And what I'm waiting for is someone to produce n affordable braille
display. Don't know when that will ever happen, but man it sure would
be nice. It's not like the technology isn't there for making a less
expensive unit that still is of excellent quality.
On Nov 16, 2008, at 11:12 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
Hi, Voices are a matter of ergonomic preference, but it sounds to
me like you are, in this case, just a little bit overly sensative as
you said. A computer voice is a productivity tool, not a public
speaker or some one you stay up all night discussing philosophy
with. They haven't made a perfect one yet. Sertainly the place
you're coming from had some glaring imperfections. If you could
live with stuttering and crackling every time you switched windows,
voice pitch screaming up and down during continuous reading, and
speech crashing out completely leaving your screen reader active but
mute, you should be able to train yourself to get used to the
ocasional croke or ambiguous pause on a dash where none should be.
If you have proficiency with braille, then it's a much more
effective proof reading and editting tool than any speech, and I've
used most of the software and 5 or 6 of the classic hardware speech
engines extensively.
Best,
erik burggraaf
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