good point about the localization; also, I did wonder if a braille only user would have the screen.voice set to true just like a speech user?
I was thinking it's better to figure the environment out rather than count on the user to configure things properly, but it may not be possible in this case, so you're probably right and I should get them to do so. -----Original Message----- From: Ron Parker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 4:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: how to detect a braille only user 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 >>
