[DECtalk] QUESTION

Corine Bickley corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu
Sun Apr 10 18:40:47 EDT 2011


Great idea, but screen readers can not access Speak. That's why we
need to find a way to get a copy of DECtalk 4.40, not access to it
through Speak, but the actual 4.40 code.

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 6:10 AM, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
> I agree keyboard shortcuts in the DT 4.40 speak window would be beneficial
> for the blind. Since the play, pause and stop buttons have no text labels, I
> have always found the buttons difficult to find with a screen reader. I know
> they are next to the speech rate icon at the bottom of the window. I have
> difficulty remembering which graphic is what button. This is my experience.
> Blake
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex H.
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 8:11 PM
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] QUESTION
>
> hi,
>
> Well, we can find the buttons to play and stop, change voices etc, but it
> would be nice if they had keys bound to them. We currently use the mouse
> cursor to do it.
>
> Alex
>
> On 4/8/11, Dectalk at aol.com <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>> Thank you for the verification.  I thought it was free to use  and
>> give out.  I've been doing it for 6 years.  It looks like it will  be
>> the only form of 4.40 that will exist.  I only wish the play key could
>> have a control command because blind people can't find it.
>>
>>
>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 4/8/2011 1:27:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> edbruckert at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> Speak is  public domain and always has been. It was originally sent
>> out in source code  as an example of how to interface with the
>> synthesizer. So have no fears it is  not licensed.
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:13 PM, <_Dectalk at aol.com_
>> (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com) > wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm throwing this question out because I'm totally  confused.  The
>> Dectalk 4.40 speak window that comes with the Dic.en  file and
>> everything so it will talk.  6 years ago I was told it was  public
>> domain.  I think a lot of people pass it out, I include it in my
>> software, I give it out for free, I've seen it available for download
>> on  Dectalk sites, and it was my understanding that speak window
>> versions of  Dectalk were public domain.
>>
>> I was just told today that it's not public domain, Fonix owns  those
>> speak windows, yet in the same breathe you can't buy a license to sell
> it.  What?
>>  I'm totally confused.
>>
>> Is the speak window Dectalk public Domain?  I had mine  since the
>> early 90's and I thought it was public domain.  Mine was free  and I
>> even still have the original demo it came with.  It never  expires,
>> reads any size files, and I never even knew you could buy it, I
>> thought it was free.
>>
>>
>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>
>>
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