Then I assume this must have been OCR'd (and the results proofread!),
because if it hasn't the best screenreader in the world isn't going to be
much use :-)
And given the abilities of some of the cheaper OCR packages, a screenreader
might yield some rather...er....entertaining...results.
On 21 July 2016 at 15:02, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Carlos, Nick
>
> It’s a screenreader thing - my understanding is they’re better able to read
> Word docs than PDFs..
>
> Mike
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> On 21 July 2016 at 14:54:26, Carlos Rebelo ([log in to unmask])
> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> as for compelling reasons regarding DOC vs DOCX, I think Richard pinned the
> major issue and DOCX is the better choice,
> since its based in XML and much more aligned with things like the "semantic
> web" and a lot of other major trends out there!
>
> nonetheless doesn't Nick have a point when he questions why create editable
> documents for the purpose of archives,
> as in read only? do you know what are the use cases that support that
> requirement?
>
>
> Kind Regards
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Tony Harris <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Mike,
> > This isn't a plug for HM Government, but the current HM Gov standard for
> > documents is ODF.
> >
> >
> >
>
> https://www.gov.uk/guidance/open-document-format-odf-guidance-for-uk-government
> >
> > As for PDFs of newsletters, our old museum photography journals were
> > digitised by one of our members, in this case the BL photo studio, they
> did
> > an excellent job with OCR'd text. A real archival job, and you can see
> them
> > here.
> >
> > http://www.ahfap.org.uk/resource/journals/
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > [image: cid:image001.png@01CF86F9.22C2BC80]
> >
> > *Tony Harris*
> > Digital Media & Photography Officer
> > Government Art Collection
> > tony.harris @culture.gov.uk <[log in to unmask]>* |* 020 7211
> > 2426
> > [image: cid:image002.jpg@01CF86F9.22C2BC80]@govartcol [image:
> > cid:image003.jpg@01CF86F9.22C2BC80] /governmentartcollection |
> > www.gac.culture.gov.uk
> >
> >
> >
> > On 21 July 2016 at 13:38, Exhibit 3d <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Mike,
> > >
> > > I don't know the answer, though this is an interesting article with
> many
> > > compelling reasons to choose DOCX
> > > http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2013/04/docx-vs-doc/
> > >
> > > Why though? What advantage does the editable format bring?
> > >
> > > Hamish
> > > (From f8 - long time no speak!)
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all
> > > >
> > > > We’re working with a client who has an archive of newsletters which
> > > they’ve
> > > > digitised to PDF format. They also want to provide either .doc or
> .docx
> > > > downloads as well.
> > > >
> > > > Q is: are there compelling reasons to choose one over the other?
> > > Capability
> > > > / number of people who can see them / accessibility / anything else?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
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