[DECtalk] sapi ductal now available

Sun Feb 26 08:34:44 EST 2012

Why would only English but not the other five voices work with sapi 
5? I don't think this is the matter of five out of six of a 
multilingual sapi synthesizer not working wiht sapi but of the other 
languages having been removed. I know a lot of folks on here enjoy 
making dectalk sing but while I enjoy the finished products of such 
efforts, I have absolutely no ambition or time or use for this 
functionality myself and do not see any use of typing text strings 
into a speech window eihter. I wanted a tool not a toy and on that 
they did not deliver according to my needs and understanding even 
though Ms. Corine in her mail to me repeatedly stressed that their 
primary purpose was to give people a product to use with access 
technology. Apparenlty she or whoever employs her is not aware of 
people using access technology outside the U.s. It is true that in 
many countries, people cannot afford access technology but there are 
a number of countries in which people do. So, yes, Virginia, there is 
a non-English speaking world with blind folks and access tech outside 
the united States. ;-p

Doris

At 07:43 AM 2/26/2012 -0500, you wrote:
>but they still have those languages in the binary package that 
>includes the speak window and dll files.  It's all part of the 
>package, but the other languages do not work with sapi.
>
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>From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 7:37 AM
>To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] sapi ductal now available
>
>>it is 4.61 but only the us english language. other languages have 
>>been removed.
>>
>>On Feb 26, 2012, at 6:29 AM, Jake McMahan wrote:
>>
>>>O, thought my computer said air head, but it said error 
>>>there.  sorry. But, no, she's right, it's as I said the dectalk 
>>>dlls and speak windows that are bundled with the package that are 
>>>in different languages.
>>>
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>>>From: "Doris and Chris" <chipmunks at gmx.net>
>>>Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 6:15 AM
>>>To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] sapi ductal now available
>>>
>>>>If Dectalk Reader 1  uses the version 4.61 of DECtalk previously 
>>>>released by Force Computers, which supported DECTalk in six 
>>>>languages, Then why did that Corinne-girl who contacted me 
>>>>concerning the upcoming release of their DECTAlk Reader 1 tell me 
>>>>their DECTalk supported only English? I am not intersted in 
>>>>DECTAlk being able to sing or dance or anything like that but 
>>>>wanted a sapi compliant dectalk to use with my screenreaders and 
>>>>other sapi 5 compliant programs as dectalk offers clear 
>>>>intelligible speech with a low footprint. Is the DECTAlk Reader 1 
>>>>software really only for English or was the Corinne lady in error there?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks much.
>>>>
>>>>Doris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>At 05:48 AM 2/26/2012 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>    Hey guys.  I've purchased dectalk SAPI, and I am proud to 
>>>>> say, I'm satisfied with it.  The demo on their website even 
>>>>> worked for me.  And yes, it sounds exactly like what you get 
>>>>> when you purchase it.  It is 4.61 made by force computers in 
>>>>> 2001 if you haven't already heard it. I remembered playing with 
>>>>> that speak window back then, and wanting dectalk so auful 
>>>>> bad.  Keep in mind we're still talking about 4.61. Bottom line 
>>>>> is, it was worth my money
>>>>>
>>>>>From: <mailto:bmisch2002 at gmail.com>Brandon Misch
>>>>>Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:00 PM
>>>>>To: <mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>DECtalk Discussions
>>>>>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] sapi ductal now available
>>>>>
>>>>>what will you sell in this store besides the lessons?
>>>>>
>>>>>On Feb 25, 2012, at 6:26 PM, 
>>>>><mailto:Dectalk at aol.com>Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Well, my store is almost up.  I at least know enough not to 
>>>>>>make it public until it's um, ready and um, working.  First impressions matter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In a message dated 2/25/2012 5:54:18 P.M. Eastern Standard 
>>>>>>Time, <mailto:ratguy at insightbb.com>ratguy at insightbb.com writes:
>>>>>>The first day I knew the SAPI was out, I tried the online demo with IE8
>>>>>>JFW13, XP SP3. Same thing, no go. I don't know what they're 
>>>>>>doing wrong, but
>>>>>>something's definitely off.
>>>>>>Jayson
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "Blake Roberts" <<mailto:beroberts at hughes.net>beroberts at hughes.net>
>>>>>>To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" 
>>>>>><<mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 5:45 PM
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] sapi ductal now available
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >I just tried the online demo as well. My problem is that I can't get
>>>>>> > anything I type to convert to TTS. I selected a voice, typed 
>>>>>> text > and
>>>>>> > pressed enter on the Play button. Nothing happens. I tried 
>>>>>> the demo >  > using
>>>>>> > both Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers; Jaws and NVDA 
>>>>>> screen > > readers.
>>>>>> > Blake
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >  _____
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > From:
>>>>>><mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com>dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> > [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of
>>>>>><mailto:Dectalk at aol.com>Dectalk at aol.com
>>>>>> > Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:53 PM
>>>>>> > To: <mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> > Subject: Re: [DECtalk] sapi ductal now available
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Ewww, I just tried the demo speak window.  I put in, "Can I 
>>>>>> have a > > coke"?
>>>>>> > And coke, sounds like coat.  And if I didn't know what it 
>>>>>> was > saying, > I
>>>>>> > would never understand it.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > In a message dated 2/13/2012 11:16:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>>>>> > <mailto:bmisch2002 at gmail.com>bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > the demo sounds like what you would get if purchased.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On Feb 13, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Jayson Smith wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >> Hi,
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Has anyone on this list purchased it yet? Are the demos on the page
>>>>>> > representative of what you get? Those sound, to me at least, 
>>>>>> just > like
>>>>>> > 4.61
>>>>>> > from Force. The interactive demo where you can type in some 
>>>>>> text of >  > your
>>>>>> > own
>>>>>> > doesn't seem to be working. Is a Speak window and/or Say > 
>>>>>> command-line > tool
>>>>>> > included?
>>>>>> >> Thanks.
>>>>>> >> Jayson
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Misch"
>>>>>><<mailto:bmisch2002 at gmail.com>bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> >> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
>>>>>><<mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>> >> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:08 AM
>>>>>> >> Subject: [DECtalk] sapi ductal now available
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>> Hey guys the sapi dectalk is now available for purchase. go to
>>>>>> > <http://enablerehabllc.com>enablerehabllc.com to learn more. one
>>>>>>thing to note is the volume is a
>>>>>> > little low on the new voices.
>>>>>> >>>
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