Hi, I tried to unload the dictionary, but then when I want to reload it, I can't find it in my list of apps. Also, when it is loaded, it seems to slow me trying to surf the net.
------------------------------ On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 4:02 PM EDT David wrote: >OK, all you listers, >who so patiently have been waiting for the new Extended Dictionary app, that I >have announced was under development. > >YOUR WAIT HAS COME TO AN END! > >The full package, is now available from app central. > Name: Extended Dictionary; > Version: 0.60; > Category: Utilities; > Release date: 2012-08-31. > >Below you will find a paste of a couple of the chapters, taken from the User's >Guide of the Extended Dictionary. This should give you a good feeling of what >the app might do for you. Please take your time to study the User's Guide in >full, as it will greatly answer many of the questions you have. You can open >the User's Guide from anywhere on your computer, at any time, by hitting the >hotkey: > Alt-Shift-9. >It will automatically keep track of which chapter you last read, so it will be >easy to pick up on your reading at a later state. > >Hopefully, you will find this app to meet your expectations. I know it has >been a long wait for many of you, but there has been a few things to sort out. > >May I once again, thank you ALL the Beta-group, who so generously gave of >their time and efforts - as well as the whole app developing community, who >has given me many feedbacks and suggestions. A great thanks to Chip Orange, >for his thorough Scripting-classes. > >Please, take your time to read the information pasted below, and enjoy the >package. > >Regards, >David P >(Norway) >The Author of the Extended Dictionary package. > >---Taken from the User's Guide: >SUPPORT > > >Due to the great number of users, and the complexity of individual built of >Entries and Dictionaries, the Author is unable to offer individual support for >users of this package. As the end-user, you therefore are encouraged to make >use of the general communication channels for Window-Eyes related products. >Here you will have assistance from a number of technical and dictionary >experienced users. The Author of the Extended Dictionary package, will also >participate on the GW mailinglist for Window-Eyes, to the extend time and >energy permits. > >Thanks for your understanding in this regard. > > >FEATURES >Of The Extended Dictionary Package > >The Extended Dictionary package offers you the following features. Please, be >sure to read the full documentation, to learn the full meaning of all the >features. > >Simple and seemless installation. Installs in approximately two minutes. > >Separate Voice-Specific Dictionary for each voice installed on your computer - >ensures optimal flexibility in tayloring the exceptions and replacements to >the individual voice. > >Separate Software-Specific Dictionaries, ensures optimal tayloring of >exceptions and replacements - even down to the individual applications you are >using. > >Each synthetic voice can have its own set of Software-Specific Dictionaries >for the individual applications you are using. > >Simple and easy editing of your Dictionary files, directly in Windows Notepad. > >Simple Entry structure. Like: children=kids. > >You can use any character in your Original string, and replace it with very >few limitations. > >You can enter a single character, or a combination of characters, a word, part >of a word, or a whole phrase or expression - as your Original string. This >means, you can have a phrase like: > Simon says: "Go home!" >replaced with things like: > The manager is tired. > >All text can be replaced with sound clips, small sound files on your computer. > >Easy-to-use functions for Backup and Restoration of your complete set of XL >Dictionaries. > >Thorough User's Guide, holding more than 50 chapters. Dealing with Dictionary >building from very simple entries, way up to really advanced entry-making. >Filled with real-life samples. > >Specially designed feature for capturing spoken phrases. > >Specially designed feature for validating dictionaries. Will let the user >know, if conflicting entries are found. > >Simple and intuitive User Interface in English, Dutch or Norwegian. > >Automatically switching UI Language, based on the synthetic voice currently in >use. > >Most dates now should be spoken in full version - like Janurary 26th, instead >of just a set of numbers. > >Fractional numbers from 1 to 100 included. You no longer will hear a fraction >read as a set of two numbers. Rather you will hear things like "three tenths", >"half" or "three quarter". > >Measurements in inches will be recognized and pronounced accordingly. the >ruler now will be "12 inch" long, instead of only 12, or "12 Quote". > >A number of abbreviations, words and manufacturer names are handled by the >shipping Dictionaries. > >A few emoticons are included. > >And more. > >INSTALLING AND INITIATING THE PACKAGE > > >The Extended Dictionary app, will disregard the native Exception dictionary of >Window-Eyes. You won't need this Built-in feature of Window-Eyes anyway, since >all your existing entries should automatically be integrated with the Extended >Dictionary from now on. > >Installing the Extended Dictionary app, is pretty easy. Simply run the >downloaded .WEPM file. Window-Eyes will immediately initiate the app, and make >it an integrated part of your screen reader experience. > >First time you run the app, it will need to unpack the whole set of >dictionaries that ship with the package, along with the documentation files >and a few other files. All of this unpacking might take a few moments. You >will hear a few messages spoken throughout the process. This is all normal. >Simply give the installation process the needed time. > >Throughout its performance, the Extended Dictionary app, will actually be >using these shipped Dictionaries, as the basis for any new dictionary created. >We will look more into this at a later state. > >All your existing native Dictionary files from your User Profile folder, will >be preserved untouched by the Extended Dictionary app. Whenever you turn off - >or uninstall the Extended Dictionary, your Window-Eyes therefore will >automatically return back to its original functionality. > >After installing,the app will automatically initiate itself. If the GW >AudioKit is installed and active on your system, you will hear an audible >notification, indicating the activation of the Extended Dictionary. You will >immediately have a Basic Voice-Specific dictionary, created for your currently >active speech synthesizer. In other words, if you are running the Standard >Eloquence Reed voice, the app will immediately have created the >Voice-Speicific Dictionary for Eloquence, US English, Reed. It will further >have copied all the entries of your old general Exception dictionary file, >into this Voice-Specific Dictionary. This way, you should be able to start >out, exactly where you left off from the build-in dictionary of Window-Eyes >itself. It will further have added on a good amount of new entries, from the >shipping dictionary for this voice or language. And you will right away, get >in touch with the power of the Extended Dictionary. > >Let's now say, you decided to switch to another voice. What about, for >instance, if you switched to the voice Mike, provided by Microsoft - and which >is actually a SAPI voice. Soon as you have activated the new voice, the >Extended Dictionary app, will immediately create a Voice-Specific dictionary >for Microsoft Mike. And, again, it will copy the contents from your old >general Exception dictionary file, into the newly created Voice-Specific >Dictionary. This way, you will have a good set out, for any dictionaries, and >you are ready to make the specific tayloring for your specific voice. > >There is no real limit to how many voices you could have installed on your >computer simultaneously. And, there should be few limitations as to the >dictionaries for each voice. If you are working with three different voices, >your Extended Dictionary will create three Voice-Specific Dictionaries. Do you >work with 15 different voices, then you will have 15 Voice-Specific >Dictionaries on your computer. Since each voice will have its own directory on >the computer, there is little chance of any conflict between any of the >dictionaries. > > >NOTES: >Switching from one voice to the other, the system will have to unload the >dictionary for the former voice, and then load the dictionary for the new >voice. This might take a second - particularly on slow systems like netbooks - > and meanwhile your voice could be performing some speech. This speech, that >would take place in between the unloading of the old former dictionary and the >loading of the new one, might be performed without any modification. In given >cases, you might also experience drop-out, or a delay in the speech, through >this switching period. This is quite normal. > >The Extended Dictionary DOES NOT directly interfere with Character, Graphics, >and Key Label Dictionaries of Window-Eyes. These Dictionaries should be left >turned ON, and unaltered. The Extended Dictionary will mainly replace - and >extend - the native EXCEPTION Dictionary of Window-Eyes. > >You are encouraged to make a backup of your current Window-Eyes' User Profile, >before attempting to install and run the Extended Dictionary package. > > >REMARKS: >If you are currently using a voice that has not yet been used with the >extended Dictionary, you will be warned that an User Interface Language (UI >Language) for the current voice, has not yet been set. You thereafter will be >provided a list of currently available languages. It is important that you >find the language best supported by your active synthetic voice. We will be >dealing thoroughly with this in a later section of this documentation. > >To benefit from the Sound Clip feature of the Extended Dictionary, you need to >have the GWAudioKit app installed, and activated. The Extended Dictionary will >perform fine without, but you will not be able to hear any sound clips. Having >the GW AudioKit installed, will further ensure you get notification sounds, >whenever certain actions are performed by the Extended Dictionary app. > >---End of paste.--- >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. >If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to >GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so >the entire list will receive it. > >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage >your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
