No way I know to make Skype auto-speak incoming chats without writing code. I've never used Adium, so I'll have to let someone else tackle that question.
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:11:34AM -0400, Orin wrote: Is there a way to sleed up Adium notifications and when people send you messages? Because, on skype, when other people use it, their speech is faster than mine and they always say they forgot how to do it. I'd really love to have my adium notifications speak faster, it's annoying at the rate it's at now. And that includes chat messages. Also, is there a way for skype to speak incoming chats? On Aug 27, 2008, at 8:52 AM, Doug Lee wrote: >I stumbled on this accidentally no idea who already knows it. This >applies to Mac Skype, not Windows Skype, for those on SkypeEnglish who >may be reading this. > >Mac Skype allows you to modify the announcements it makes when various >things happen, like incoming calls, contacts coming online, etc. Each >one has an edit box containing the text. All these announcements tend >to come out with default parameters though, which includes a pretty >slow speech rate.If you want to change the speech rate for a specific >announcement, you can do it by prefixing the text with an embedded >command. In the following example, make sure to observe punctuation >marks: > >The default announcement text for an incoming call is > > You have an incoming call from "@"! > >To make this speak at 300 words per minute, add [[rate 300]] to the >beginning like this: > > [[rate 300]]You have an incoming call from "@"! > >Note the double square brackets around the "rate 300" there. > >That's all there is to it. The embedded speech commands should work >across several Mac OS versions. Technically, they are deprecated as >of Mac OS 10.5, but they still work. For anyone interested in what >else is possible, the whole command set is documented at the following >URL: > >http://developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/Sound/Sound-190.html > >Most Mac Skype users probably know this part, but for anyone who >doesn't, here's how to get to the text messages I'm referring to: > >1. Go to the Skype menu by using VO+M and arrowing right once, >then go down to Preferences and press Enter. > >2. Tab to find the Notifications button and press Space to open >that page. > >3. Tab to the pop-up button of notification choices, which directly >follows the "Advanced" button. > >4. Press Space to open the notification list, arrow to the one you >want, and press Enter to select it. > >5. Tab a few times to the text box containing the announcement. Note >that you will also pass a check box that enables or disables the voice >announcement, along with other controls for governing how the >notification is handled visually. > >6. When done making changes, close the Preferences window with >Command+W. > > >-- >Doug Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] >SSB BART Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >"I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than to know what >ain't so." >- Josh Billings, 1818-1885 (in "Solemn Thoughts") > -- Doug Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] SSB BART Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com Snowmen fall from heaven, unassembled. --anon
