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

[Brandon Misch]

would be better if fs fixed it so you wouldn't have to change the name of eloquence. 

On May 21, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Michael Hansen wrote:

> 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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