Re: [orca-list] VINUX-SUPPORT: Options for working with pdf files

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

Is adobe reader 9.x even usable with orca?
I installed the acro read package from the arch linux AUR, and can read nothing. Is there a setting to enable 
accessibility, or is this program no longer 
an option for Orca users?
 


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     B.H.
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  B. Henry wrote:
Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 12:50:23PM -0600

> I need to not onlyl read, but also interact with a pdf file, i.e. mark options and save the changed 
> document.
> This is for marking a ballot, and the instructions say that only adobe reader 11 or higher allows saving of 
> the modified file. Also any version of acrobat 
> will work they say.
> The instructions say that older versions of adobe reader will let me print the doc, but not save it.
> Often websites and other instructions say one needs adobe software when actually other pdf reading software 
> works of course, but since this doc needs 
> modification I am unsure of my options under Linux where it appears that acroread 9.5 is the newest 
> available. I usually use evince for reading or convert 
> files using calibre's ebook convert, pdftotext from poplar, etc. 
> I don't have a working printer with ink at home, so need to take the file to a cyber cafe or similar for 
> printing, so saving a copy of the modified file to 
> a usb stick is the best sollution. 
> I've not used adobe for Linux in a few years, and never used it much, so I'm not at all familiar with what 
> may be posible.
> Can I check the dcesired options and somehow save the file somewhere using acroread, or are the 
> instructions correct in that I can only print directly?
> Is there any other software option for Linux?
> I have a vinux5, installation available, if anything is easily available for Ubuntu that is not available 
> for Arch, but for now installed acroread on my 
> Arch-Linux box.
> I guess if worse comes to worse I can use portable NVDA to use a newer version of adobe reader on a publoic 
> windows computer, or perhaps my neighbor has an 
> up to date copy of adobe, but of course would prefer to use my own machine to do the ballot marking.
> Time is critical as I'm going to have to deal with international mailing or shipping to get this in on 
> time. Until Friday I thought I';d be able to return 
> the ballot via email or perhaps fax.
> Regards, and thanks in advance for your help.
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