Hello Esther,
On Jan 28, 2009, at 8:13 PM, Esther wrote:
I was interested in your comments about GhostReader; are you using
this at all for French with the shortcuts for switching voices
(including those for different languages)? I read an interesting
post at the ATMac (Assistive Technology for Mac) web site about
sequences for changing narrators for the Infovox iVox voices in
GhostReader. It's undocumented, but if I open TextEdit and have:
\vce=speaker=Heather\I prefer to use English
\vce=speaker=Julie\Chacun à son goût
The first phrase with be read by Heather (an American voice) and the
second phrase will be read by Julie with French intonation. This
only works in the Assistiveware applications, and isn't supported in
the (early) version of VisioVoice that I have. I'm wondering if
this is a feature they will release. It would be a great tool for
people working with multiple languages.
I use rapid switching but I hadn't tried this before. I find that it
only works with GhostReader but I'm really glad you pointed this out
to me. I'll use it when I reissue the audio Leopard guide in French.
I'll be able to have English voices reading the English words, and
change voices for headings and VoiceOver commands.
Thank you so much for spotting this.
Cheers,
Anne
