Personally, I think Eloquence is tops.
Sunny Day Maria Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Always remember to forget the troubles that pass your way; BUT NEVER forget the blessings that come each day. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 10:45 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: glad to be on the list > > How is it so difficult to understand that is the compromise? > > It takes a lot more code to be executed and a lot more memory to be > accessed > to provide very high quality human sounding speech. This takes time and > computer processor cycles. > > There is a reason why super sonic jet fighters are very small and not well > suited to hauling cargo. It might be possible to get similar performance > out > of a wide body passenger jet with enough effort but the example of Concord > demonstrates people aren't willing to pay for it. > > In this day and age for sure blind people are not willing to pay for that > level of performance, what I constantly hear is that blind people aren't > happy about paying for current levels of performance. > > Sorry moderator if this is verging on the limits of list topic. It seems > though that we are unsure about what it is we require from our access > technology, access, versatility, speed, luxury or just what? Be careful > what > you wish for. Our scanning and reading software hasn't brought us any real > advances in print reading for at least a decade. It does give us all sorts > of voices and dictionaries and buggy access to already available libraries > which many of us are refused access to but the actual reading capability > depends on other software providers like Abbey. > > For my money I would prefer screen access technology which gives me > reliable > screen access to all of the functions of my computer and so long as it is > intelligible I'll accept that until the primary functions are achieved. > When > we no longer have queries about scripts to be able to use this or that, > when > all Web sites are rendered intelligible, when Word or Access or Visual > Basic > and other IDES work for us then is the time to worry about absolute > language > perfection. Seamless and convenient access is where I prefer Freedom > Scientific to spend their development time and money on. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ricque" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 9:43 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: glad to be on the list > > >> >> Actually, no new voices have been integrated into Jaws. >> Version 8.0 of Jaws shipped on cd with the RealSpeak Solo voices on a >> seperate cd. >> Everyone should be clear on the fact that these voices are not a part of >> the >> Eloquence synthesizer that ships with Jaws. >> The voices available at Nextup.com, are Sappi compliant voices that will >> work with Jaws. >> Sappi is a different synthesizer altogether. >> Now, it would be nice if the Eloquence synthesizer that Jaws uses, could >> incorporate these newer voices, so we could have better speech output, >> with >> the performance of Eloquence. >> I don't have any idea how this would be done, but you would think in this >> modern age of technology, it would be possible. >> HTH, >> Richard Justice >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:46 AM >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: glad to be on the list >> >> >> >> Chris asks: >>> will those nextup voices like kate or whatever ever be integrated into >> jaws? Or at least work with it? I like the voices a lot. It's either >> nextup or something...neovoices....*deep sigh* >> >> To answer your question Chris: >> >> The NextUp voices have already been integrated into JAWS 8. Those voices >> are actually "AT&T Natural Voices" and I've had them on my PC for almost >> 3 >> years although they really drag down the performance of my outdated >> computer. >> ---------------- >> Bill Gallik >> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> - "A sense of duty is useful in work, but offensive in personal >> relations. >> People wish to be liked, not be endured with patient resignation." >> - Bertrand Russell >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.412 / Virus Database: 268.18.1/691 - Release Date: >> 17/02/2007 >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list%40googlegroups.com/ In order to contact the management team simply fill out the following form found at: http://www.jaws-users.com/contact.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JAWS Users List" group. 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