[DECtalk] DECTALK STORE

Dectalk at aol.com Dectalk at aol.com
Thu Jul 19 16:45:37 EDT 2012


Let me try to clarify something.  The SAPI, and the DT Sample, are two  
different programs within the same zip file on my site.   
 
I personally can't test the SAPI because for some strange reason I can't  
get any SAPI to work on my computer.  So, I need to go by what Blake  Roberts 
tells me.  According to Blake, the SAPI talks fine, but the singing  is 
unstable.  I only made the beta SAPI available to prove that it could be  made 
to sing, but Corine had it disabled before the final release. 
 
The DT Sample program is way cool!  It has keyboard shortcuts for the  
blind, multiple languages, it sings, and this program alone would be worth the  
$24.95 at the Enable Rehab site.  BUT, this cool program is deeply hidden,  
it doesn't put an icon for it on the desktop, it has no instructions, and 
Enable  Rehab won't support this because it was meant as a free bonus. 
 
I believe the DT Sample program uses the very same phonetics as 4.40  
because I tested a few songs and it worked perfectly.  I rate this thing 5  out 
of 5 stars, I 100 percent love this thing!  I was told that Corine  didn't 
even know this was included in the zip file.  To me, that's sad when  you 
don't even know what you are selling. 
 
So being I was fired, I'm basically providing instructions and support and  
not charging.  I charge for songs, but not for the zip file. 
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 
 
 
In a message dated 7/19/2012 3:20:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
r.d.t.prater at gmail.com writes:

Yes, I did set up the file associations, but I would like to  be able to 
just test by going over to the play button and clicking it. But if  this isn't 
possible, assuming that the new singing beta of sapi dectalk will  work, I 
can just use it, assuming that the phonemes are the same as in  4.40

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Blake Roberts_ (mailto:beroberts at hughes.net)  
To: _'DECtalk Discussions'_ (mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com)  
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 2:04  PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTALK  STORE


In my  experience, the easiest way to have text read in the speak window is 
to  write text in notepad and save with a .en extension. DT 4.4 should open 
 and play the file automatically.
Blake

 
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 From: _dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com_ 
(mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com)   [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Roger 
devin  Prater
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:30 PM
To:  DECtalk Discussions
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTALK  STORE



Hmm, well I now have the 4.40 speak Window, oh and if  anyone ever needs 
it, I will post a tutorial about how to use it well with  NVDA, the buttons I 
mean. I don't know how to get it to actually read the  text in the edit box 
of the window though. Perhaps someone could, or already  has, worked on that?

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Dectalk at aol.com_ (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com)  
To: _dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com)   
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 6:55  AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTALK  STORE


I use Dectalk 4.40 Speak Window.  Because I do CDs and concerts,  I really 
don't want to switch because I can make it sound really  human.  On July 
30th I might be singing with Peter Yarrow again, and  it would be too weird to 
be using 2 different versions of Dectalk.   And live on stage I need to be 
very fast, if I switch versions, how do I  know a command won't create 
feedback.
 
And let me make another point.  If you look on youtube, you will  find that 
I'm not the only disabled entertainer.  None of us would be  able to do 
what we do without the fancy features of Dectalk.  I would  rather use Dectalk 
4.40 because it is the closest I can get to Dennis  Klatt.  I never met him, 
but his work gave my life meaning.  I  have to believe that he would never 
want the singing feature removed from  Dectalk.  I had too many kids light 
up when they learned that they  can sing with Dectalk.  It's a gift from 
Dennis and I love to pass it  on.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 
 
 
In a message dated 7/19/2012 9:28:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
r.d.t.prater at gmail.com writes:

So I'm wondering, do you use the older speak window of 4.3 or  whatever it 
is? Yeah I think its 4.3 which is the popular ones, but now  that this new 
one has come out, will you start using this one, or still  use the more 
popular one?

Sent from my iPod

On Jul 19, 2012, at 8:23 AM, _Dectalk at aol.com_ (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com)  
wrote:




 
_http://theflameofhope.co/STORE.html_ (http://theflameofhope.co/STORE.html) 
 
Hi, I don't think I ever mentioned this on the listserv because I  didn't 
know I could.  As some of you know, I have a website, and  for the longest 
time almost everything was free with hopes for  donations.  Well, people were 
getting free files but never  donating.  So sadly I made some changes.  I 
only say sadly  because kids who can't talk can only sing by using Dectalk, so 
I badly  wanted kids to have free access to any song they wanted so they 
could  sing just like any other child.  It got totally abused, so I made  some 
changes. 
 
I have one announcement that I'm still pinching myself over  because I 
can't believe I'm being allowed to do this without a  fight.  When Blake and I 
were working for Enable Rehab, we were  given a beta Dectalk SAPI that could 
sing.  Well, I decided to  release it for free because I was tired of Corine 
publicly saying she  didn't have the source code to make it sing.  
Internally, she  alone decided to remove the singing feature and tell that lie.   
Corine got wind that I was releasing the beta Dectalk SAPI, and she  relayed a 
message to me saying she didn't care and wished me  well.  It slightly 
takes the fun out of releasing it, but  ok.
 
I'm not charging for the SAPI because the singing part is  unstable, plus I 
want it free anyway.  So, you get the SAPI, the  Speak Window, a new blind 
friendly Speak Window, dictionary tools,  instructions that Blake Roberts 
wrote, and help support.  So, you  can get the beta from me for free with 
instructions and support, or  you can pay $24.95 to Enable Rehab and get no 
instructions or  support.  And remember, if you buy "DECTALK READER 1" from 
Enable  Rehab, you don't get what you pay for, you get Dectalk 4.61.   

Anyway, my songs are all $1.50.  I've been sick for a month  so I haven't 
been doing new songs for a while.  I'm still  recovering, but by mid August 
I'm hoping to be doing songs  again.  I plan on doing top 40 songs.
 
So I hope you all check out my store and share it with  others.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 



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