languages where IME is frequently encountered (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, collectively called CJK) provide different input experiences (candidates window for Chinese and Japanese, standard QWERTY-style input for Hangul/Korean), Windows will present different input experiences, and thus NVDA must respond differently. Visually, these languages are pictorial characters, and when you type in these languages, a square “composition” window will be used to complete each character/shape. How NVDA can announce these characters is beyond the scope of this thread. The input composition settings panel consist of:
Cheers, Joseph
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Friday, November 6, 2020 3:39 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] Can anyone explain the Input Composition checkboxes in NVDA settings?
That's pretty much it. There are scads of NVDA settings that I do not really understand, for which I am unaware of specific documentation to read, and where the descriptions at the controls themselves don't help me to understand what they mean at all and what the potential ramification(s) is (are) of checking or unchecking any one of them. Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn
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Re: Can anyone explain the Input Composition checkboxes in NVDA settings?
Jackie
Hello, Brian V. This is a setting in NVDA which assists w/the reading
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of Asian languages. You can find out a little more about it in the NVDA user guide in section 12.1.13. HTH? On 11/6/20, Brian Vogel <britechguy@...> wrote:
That's pretty much it. There are scads of NVDA settings that I do not --
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Re: character count countdown with edit box
Don H
Changed the dynamic content setting to off and it made no
difference. On 11/6/2020 5:33 PM, Brian Vogel
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Could this be in any way related to whether you have the "dynamic content" setting on? |
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Re: character count countdown with edit box
David,
Thanks for that, as I had not reviewed recent changes in the Commands Quick Reference, and would never have found this unless I had been specifically looking for something about Dynamic Content. It also appears there is a keyboard shortcut for opening settings directly to the object presentation pane, NVDA+CTRL+O There's always something "sneaking in" as new features appear! -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn
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Re: character count countdown with edit box
David Goldfield
To add to Brian's message you can also press the NVDA key (usually
the insert key) along with the number 5 (on the row of numbers and
not on the numeric keypad) as a shortcut key to toggle dynamic
content changes on or off.
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David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019 WWW.DavidGoldfield.org On 11/6/2020 6:33 PM, Brian Vogel
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Could this be in any way related to whether you have the "dynamic content" setting on? |
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Can anyone explain the Input Composition checkboxes in NVDA settings?
That's pretty much it. There are scads of NVDA settings that I do not really understand, for which I am unaware of specific documentation to read, and where the descriptions at the controls themselves don't help me to understand what they mean at all and what the potential ramification(s) is (are) of checking or unchecking any one of them.
-- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn
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Re: character count countdown with edit box
Could this be in any way related to whether you have the "dynamic content" setting on?
NVDA+N,P,S, then the "Object Presentation" pane, checkbox for Report dynamic content changes? (Default is ON/checked) -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn
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Re: character count countdown with edit box
Gene
No. Just turn off speech, NVDA key s, type, then turn it on again. Press twice to turn it back on, once to turn it off.
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Gene -----Original Message-----
From: Don H Sent: Friday, November 06, 2020 2:53 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] character count countdown with edit box I come accross some web pages where there is a edit box that has a number of characters limitation. While typing in these edit boxes the character count is voiced. For example it will say 32 characters 500 remaining. Is there some setting in nvda to stop this character count announcement? Thanks |
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Re: character count countdown with edit box
CARLOS-ESTEBAN <carlosestebanpianista@...>
Hi all. You can also use the add-on Word Count. https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/wordCount.en.html Regards.
Carlos Esteban Martínez Macías. Músico (pianista) y ayuda a usuarios ciegos y con discapacidad visual, con el uso de lectores de pantalla y tecnología. Experto certificado en el lector de pantalla NVDA.
Musician (pianist) and also help to the blind people with the use of screen readers and technology. Certified expert in the screen reader NVDA.
De: Sarah k Alawami
One work around for now would be to hit nvda plus s and type. If not, type it in note pad and then past, at least for now Take care all. -- Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. Check out my adventures with a shadow machine. to subscribe to the feed click here and you can also follow us on twitter Our discord is where you will know when we go live on twitch. Feel free to give the channel a follow and see what is up there. For stream archives, products you can buy and more visit my main lbry page and my tffp lbry page You will also be able to buy some of my products and eBooks there. Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here On 6 Nov 2020, at 12:53, Don H wrote:
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Re: NVDA not announcing graphics or links
Sascha Cowley
Hi Dave,
This is controlled by the "Report role when mouse enters object" setting in NVDA's mouse settings, which is off by default.
I'm not sure about this one. I thought it might be because reporting of tooltips was on, but turning that off did not make a difference for me. |
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Re: character count countdown with edit box
One work around for now would be to hit nvda plus s and type. If not, type it in note pad and then past, at least for now Take care all. -- Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. Check out my adventures with a shadow machine. to subscribe to the feed click here and you can also follow us on twitter Our discord is where you will know when we go live on twitch. Feel free to give the channel a follow and see what is up there. For stream archives, products you can buy and more visit my main lbry page and my tffp lbry page You will also be able to buy some of my products and eBooks there. Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here On 6 Nov 2020, at 12:53, Don H wrote:
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character count countdown with edit box
Don H
I come accross some web pages where there is a edit box that has a number of characters limitation. While typing in these edit boxes the character count is voiced. For example it will say 32 characters 500 remaining. Is there some setting in nvda to stop this character count announcement?
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NVDA not announcing graphics or links
David Thorne
Working on accessibility features on website and using NVDA to check the results of my efforts.
Can anyone explain why my firefox browser does not announce “graphic” or something like that when hovering over an image containing alt text that is also a link? It does read out the alt text. Also, there is no announcement of a “Link” when hovering over a text link – just reads the text so user would not know it is a link.
Also, when hovering over either an image or text that is a link, the destination URL is read out in full. Does that always occur? Seems redundant if the alt text of the image link or the text of the text link already says that it is a link and where the link is going.
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Re: Onelook.com - Interaction with NVDA unlike anything I've ever experienced - Is there a logical explanation
On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 06:53 AM, Luke Davis wrote:
Had you tried restarting NVDA before restarting your system?- I honestly can't remember if I did restart NVDA first or not. Since my machine "was due for a restart" anyway, it didn't bother me to do one. I agree, though, that exiting and restarting NVDA itself is what would be the standard operating procedure for the process of elimination. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn
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Re: Onelook.com - Interaction with NVDA unlike anything I've ever experienced - Is there a logical explanation
Luke Davis
On Thu, 5 Nov 2020, Brian Vogel wrote:
Gene, I was using Brave, but have the same issue in Chrome. I will check this again after restarting my system, just to make sure it's notHad you tried restarting NVDA before restarting your system? This sounds very like the weird problem wherein NVDA suddenly starts passing all keystrokes through to the application, and ignoring its own modifiers, overlays, etc. For example, insert+q would not quit NVDA in that case, you would either have to use the desktop shortcut, run dialog, or running application icon to restart NVDA. Restarting NVDA in such a situation will solve it, restarting the machine wouldn't have been necessary if that's what was going on. I thought there was an issue for this, but I can't find it. Luke -- A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. |
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In-Process 6th November
Quentin Christensen
Hi everyone, In-process is out, featuring our chat with Anatoliy Popko on how they are using NVDA Certification in Russia, NVDACon 2020, and another tip on using some of the new features in NVDA 2020.3 Regards Quentin. -- Quentin Christensen Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/ Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/ User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess |
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Re: Onelook.com - Interaction with NVDA unlike anything I've ever experienced - Is there a logical explanation
And, at least for the moment, the issue has disappeared after a restart. I'll never know what was up, but I'll keep an eye out for the issue to recur, and I hope it won't.
These sorts of bizarre and inexplicable things do happen, and very often a power cycling will fix 'em. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn
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Re: Onelook.com - Interaction with NVDA unlike anything I've ever experienced - Is there a logical explanation
Gene,
I was using Brave, but have the same issue in Chrome. I will check this again after restarting my system, just to make sure it's not something that is mysteriously cured via that method. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn
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Re: Onelook.com - Interaction with NVDA unlike anything I've ever experienced - Is there a logical explanation
Gene
Just one more behavior that supports my contention that the links list shouldn't be used on unfamiliar pages. I'm not assuming you teach using the links list on unfamiliar pages but for those following the thread who do, this discussion helps show why it’s a bad idea.
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this may not be the case with JAWS but I'll describe my experience with NVDA. I can use the links list and I can move with quick navigation keys using the Brave browser. I don't know what browser you are using. But the links list doesn't give all information, evidently for the same reason some other ways of moving don't, as discussed below. I tried the links list and, while I hear the information such as the word I'm looking for, I get no information about which dictionary the link is for. this is with NVDA. I look up a word, then I search for the word match. I am now right above the results. Tabbing doesn't present full information. Down arrowing is the only way I've found to see all the information, such as the word and the dictionary being used. That's how I would use this part of the site. Look up the word, search for match, then start down arrowing. I just found out that using read current line on the link doesn't tell you what dictionary will be used. The only way I've found to have all the information read is by up and down arrowing to one of the links. I don't know what results you will get with JAWS or if the browser makes any difference. Gene -----Original Message-----
From: Brian Vogel Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2020 7:02 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] Onelook.com - Interaction with NVDA unlike anything I've ever experienced - Is there a logical explanation There are a couple of really weird goings on with NVDA and the Onelook results page, and I can't figure out "who's at fault." I had offered this as a possible choice for online dictionary since it is a multi-dictionary search that presents things (visually, anyway) in a very straightforward manner. This was on the JAWS list, and someone noted they couldn't search by headings (which is unsurprising, since that's not how the page presents results) but when I went digging further, things got stranger. What follows is my post there afterward, which I'd like to get some eyes on here: You are right that you can't navigate by headings, as headings are not used in the presentation of results. The word searched on has links to each dictionary's information for it. If I hit NVDA+F7 and have searched on, say, "deshabille," there is a stream of links reading deshabille, followed by a home link for the dictionary and an info link - lather rinse repeat for the number of dictionaries in which the word is located. But, I cannot get single letter nav for links (k), unvisited link (u), or visited link (v) to work at all. Yet, if I activate using the elements list, the links are noted as visited after I've done so. I have to decide whether this is something I want to report to NVAccess or not, and will wait to do so until others have read what I wrote above and may be able to offer a logical explanation for this very odd (at least in my experience) behavior with NVDA traversal of the dictionary search results page. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 It’s hard waking up and realizing it’s not always black and white. ~ Kelley Boorn |
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