[DECtalk] DECtalk Found a workaround for getting DECTalk Access32 working w/ JFW

[Michael Hansen]

Wow, Alex!  This is awesome!  Great find!

Michael

On 5/20/11, Alex H. <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've found a workaround to get DECTalk Access32 working with JFW.
>
> WARNING WARNING WARNING: This isn't complicated, but it could leave
> you with no speech if you're not careful and set up another voice
> profile or don't have NVDA to fall back on.
>
> 1. You should really do this with an older version of JAWS if you have
> any installed, or use NVDA or System Access, or even narrator to do
> these steps to avoid conflicts.
>
> 2. Assuming you've already tried to have Access32 set up as a voice
> profile, just select that using insert-ctrl-s, and then the profile
> name for DECTalk access32.
>
> 3. Open the start menu, Programs or All programs, Jaws 10/11/12,
> Explore Program Files.
>
> 4. Navigate to the Drivers\speech\eloq subdirectory.
>
> 5. Rename eloq.jls to something else like "evil_eloq.jls"
> Alternatively, you can simply move the file to another location.
>
> 6. Reboot JAWS. You should now have DT access32 speech! Worked for me.
>
> Note: I am not responsible for any outcome of this, use at your own
> risk. However, if something doesn't work you can always just rename
> the file back to eloq.jls and things are good again.
>
> I haven't tested to see if the Eloquence voice profile is saved if you
> rename it back, but I don't use eloquence anyway, so...
>
> Enjoy and good luck!
>
> Alex
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