From: Scott Erichsen <pianoman_at_scotterichsen.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:13:25 +1100

Can You select IBM Via Voice as a default speech in control pannel? or would
there be another way of doing it?
I notice there's a file up on the rockbox site that is a fast speaking Read
from IBM Via Voice?
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>
To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence


> Hi Jonathon,
> I understand what you are saying, but the clip generating script is not a
> program, as such, it is just a script, sort of like a batch file.
> It can only use the default speech engine that you have selected in
> control
> panel.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Mosen" <jmosen_at_mosen.org>
> To: "'Glenn at home'" <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>; "'Rockbox'"
> <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:25 PM
> Subject: RE: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>
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> Hi Glen, I can't comment on the speech settings in Control panel, however
> Eloquence SAPI version is visible to all SAPI 4-capable programmes. For
> example, I see it in Kurzweil 1000, Weather Aloud etc, so I know it's
> definitely SAPI.
>
> Jonathan Mosen
> Blog, podcast and radio show: http://www.MosenExplosion.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn at home [mailto:GlennErvin_at_cableone.net]
> Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2006 7:06 p.m.
> To: Rockbox
> Subject: Re: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>
>
> The thing is though, I have both W E and JFW installed, but I have not
> seen
> eloquence ever as an option in the speech settings in control panel. Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Mosen" <jmosen_at_mosen.org>
> To: "'Glenn at home'" <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>; "'Rockbox'"
> <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:30 PM
> Subject: RE: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>
>
> Hi Glenn, the Window-eyes implementation of Eloquence is SAPI 4, but the
> JAWS one is not.
>
> Jonathan Mosen
> Blog, podcast and radio show: http://www.MosenExplosion.com
> Ph: +1-925-566-9265.
> Mobile/SMS +1-806-252-6671
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn at home [mailto:GlennErvin_at_cableone.net]
> Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2006 1:49 p.m.
> To: Rockbox
> Subject: Re: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>
>
> I don't think that the screen-readers make it available in control panel's
> speech area. Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Mosen" <jmosen_at_mosen.org>
> To: "'Rockbox'" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:38 PM
> Subject: RE: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>
>
> Window-eyes also comes with Eloquence in SAPI form. It is possible that
> you
> can download the free Window-eyes demo and get Eloquence that way.
>
> Jonathan Mosen
> Blog, podcast and radio show: http://www.MosenExplosion.com
> Ph: +1-925-566-9265.
> Mobile/SMS +1-806-252-6671
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jani Kinnunen [mailto:jkinnunen_at_pp.inet.fi]
> Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2006 11:31 a.m.
> To: Rockbox
> Subject: Re: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>
>
>> Where can one get a hold of
>> the IBM voice OutLoud??
>
> At least OpenBook comes bundled with it. I think that it can also be
> purchased directly from IBM, for a very high price, of course...
>
> Jani
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jani Kinnunen" <jkinnunen_at_pp.inet.fi>
>> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>>
>>
>>>A great idea but don't you need to have the Eloquents synth installed
>>>outside of the attached jfw synth?
>>
>> Yes, but that was only a thought. I also have IBM's ViaVoice Outloud,
>> so I could use that too. BTW, both Eloquence and ViaVoice sounds
>> almost the same, so it makes me thinking that Eloquence is a modified
>> version of ViaVoice. Probably someone else has noticed it too?
>>
>>> It would be awesome to have eliquents rather then ms Sam LOL!
>>
>> That's right!
>>
>> Jani
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jani Kinnunen" <jkinnunen_at_pp.inet.fi>
>>> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:27 AM
>>> Subject: MP3 clip generation with Eloquence
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Hurray! I've just managed to create a Finnish voice file for Rockbox
>>> with the makevoices.vbs script. (Maybe someone remembers the SAPI4
>>> problem I
>>> had.) I did some Google'ing and I found that the SAPI4 setup program
>>> doesn't register the necessary DLL's which are needed for SAPI4 to
>>> work correctly. So I did some magic with the regsvr32 utility. Then I
>>> ran the listvoices_sapi4.vbs script, and FINALLY it shows me all the
>>> available SAPI4
>>> synths I have installed.
>>>
>>> Now that SAPI4 is working, I have still one question: Is it possible
>>> to generate the file and folder name clips with the Eloquence
>>> synthesizer, or alternatively, with a SAPI4 compatible one? Such a
>>> script like the voicebox.wsf would do the job, but modified so that
>>> it would work with SAPI4 or Eloquence.
>>>
>>> Jani
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Received on 2006-01-16