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The low battery cause you email to be sorted year 2000. People that
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On 1/6/2000 2:34 PM, Carlos Fernandez wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I don't know if this will get through, but I'm working on a way to interface my copy of dectalk access
32 to nvda. So far, the voices show up as phantoms, but one time I managed to get Dennis
talking. Then my computer turned off because of low battery.
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:44:00 -0800, wrote:
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<pre wrap="">?Yep, when the Sapi Dectalk comes out, I'll be sure to buy it.
And it would be cool to use it with JFW or NVDA.
I think a lot of people on the NVDA mailing list will be happy when the Sapi
version of Dectalk comes out, since a lot of people in there don't like
ESpeak.
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From: "Alex H." <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com"><linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com></a>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"><dectalk@bluegrasspals.com></a>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary
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<pre wrap="">Hi,
I think that list is a pretty complete, i don't know a lot about how
the dictionary actually works but know hponemes pretty well. Hopefully
this can be implimented.
I have afew questions.
Will a users be able to sing with the Sapi dectalk
What version is this based on of dectalk?
Wht will be the cost of this synth?
thanks!
Alex
On 1/25/11, Jayson Smith <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com"><ratguy@insightbb.com></a> wrote:
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As for getting the word out, here's one thought. As many of you probably
know, RSGames is a free service offering Internet multi-player Monopoly,
Uno, Yahtzee and Blackjack games which are totally accessible to the
blind
using a special client. This client runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It
works directly with most popular screen readers. Recently RSGames started
running text advertisements in order to defray the costs of running the
service. Ads cost $15 per month and reach a targeted audience of blind
gamers. Anyone interested in an ad can hit a single keystroke to have a
copy
of that ad Emailed to them, along with a web link to obtain more
information
about the product or service. Payments should be made via Paypal. For
more
info about RSGames, go to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.rsgames.co.nr">www.rsgames.co.nr</a>, and to ask about ads, write
to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rsgames@gmail.com">rsgames@gmail.com</a>. When constructing your ad, you should provide a
website
where potential customers can get more info.
Other ways of reaching out would be Twitter, Facebook, etc. Obviously
this
list. Fred's Head, Top Tech Tidbits on Thursday, etc.
Now, a few questions. Is this going to be a Fonix product? Any estimate
on a
release date? Price? Will it have an exceptions dictionary? Imho it
should.
Also imho novice users should be able to use standard misspelling
techniques
to adjust the pronunciation, but advanced DECtalk geeks should be able to
get down to the phoneme level if they wish.
Another thing that always bugged me about DECtalk is that the end user
didn't have access to the d phoneme used in regular speech. Thus, when
using
a custom pronunciation dictionary or making DECtalk sing, the d sounds
always sounded a bit weird. Is this going to be fixed?
Thanks, and I look forward to playing with this!
Jayson
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From: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com"><Dectalk@aol.com></a>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"><dectalk@bluegrasspals.com></a>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary
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<pre wrap="">Hi guys! I'll be in charge of the Dectalk dictionary, but I don't have
anything yet. If it will do phrases, this won't be a problem. But,
I'm
thinking that the dictionary is single word only. So I have no clue
how
to
handle double pronunciations.
One question I have is, is there a control character that appears as a
space, that I could use as a command for an alternative pronunciation?
I
know
in one Dectalk version it was control something, but I can't remember
what
it was.
I would live to stay away from a visible command so it won't show up in
a
document. I have no clue how.
I have another question. If E-voice still existed, I could let
everyone
know about the Dectalk SAPI 5 within hours. I miss E-voice to no end!
So
on the internet, what is the best way to get the word out about this
SAPI
5?
SNOOPI BOTTEN
In a message dated 1/24/2011 9:37:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:musicalman1@comcast.net">musicalman1@comcast.net</a> writes:
Well, I am not familiar with the Dectalk dictionary in any way, but
those
kinds of rules would not be easy to implement even if such a dictionary
existed. I believe most synths that can pronounce words two different
ways
use context clues to figure out which pronunciation to use. For
instance,
read has two pronunciations, as you know. For example:
you should read the book by Thursday.
or
The book should be read by Thursday.
You could probably just put phrases in the dictionary, and changing
their
pronunciations accordingly. That is, if the Dectalk dictionary supports
phrases, which it should although i'm just guessing here. This might
work
in
the example you mentioned, as putting words in front of record would
determine how it is pronounced. For example, you would never say, the
re-cord. So it is safe to change this in the dictionary. you could
probably
do that for a lot of different word combinations and it would be pretty
accurate. Adding all these rules would take a lot of time, and you
would
have to be careful with it. If the Dectalk dictionary supports context
clues
though, I wouldn't know how you would help it determine which
pronunciation
is correct.
These are just my thoughts. I don't know how accurate this is, but I am
pretty sure it is a good work-around if no other can be found.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blake Roberts" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:beroberts@hughes.net"><beroberts@hughes.net></a>
To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"><dectalk@bluegrasspals.com></a>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 8:31 PM
Subject: [DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary
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<pre wrap="">Hi all,
Snoopi and I have been involved with the Dectalk SAPI project for
several
months now. I am happy to report that a SAPI Dectalk is nearing
reality.
The project leader gave Snoopi the task of adding words to the Dectalk
dictionary. Specifically, enabling Dectalk to say the same word two
different ways, such as record. Does anyone have ideas on how the
Dectalk
dictionary can be modified so that Dectalk will know when to use
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<pre wrap="">pronunciations for the same word?
I know Snoopi is on this list. I am writing on his behalf because
Snoopi
asked me to inquire of people familiar with Dectalk. Any advice would
be
appreciated.
Blake
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