Index: trunk/apps/playlist_catalog.c
===================================================================
--- trunk.orig/apps/playlist_catalog.c
+++ trunk/apps/playlist_catalog.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "yesno.h"
 #include "filetypes.h"
+#include "talk.h"
 
 #define PLAYLIST_CATALOG_CFG ROCKBOX_DIR "/playlist_catalog.config"
 #define PLAYLIST_CATALOG_DEFAULT_DIR "/Playlists"
@@ -113,7 +114,12 @@ static int initialize_catalog(void)
     if (!playlist_dir_exists)
     {
         if (mkdir(playlist_dir) < 0) {
-            gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, str(LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY),
+            if (talk_menus_enabled()) {
+                talk_id(LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY, false);
+                talk_spell(playlist_dir, true);
+                talk_force_enqueue_next();
+            }
+            gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, ID2P(LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY),
                 playlist_dir);
             return -1;
         }
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ static int create_playlist_list(char** p
     
     if (ft_load(tc, playlist_dir) < 0)
     {
-        gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, str(LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY),
+        gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, ID2P(LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY),
             playlist_dir);
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -215,6 +221,13 @@ static char* playlist_callback_name(int 
     return buffer;
 }
 
+static int playlist_callback_voice(int selected_item, void* data)
+{
+    char** playlists = (char**) data;
+    talk_file_or_spell(playlist_dir, playlists[selected_item], NULL, false);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /* Display all playlists in catalog.  Selected "playlist" is returned.
    If "view" mode is set then we're not adding anything into playlist. */
 static int display_playlists(char* playlist, bool view)
@@ -232,7 +245,7 @@ static int display_playlists(char* playl
 
     if (num_playlists <= 0)
     {
-        gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, str(LANG_CATALOG_NO_PLAYLISTS));
+        gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, ID2P(LANG_CATALOG_NO_PLAYLISTS));
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -241,16 +254,20 @@ static int display_playlists(char* playl
 
     gui_synclist_init(&playlist_lists, playlist_callback_name, playlists,
         false, 1);
+    if(talk_menus_enabled())
+        gui_synclist_set_voice_callback(&playlist_lists,
+                                      playlist_callback_voice);
     gui_synclist_set_nb_items(&playlist_lists, num_playlists);
     gui_synclist_draw(&playlist_lists);
+    gui_synclist_speak_item(&playlist_lists);
 
     while (!exit)
     {
-        int button = get_action(CONTEXT_LIST,HZ/2);
         char* sel_file;
-
-        gui_synclist_do_button(&playlist_lists, button,LIST_WRAP_UNLESS_HELD);
-
+        int button;
+        list_do_action(CONTEXT_LIST, HZ/2,
+                       &playlist_lists, LIST_WRAP_UNLESS_HELD, &button);
+        
         sel_file = playlists[gui_synclist_get_sel_pos(&playlist_lists)];
 
         switch (button)
@@ -319,6 +336,15 @@ static int display_playlists(char* playl
    insert */
 static void display_insert_count(int count)
 {
+    static long talked_tick = 0;
+    if(count && (talked_tick == 0
+                 || TIME_AFTER(current_tick, talked_tick+5*HZ)))
+    {
+        talked_tick = current_tick;
+        talk_number(count, false);
+        talk_id(LANG_PLAYLIST_INSERT_COUNT, true);
+    }
+
     gui_syncsplash(0, str(LANG_PLAYLIST_INSERT_COUNT), count,
         str(LANG_OFF_ABORT));
 }
@@ -398,7 +424,7 @@ static int add_to_playlist(const char* p
         /* search directory for tracks and append to playlist */
         bool recurse = false;
         char *lines[] = {
-            (char *)str(LANG_RECURSE_DIRECTORY_QUESTION),
+            ID2P(LANG_RECURSE_DIRECTORY_QUESTION),
                 sel
         };
         struct text_message message={lines, 2};
Index: trunk/apps/lang/english.lang
===================================================================
--- trunk.orig/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ trunk/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -7318,39 +7318,39 @@
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
   id: LANG_CATALOG_NO_DIRECTORY
   desc: error message when playlist catalog directory doesn't exist
   user:
   <source>
     *: "%s doesn't exist"
   </source>
   <dest>
     *: "%s doesn't exist"
   </dest>
   <voice>
-    *: ""
+    *: "Playlist directory doesn't exist"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
   id: LANG_CATALOG_NO_PLAYLISTS
   desc: error message when no playlists for playlist catalog
   user:
   <source>
     *: "No Playlists"
   </source>
   <dest>
     *: "No Playlists"
   </dest>
   <voice>
-    *: ""
+    *: "No Playlists"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
   id: LANG_BOOKMARK_MENU
   desc: Text on main menu to get to bookmark commands
   user:
   <source>
     *: "Bookmarks"
   </source>
   <dest>
     *: "Bookmarks"
   </dest>