What accessibility checks are run on PDF files?
PDF accessibility checks are divided into Pass/Fail Checks and Needs Manual Review Checks.
Why doesn't the app highlight issues in a PDF preview as it does for a web page?
We cannot highlight issues in PDF files because of how the files render in browsers.
Are Broken Links checked in PDF files?
The app can only check links that are actually configured in the document. If there is a URL in the text of the document and it is not linked, we cannot test.
Why are there Needs Manual Review checks for PDFs?
The app can only check for the presence of certain items in the PDF. It cannot evaluate their content, meaning, or the logical flow of the document.
What are the file size limits for automated PDF testing?
Testing PDFs can be a resource intensive process. DubBot limits automated testing PDFs to a maximum file size of 250 MB and PDFs that require a maximum of 2 GB of memory.
Detailed maps, engineering drawings, and other complex PDFs can require substantial memory, even when their file size is relatively small.
If the PDF fails to test based on memory usage, you can try splitting the document into smaller sections or optimizing its internal content while preserving text and accessibility tags.
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