Hi, Sapi 4 by microsoft can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d13964c-06fd-4bf9-b49c-814faa6a86ea&displaylang=en The new version 5.1 is available now. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5E86EC97-40A7-453F-B0EE-6583171B4530&displaylang=en
Regards --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Nagendra K V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Nagendra K V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [AI] carry your free screenReader with you wherever you go and > make most pc's accessible! > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 3:52 PM > From where can i get microsoft sappy 4.0 serotek eloquents > speech > synthesizer > ? > Nagendra > > > On 7/18/08, ruchir falodiya > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hello and a very warm good afternoon to accessindia > > > > i have some very interesting news for all of us. > > > > the NVDA ( non visual desktop access ) has just > lonched the latest > > release version ( NVDA 6.02p ) > > > > as always, NVDA still comes in 2 forms > > > > the installer ( for stationary usage at single pc like > ( jaws ) and, > > the portable version that you can carry anywhere you > go with you. > > > > i my self likes the robustness and ease of use > interface of the > > portable version, and i'm gonna talk little bit > about it today. > > > > the official website for downloads and other > information is, > > www.nvda-project.org > > > > the NVDA is still is very young ( around 2 years ) and > hence, do not > > compare it with other specialized costly > screenreaders. > > > > the biggest advantage is, it is an open source > project, ( which means > > many brains can work on the development of the > project and its > > freeware) > > > > > > for those of you, who are really very adventurous ( > like me )and would > > like to try out the latest revisions of NVDA, can go > to snatShot link > > from the download page > > note: per day, due to many ideas and updates, we get > 3/4 revision > > daily so, update only once in month. > > > > > > for rest of us, the stable version, NVDA 6.02p will > work perfectly. > > > > by creating autorun.inf file, and writing it to USB > /cd drive, 1 can > > just plug in cd/ USB drive and any computer having > sound card, and > > drivers for display and sound properly installed ( > which is, at most > > pc's) can instantly get speech > > > > my own personal experience with NVDA :- > > > > the program is created in python with support from > different libraries > > , and since i've started useing it, it have never > crashed on me. ( > > highly stable ) > > > > you should read the files that are included in docks > folder, different > > language sub folders are present, select eng, and read > key commands, > > and other help files. > > > > when you download the portable version and run the > .exe file, note, > > that please give proper path ( not doing that, it will > unzip all 45 > > files in present folder) > > i'm saying so, because i ended up in unzipping all > files in " my > > documents folder" > > > > after running the setup for the portable version, just > give it a > > simple path such as C:\NVDA_portable > > > > then, go at the extracted folder, and run NVDA.exe > > > > the insert key by default is the NVDA key ( like jaws) > and insert + n > > is the option for going to NVDA menu > > > > please explore the preferences sub menu, and adjust > the speech > > synthesizer speech rate, etc. > > for me, the microsoft sappy 4.0 serotek eloquents > speech synthesizer > > works like jaws. > > > > oh, and yeah. the autorun file to automaticly start > NVDA and access > > any computer without help of any1 can be done in the > following way. > > > > ( of corse, NVDA is hundred times better then > narrator) > > > > note, in following steps, the extracted NVDA folder > is named as > > NVDA_portable > > > > due to security reasons, it will not directly run from > a USB drive, > > but with CD, it will. > > to create autorun.inf ( optional step) > > > > open note pad and copy following text into it. > > > > [autorun] > > open=nvda_portable\nvda.exe > > action=nvda_portable\nvda.exe > > shell\nvda=enable speach > > shell\nvda\command=nvda_portable\nvda.exe > > > > save this file at root of CD or u s b drive with a > name autorun.inf > > > > it will also create a menu when you hit applications > key at your > > removable drive, you can see an extra option named > " enable speech" > > by hitting enter on it, NVDA will start speaking > > > > and by default, in the case of a CD, as soon as you > insert the CD into > > the drive, with in 15 sec, nvda will automaticly get > activated > > > > if you cant create autorun or it doesn't works, > please drop me an > > email and i'll be glad to create 1 for you. > > > > important: , the nvda_portable folder and this > autorun.inf file have > > to stay at root of your drive. > > > > since i'm closely working with the developers and > is a community > > member, if you want, you can also directly contact me > at my email > > address and drop in your suggestions. ( after reading > all help files > > of corse ) > > > > for any further questions/query about NVDA or any > other software, feel > > free to email at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > msn: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > also, it will be really nice of you if you can drop me > feedback about > > my postings and improvements if any. > > your comments are really important. > > regards, > > > > ruchir > > > > > > -- > > As long as forever, > > I will stay by your side, > > I'll be your companion, > > Your friend and your guide!!! > > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > Registration is now open! > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] the subject > unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any > other changes, > > please visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject > unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any > other changes, please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! 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