not that it becomes any better, but what if an extension uses google voice recognition API to implement this on the app.
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Hank Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah Ha! > I accidentally discovered the rabbit hole & fell in!!! I don't > want to address Speech Recognition (per se) but to address the paranoia of > "make us more dependent on Microsoft" while pressing for Java....this is the > old story most of us have well survived. It's time to set aside (god help us) > this in a "Working Group" > > Hank Hamilton of San Francisco ([email protected]) > >> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:13:04 -0500 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [discuss] Please make Open Office Speech Recognition Friendly >> >> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Bruce Martin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Dear felloe Oo users: >> > >> > No! No! No! This would make the open source world more dependent on >> > Microsoft. >> > >> > In stead find or help contribute to an open source app to to do the voice >> > recognition that runs on the same Java runtimes as Oo. Then it needs to be >> > licensed by the usual LGPA and ported cross-platform with as much of it as >> > possible "noarch". >> > >> > Personally, this is not an app I use, as I generally create in text, then >> > either give it as a live speech or record it as a speech in Audacity. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Bruce M. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Samuel Moser [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: June 14, 2010 6:48 AM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: [discuss] Please make Open Office Speech Recognition Friendly >> > >> > Please make Open Office Compatible with Windows Speech Recognition >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > >> > >> >> I think Orca was created with that in mind. >> http://live.gnome.org/Orca >> >> Sun had an accessibility program and I wonder if maybe they work also >> for the Windows platform. >> >> "Orca is designed to work with applications and toolkits that support >> the assistive technology service provider interface (AT-SPI). This >> includes the GNOME desktop and its applications, OpenOffice, Firefox, >> and the Java platform. Some applications work better than others, >> however, and the Orca community continually works to provide >> compelling access to more and more applications. " >> >> -- >> Alexandro Colorado >> OpenOffice.org Español >> http://es.openoffice.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español http://es.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
