[DECtalk] singing Dectalk and NVDA

[Mohamed]

By one note, what exactly do you mean? Do you mean that you can only 
insert one phoneme before it gives you an error? Is it possible for you 
to, say, record a demo of what goes wrong?
Thanks

On 02/20/16 02:06 PM, Blake Roberts wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I installed the singing Dectalk NVDA add-on from Jeff's site. I'm 
> still having difficulty making it sing. I followed the instructions as 
> follows:
>
> 1. Copy symbols.dic from the NVDA Dectalk folder to NVDA config 
> directory replacing what's there.
>
> 2. Delete builtin.dic in program files (x86)\nvda.
>
> I can only get it to sing one note before hearing "error in phoneme." 
> I checked the dectalk.py Python file by opening it in Wordpad. I found 
> a text note there saying the program code requiring removal had 
> already been deleted. Since I have no knowledge of the Python 
> programming language which NVDA uses, I did not edit that file at all. 
> Is there something else I need to do for singing capability to work in 
> NVDA?
>
> Blake
>
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> *From:*Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] *On Behalf 
> Of *Mohamed
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 16, 2016 2:58 PM
> *To:* DECtalk
> *Subject:* Re: [DECtalk] singing Dectalk and NVDA
>
> Or you could, if you'd like, just install the add on on Jeff's site, 
> that one is pre built, and the code is already removed.
>
> On 02/15/16 09:02 PM, Blake Roberts wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the specific instructions. I somehow managed to 
>> temporarily break NVDA. Perhaps I deleted the wrong line in the 
>> dectalk.py file located in
>>
>> %appdata%\nvda\addons\dectalk\synthdrivers
>>
>> after editing it in WordPad. In any case, I will be reinstalling NVDA 
>> and attempt to make the DT nvda add-on sing on another day.
>>
>> Blake
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> *From:*Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] *On Behalf 
>> Of *Mohamed
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 15, 2016 6:54 PM
>> *To:* DECtalk
>> *Subject:* Re: [DECtalk] singing Dectalk and NVDA
>>
>> It's in addons\dectalk\synthdrivers, not in synth drivers. The code 
>> is commented in the .py file itself, so it should be easy to find. 
>> Also, about the symbol pronunciation dialog, it has 3 combo boxes for 
>> symbols. The symbol, its replacement, and preserve. If you want 
>> something to go to the synthesizer, the combo box itself is labeled 
>> "send actual symbol to synthesizer", you set it to always for the 
>> proper symbols. Or, if you would like a dictionary pre built, there's 
>> one at http://jeff.tdrealms.com/NVDA.htm. Just find the addon labeled 
>> "singing dectalk", it contains instructions on how to get it to work. 
>> And the shortcut to access the NVDA menu can be changed in input 
>> gestures, in the filter by combo box, search for NVDA.
>>
>> On 02/15/16 05:36 PM, Blake Roberts wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am having trouble getting the Singing Dectalk NVDA add-on to sing. 
>>> I tried following the instructions posted in September and archived 
>>> here:
>>>
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/pipermail/dectalk/2015-September/004408.html
>>>
>>> I can't find dectalk.py so that I can edit it and delete the line 
>>> which prevents speech commands being sent to the synthesizer. Where 
>>> is dectalk.py located? I already looked in the synth drivers folder.
>>>
>>> I also have an NVDA question on Snoopi's behalf. He has the latest 
>>> NVDA snapshot and the singing Dectalk add-on installed. Is it 
>>> possible to set up a keyboard shortcut to load the NVDA menu? It is 
>>> difficult for him to enter the NVDA menu using the standard command. 
>>> It is also worth noting that Snoopi and I are both lost Re: the 
>>> punctuations and symbols dialog box.
>>>
>>> Blake
>>>
>>>
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