Re: [Freedos-user] OT: book reading via text to speech on e-book readers

2020-03-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
Speaking personally, the site says nothing about how the touch screen would be accessed inclusively. There were no voice samples on the site either that I can find. Still if someone has the device I can give you a way to test from pronunciation based on a common complaint I hear from those re

Re: [Freedos-user] OT: book reading via text to speech on e-book readers

2020-03-15 Thread dmccunney
On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 9:17 PM Eric Auer wrote: > PS: I believe Pocketbook uses Linux or Android based firmware. They > are known for NOT locking users to a shop and do well with PDF, too. IIRC. Android. The Kindle also uses Android, and because Android uses a Linux kernel and Linux is open so

[Freedos-user] OT: book reading via text to speech on e-book readers

2020-03-15 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! As inspired by the current thread about screen readers etc.: > One reason why those used to speech synthesis dislikeĀ  tools l such > as Kindles though is because the speech quality is poor and the > pronounciation abilities reprehensible. [but Apple might be better?] Excuse the off-topic, bu