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Subject: Re: Fw: A little wish list for the blind

Re: Fw: A little wish list for the blind

From: Rocker <rocker_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:27:15 -0700

That sounds like the talkbox patch that John was working
on?...Thanks...rocker
----- Original Message -----
From: "BlueChip" <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
To: "Rockbox development" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: A little wish list for the blind


At 01:56 23/02/04, you wrote:
>Blue Chip wrote:
>
>If the menus are configured by a configuration file and not by
>"create-on-the-fly" then YES, in fact it would be incredibly easy.
>
>Would someone be willing to give this a try with version 2.1?
>
> >Wot ever hapend to the fonetik speech I dear?
>
>Fonetik? Tell me more...rocker

if there were a language "Phonetic" where the menus were written as such, a
very basic text-to-speech processor would be relatively simple. It would
be poor quality as, for a start, we cannot do real time mixing, but it's a
start.




>----- Original Message -----
>From: "BlueChip" <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
>To: "Rockbox development" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 1:47 PM
>Subject: Re: Fw: A little wish list for the blind
>
>
>At 18:48 22/02/04, you wrote:
>
> >From: Rocker
> >To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> >Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 10:36 AM
> >Subject: A little wish list for the blind
> >
> >
> >Hello Rock Boxer's!
> >
> >First off, I am not a programmer so excuse me if I am out to lunch on
this
> >one.
> >
> >1). Would it be possible to write some code that would make the menus,
> >folders, sub-folders accessible and configurable via the root
directory/USB
> >port on a windows XP based machine? This would give the blind access to
> >them with their voice synthesizers.
>
>If the menus are configured by a configuration file and not by
>"create-on-the-fly" then YES, in fact it would be incredibly easy.
>
> >2).. If I can find someone to do so, can the talkbox patch be expanded
to
> >read all menu/sub-menu items? I.e.. sound/bass/up or down etc?
>
>Wot ever hapend to the fonetik speech i dear?
>
> >I am getting frustrated because I cannot use all the features that your
> >great work offers!
> >
> >Any comments and suggestions welcome...rocker
>
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