yes, it will work with an hardware synth. Regards, Marten On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:48:41 -0400 [email protected] wrote:
> Will it work with a hardware synth? > > David <[email protected]> wrote: > > > OK, all you listers, > > who so patiently have been waiting for the new Extended Dictionary app, > > that I have announced was under development. > > > > YOUR WAIT HAS COME TO AN END! > > > > The full package, is now available from app central. > > Name: Extended Dictionary; > > Version: 0.60; > > Category: Utilities; > > Release date: 2012-08-31. > > > > Below you will find a paste of a couple of the chapters, taken from the > > User's Guide of the Extended Dictionary. This should give you a good > > feeling of what the app might do for you. Please take your time to study > > the User's Guide in full, as it will greatly answer many of the questions > > you have. You can open the User's Guide from anywhere on your computer, at > > any time, by hitting the hotkey: > > Alt-Shift-9. > > It will automatically keep track of which chapter you last read, so it will > > be easy to pick up on your reading at a later state. > > > > Hopefully, you will find this app to meet your expectations. I know it has > > been a long wait for many of you, but there has been a few things to sort > > out. > > > > May I once again, thank you ALL the Beta-group, who so generously gave of > > their time and efforts - as well as the whole app developing community, who > > has given me many feedbacks and suggestions. A great thanks to Chip Orange, > > for his thorough Scripting-classes. > > > > Please, take your time to read the information pasted below, and enjoy the > > package. > > > > Regards, > > David P > > (Norway) > > The Author of the Extended Dictionary package. > > > > ---Taken from the User's Guide: > > SUPPORT > > > > > > Due to the great number of users, and the complexity of individual built of > > Entries and Dictionaries, the Author is unable to offer individual support > > for users of this package. As the end-user, you therefore are encouraged to > > make use of the general communication channels for Window-Eyes related > > products. Here you will have assistance from a number of technical and > > dictionary experienced users. The Author of the Extended Dictionary > > package, will also participate on the GW mailinglist for Window-Eyes, to > > the extend time and energy permits. > > > > Thanks for your understanding in this regard. > > > > > > FEATURES > > Of The Extended Dictionary Package > > > > The Extended Dictionary package offers you the following features. Please, > > be sure to read the full documentation, to learn the full meaning of all > > the features. > > > > Simple and seemless installation. Installs in approximately two minutes. > > > > Separate Voice-Specific Dictionary for each voice installed on your > > computer - ensures optimal flexibility in tayloring the exceptions and > > replacements to the individual voice. > > > > Separate Software-Specific Dictionaries, ensures optimal tayloring of > > exceptions and replacements - even down to the individual applications you > > are using. > > > > Each synthetic voice can have its own set of Software-Specific Dictionaries > > for the individual applications you are using. > > > > Simple and easy editing of your Dictionary files, directly in Windows > > Notepad. > > > > Simple Entry structure. Like: children=kids. > > > > You can use any character in your Original string, and replace it with very > > few limitations. > > > > You can enter a single character, or a combination of characters, a word, > > part of a word, or a whole phrase or expression - as your Original string. > > This means, you can have a phrase like: > > Simon says: "Go home!" > > replaced with things like: > > The manager is tired. > > > > All text can be replaced with sound clips, small sound files on your > > computer. > > > > Easy-to-use functions for Backup and Restoration of your complete set of XL > > Dictionaries. > > > > Thorough User's Guide, holding more than 50 chapters. Dealing with > > Dictionary building from very simple entries, way up to really advanced > > entry-making. Filled with real-life samples. > > > > Specially designed feature for capturing spoken phrases. > > > > Specially designed feature for validating dictionaries. Will let the user > > know, if conflicting entries are found. > > > > Simple and intuitive User Interface in English, Dutch or Norwegian. > > > > Automatically switching UI Language, based on the synthetic voice currently > > in use. > > > > Most dates now should be spoken in full version - like Janurary 26th, > > instead of just a set of numbers. > > > > Fractional numbers from 1 to 100 included. You no longer will hear a > > fraction read as a set of two numbers. Rather you will hear things like > > "three tenths", "half" or "three quarter". > > > > Measurements in inches will be recognized and pronounced accordingly. the > > ruler now will be "12 inch" long, instead of only 12, or "12 Quote". > > > > A number of abbreviations, words and manufacturer names are handled by the > > shipping Dictionaries. > > > > A few emoticons are included. > > > > And more. > > > > INSTALLING AND INITIATING THE PACKAGE > > > > > > The Extended Dictionary app, will disregard the native Exception dictionary > > of Window-Eyes. You won't need this Built-in feature of Window-Eyes anyway, > > since all your existing entries should automatically be integrated with the > > Extended Dictionary from now on. > > > > Installing the Extended Dictionary app, is pretty easy. Simply run the > > downloaded .WEPM file. Window-Eyes will immediately initiate the app, and > > make it an integrated part of your screen reader experience. > > > > First time you run the app, it will need to unpack the whole set of > > dictionaries that ship with the package, along with the documentation files > > and a few other files. All of this unpacking might take a few moments. You > > will hear a few messages spoken throughout the process. This is all normal. > > Simply give the installation process the needed time. > > > > Throughout its performance, the Extended Dictionary app, will actually be > > using these shipped Dictionaries, as the basis for any new dictionary > > created. We will look more into this at a later state. > > > > All your existing native Dictionary files from your User Profile folder, > > will be preserved untouched by the Extended Dictionary app. Whenever you > > turn off - or uninstall the Extended Dictionary, your Window-Eyes therefore > > will automatically return back to its original functionality. > > > > After installing,the app will automatically initiate itself. If the GW > > AudioKit is installed and active on your system, you will hear an audible > > notification, indicating the activation of the Extended Dictionary. You > > will immediately have a Basic Voice-Specific dictionary, created for your > > currently active speech synthesizer. In other words, if you are running the > > Standard Eloquence Reed voice, the app will immediately have created the > > Voice-Speicific Dictionary for Eloquence, US English, Reed. It will further > > have copied all the entries of your old general Exception dictionary file, > > into this Voice-Specific Dictionary. This way, you should be able to start > > out, exactly where you left off from the build-in dictionary of Window-Eyes > > itself. It will further have added on a good amount of new entries, from > > the shipping dictionary for this voice or language. And you will right > > away, get in touch with the power of the Extended Dictionary. > > > > Let's now say, you decided to switch to another voice. What about, for > > instance, if you switched to the voice Mike, provided by Microsoft - and > > which is actually a SAPI voice. Soon as you have activated the new voice, > > the Extended Dictionary app, will immediately create a Voice-Specific > > dictionary for Microsoft Mike. And, again, it will copy the contents from > > your old general Exception dictionary file, into the newly created > > Voice-Specific Dictionary. This way, you will have a good set out, for any > > dictionaries, and you are ready to make the specific tayloring for your > > specific voice. > > > > There is no real limit to how many voices you could have installed on your > > computer simultaneously. And, there should be few limitations as to the > > dictionaries for each voice. If you are working with three different > > voices, your Extended Dictionary will create three Voice-Specific > > Dictionaries. Do you work with 15 different voices, then you will have 15 > > Voice-Specific Dictionaries on your computer. Since each voice will have > > its own directory on the computer, there is little chance of any conflict > > between any of the dictionaries. > > > > > > NOTES: > > Switching from one voice to the other, the system will have to unload the > > dictionary for the former voice, and then load the dictionary for the new > > voice. This might take a second - particularly on slow systems like > > netbooks - and meanwhile your voice could be performing some speech. This > > speech, that would take place in between the unloading of the old former > > dictionary and the loading of the new one, might be performed without any > > modification. In given cases, you might also experience drop-out, or a > > delay in the speech, through this switching period. This is quite normal. > > > > The Extended Dictionary DOES NOT directly interfere with Character, > > Graphics, and Key Label Dictionaries of Window-Eyes. These Dictionaries > > should be left turned ON, and unaltered. The Extended Dictionary will > > mainly replace - and extend - the native EXCEPTION Dictionary of > > Window-Eyes. > > > > You are encouraged to make a backup of your current Window-Eyes' User > > Profile, before attempting to install and run the Extended Dictionary > > package. > > > > > > REMARKS: > > If you are currently using a voice that has not yet been used with the > > extended Dictionary, you will be warned that an User Interface Language (UI > > Language) for the current voice, has not yet been set. You thereafter will > > be provided a list of currently available languages. It is important that > > you find the language best supported by your active synthetic voice. We > > will be dealing thoroughly with this in a later section of this > > documentation. > > > > To benefit from the Sound Clip feature of the Extended Dictionary, you need > > to have the GWAudioKit app installed, and activated. The Extended > > Dictionary will perform fine without, but you will not be able to hear any > > sound clips. Having the GW AudioKit installed, will further ensure you get > > notification sounds, whenever certain actions are performed by the Extended > > Dictionary app. > > > > ---End of paste.--- > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Alternatives: > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > How do > you spend it? > > John Covici > [email protected]
