Acapela and Nuance are not apple voices.
On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:50:15 +0100 Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: > Hello Chris > > Alex, Fred, Albert etc., are Apple voices. Thus you approach Apple. Would > you not agree? > > Gordon > > On 30 Aug 2011, at 16:32, Chris G wrote: > > Maybe we should go after the true problem, and that is the text to > speech writers. It isn't just apple and apple voices. My windows > voices from ivona and the Kate and Paul voices that come with Kurzweil > 1000 do this too. > > If there is a generic string that the screen reader can send to the > synthesizer to turn that functionality off, that is what is really > needed. > > I remember Vocal-eyes for dos had a command where you could send escape > sequences to the synthesizer if you knew them modifying this behavior. > vo could have a check box expand abbreviations then send the sequence to > the synthesizer turning them on or off. > > > > On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:20:27 +0100 > Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: > > > Hello Sarah > > > > The point here, even if you can modify the pronunciation dictionaries is > > that you shouldn't have too. The screen-reader should read what is present > > on screen not what somebody else thinks was meant. > > > > On 30 Aug 2011, at 16:17, Sarah Alawami wrote: > > > > You can just edit the dictionary and see if that works. I do that a a lot. > > for words the tI know it will mispronounce, like my name lol! and it read > > the dates and times correctly in that message btw and I"m using the default > > voices. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > > mac-access@mac-access.net > > > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum > > at either the list's own dedicated web archive: > > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > or at the public Mail Archive: > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > > and worm-free! > > > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > > the list website at: > > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > > - > The home of the Mystic Place blog and podcast. > http://www.mysticplace.info > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> - The home of the Mystic Place blog and podcast. http://www.mysticplace.info <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
