<div>Hi Alex,</div>
<div>I'm sorry I've taken so long to reply.</div>
<div>I haven't tried singing with the new version yet (only accessing it thru a screen reader) but we do hope to have it able to sing. If it doesn't work right now, we'll fix it so it does sing.</div>
<div>The version of DT SAPI to be available from Enable Rehab is DT 4.6.4.</div>
<div>We are still considering the cost. Our goal is to make the release easily available to all who are interested, and yet generate a little bit of income to keep going with changes that users point out. My first thought was $19.95 as a download. Snail-mailed CDs would be a little more to cover the cost of mailing and the CD. </div>
<div>What do you think?</div>
<div>corine bickley<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Alex H. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi,<br><br>I think that list is a pretty complete, i don't know a lot about how<br>the dictionary actually works but know hponemes pretty well. Hopefully<br>
this can be implimented.<br><br>I have afew questions.<br><br>Will a users be able to sing with the Sapi dectalk<br>What version is this based on of dectalk?<br>Wht will be the cost of this synth?<br><br>thanks!<br><font color="#888888">Alex<br>
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<div class="h5"><br>On 1/25/11, Jayson Smith <<a href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Hi,<br>><br>> As for getting the word out, here's one thought. As many of you probably<br>
> know, RSGames is a free service offering Internet multi-player Monopoly,<br>> Uno, Yahtzee and Blackjack games which are totally accessible to the blind<br>> using a special client. This client runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It<br>
> works directly with most popular screen readers. Recently RSGames started<br>> running text advertisements in order to defray the costs of running the<br>> service. Ads cost $15 per month and reach a targeted audience of blind<br>
> gamers. Anyone interested in an ad can hit a single keystroke to have a copy<br>> of that ad Emailed to them, along with a web link to obtain more information<br>> about the product or service. Payments should be made via Paypal. For more<br>
> info about RSGames, go to <a href="http://www.rsgames.co.nr/" target="_blank">www.rsgames.co.nr</a>, and to ask about ads, write to<br>> <a href="mailto:rsgames@gmail.com">rsgames@gmail.com</a>. When constructing your ad, you should provide a website<br>
> where potential customers can get more info.<br>><br>> Other ways of reaching out would be Twitter, Facebook, etc. Obviously this<br>> list. Fred's Head, Top Tech Tidbits on Thursday, etc.<br>><br>> Now, a few questions. Is this going to be a Fonix product? Any estimate on a<br>
> release date? Price? Will it have an exceptions dictionary? Imho it should.<br>> Also imho novice users should be able to use standard misspelling techniques<br>> to adjust the pronunciation, but advanced DECtalk geeks should be able to<br>
> get down to the phoneme level if they wish.<br>><br>> Another thing that always bugged me about DECtalk is that the end user<br>> didn't have access to the d phoneme used in regular speech. Thus, when using<br>
> a custom pronunciation dictionary or making DECtalk sing, the d sounds<br>> always sounded a bit weird. Is this going to be fixed?<br>> Thanks, and I look forward to playing with this!<br>> Jayson<br>><br>
><br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: <<a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a>><br>> To: <<a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 10:33 PM<br>
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary<br>><br>><br>>> Hi guys! I'll be in charge of the Dectalk dictionary, but I don't have<br>>> anything yet. If it will do phrases, this won't be a problem. But, I'm<br>
>> thinking that the dictionary is single word only. So I have no clue how<br>>> to<br>>> handle double pronunciations.<br>>><br>>> One question I have is, is there a control character that appears as a<br>
>> space, that I could use as a command for an alternative pronunciation? I<br>>><br>>> know<br>>> in one Dectalk version it was control something, but I can't remember<br>>> what<br>>> it was.<br>
>><br>>> I would live to stay away from a visible command so it won't show up in a<br>>> document. I have no clue how.<br>>><br>>> I have another question. If E-voice still existed, I could let everyone<br>
>> know about the Dectalk SAPI 5 within hours. I miss E-voice to no end!<br>>> So<br>>> on the internet, what is the best way to get the word out about this SAPI<br>>><br>>> 5?<br>>><br>
>><br>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN<br>>><br>>><br>>> In a message dated 1/24/2011 9:37:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,<br>>> <a href="mailto:musicalman1@comcast.net">musicalman1@comcast.net</a> writes:<br>
>><br>>> Well, I am not familiar with the Dectalk dictionary in any way, but those<br>>> kinds of rules would not be easy to implement even if such a dictionary<br>>> existed. I believe most synths that can pronounce words two different<br>
>> ways<br>>> use context clues to figure out which pronunciation to use. For instance,<br>>> read has two pronunciations, as you know. For example:<br>>> you should read the book by Thursday.<br>
>> or<br>>> The book should be read by Thursday.<br>>> You could probably just put phrases in the dictionary, and changing their<br>>> pronunciations accordingly. That is, if the Dectalk dictionary supports<br>
>> phrases, which it should although i'm just guessing here. This might work<br>>> in<br>>> the example you mentioned, as putting words in front of record would<br>>> determine how it is pronounced. For example, you would never say, the<br>
>> re-cord. So it is safe to change this in the dictionary. you could<br>>> probably<br>>> do that for a lot of different word combinations and it would be pretty<br>>> accurate. Adding all these rules would take a lot of time, and you would<br>
>> have to be careful with it. If the Dectalk dictionary supports context<br>>> clues<br>>> though, I wouldn't know how you would help it determine which<br>>> pronunciation<br>>> is correct.<br>
>> These are just my thoughts. I don't know how accurate this is, but I am<br>>> pretty sure it is a good work-around if no other can be found.<br>>><br>>> ----- Original Message -----<br>>> From: "Blake Roberts" <<a href="mailto:beroberts@hughes.net">beroberts@hughes.net</a>><br>
>> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <<a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>>> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 8:31 PM<br>>> Subject: [DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary<br>
>><br>>><br>>>> Hi all,<br>>>> Snoopi and I have been involved with the Dectalk SAPI project for<br>>>> several<br>>>> months now. I am happy to report that a SAPI Dectalk is nearing reality.<br>
>>><br>>>> The project leader gave Snoopi the task of adding words to the Dectalk<br>>>> dictionary. Specifically, enabling Dectalk to say the same word two<br>>>> different ways, such as record. Does anyone have ideas on how the<br>
>>> Dectalk<br>>>> dictionary can be modified so that Dectalk will know when to use<br>>> different<br>>>> pronunciations for the same word?<br>>>><br>>>> I know Snoopi is on this list. I am writing on his behalf because Snoopi<br>
>>> asked me to inquire of people familiar with Dectalk. Any advice would be<br>>>> appreciated.<br>>>> Blake<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>
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