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Re: PDF/UA Matterhorn Protocols - how to use?

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From: Alan Zaitchik
Date: Jun 15, 2022 6:13AM

I use it for documentation purposes only since any real testing will be done with tools, of which there are a number. And with screen readers, of course.
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> On Jun 14, 2022, at 12:45, Christine Hogenkamp < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am working on creating a how-to doc for my organization for how to create
> a PDF that passes PDF/UA, which includes a section on how to check the PDF
> to ensure it has passed. I have downloaded a copy of the Matterhorn
> Protocols which was recommended as a way to help users interpret the PDF/UA
> standards doc which is, in itself, a fairly complex technical document. The
> problem I am having is that I can't seem to find instructions on how this
> checklist should be used.
>
> For example, this article:
> https://www.pdfa.org/climbing-the-matterhorn-an-introduction-to-the-definitive-algorithm-for-pdfua-conformance/
>
> "How to Use the Matterhorn Protocol
> The basic approach for implementing the Matterhorn Protocol is to map the
> Failure Conditions to the various tasks implied by the specific
> word-processing, content extraction or other context."
>
> Perhaps I am just obtuse, but I am having a hard time parsing what this
> actually means in real life terms. How does one "map the failure
> conditions"? Am I meant to open the accessible PDF in question in Acrobat,
> then read through the Matterhorn Protocols while I go through my PDF to
> manually check each Human checklist item to see if I can find any instances
> of failure in the PDF, using the Tags panel? Then use PAC3 to check the
> Machine checklist items?
>
> It would be very helpful if anyone could point me towards more specific
> step by step instructions for using the Matterhorn Protocols.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> *x*
> *Christine Hogenkamp (She, Her)*
> Front-end Developer
> ContextCreative.com <http://contextcreative.com/>;
>
> *20 years of purposeful creativity*
> * ˟**˟*
>