Why wouldn't you just make this setting be something specific to your
script, rather than trying to divine the user's intent from his other
settings?
Also, note that the synthesizer description can be localized, so your
proposal might only work on current English-language versions of
Window-Eyes.
On 11/11/2010 3:42 PM, Chip Orange wrote:
ok, sorry Doug that I missed the two obvious answers, but here's what I came
up with:
the activesettings.screen.voice = false probably means even if they have
chosen a synthesizer, they aren't using it at the moment.
Also, the description of the active synthesizer found at
synthesizers.active.description = "None" means they definitely aren't using
a synth.
thought I'd put these out there for anyone else, rather than just say
"never-mind!"
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: Chip Orange [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 3:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: how to detect a braille only user
Hi Doug,
maybe I should phrase it differently; I don't want to generate sounds by
playing a wave file, or cause certain characters to appear on a braille
display which would otherwise be there only to make the speech sound better.
So, I'd like to know how to detect that they have the synth set to "none";
can I do that?
thanks.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Geoffray [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 1:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: how to detect a braille only user
Chip,
There is no way to know for sure. Just because I'm a braille only user
doesn't mean there is no speech being generated. Maybe they don't have
speakers, maybe the speakers are turned down, maybe the sound is coming out
fine but can't be heard, maybe they have the synth set to none or just
disabled. Bottom line, there is no way to know for sure. Can you tell me
why you would need to know this?
Doug
On 11/11/2010 11:08 AM, Chip Orange wrote:
can anyone tell me what to use to detect a braille only user?
Is it the "suspend speech" property of the active synth; or is it that
the active synth is nothing?
thanks.
Chip
