Hi John, Thanks so very much for your detailed answer. It is most helpful. Funny that the software was originally written for sighted people, but it is terrific for us blind folks.
Lennie At 10:42 PM 7/23/2008, you wrote: >Lenny, there are 2 basic commands for making Text Aloud read a document. >But first, you have to display the document on the screen. You can do that >by copying the document to your clipboard and then pasting it into the text >field on Text Aloud's primary screen. > You can also call up a file by using the standard file management commands >available under the Alt F menu. > >READ A DOCUMENT, CONTROL F3 >STOP READING, CONTROL F8: > > >You will need Jaws to navigate the menus Lenny, especially at first. You >have to choose your default voice, set the reading speed and so on. >Once you have everything set up, use Insert F4 to turn Jaws off. Then, use >Control F3 to begin reading. >The Jaws cursor is very helpful in navigating through the On Screen options >such as reading tempo and so on. Once you are familiar with Text Aloud, you >can use some of the hotkeys which are built in. There are controls which >will adjust the speed and volume of the reading on the fly. They are all in >a document which is part of the Jaws Support system. >Believe it or not Lenny, this thing wasn't designed for the blind. It was >created as a study aid for sighted people who needed to read their documents >while doing something else like driving. >Can you imagine riding in your car and listening to a pleasant voice >reading your own work back to you? >That, to me at least, is incredible. > >Learning to use this tool takes some doing Lenny. There is a lot of help >right in the Text Aloud Help file. To get an idea of some of the other >controls, press the Alt key and move to the Voice option. Then down arrow >and listen to what there is to offer. >Once you have become familiar with Text Aloud, you could even use the Sleep >Mode in Jaws and turn it off as soon as Text Aloud is opened. Lenny, I >absolutely do not recommend this procedure. There is simply too much in >Text Aloud which doesn't speak without a screen reader. >I hope this helps. > >John Justice >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lennie Rinaldi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 5:13 PM >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Text Aloud > > > > Hi John, > > > > Thanks for your input on Text aloud. Your information has helped me > > greatly. > > > > One question though. How do you get around the problem of both Jaws > > and Text Aloud speaking simultaneously? That is the one thing that I > > was concerned about. > > > > Again, thanks for your help. > > > > Lennie > > > > At 03:04 PM 7/20/2008, you wrote: > >>Lenny. John Justice here. > >>I use Text Aloud with AT&T voices all of the time. My favorite is > >>Crystal > >>16. When you choose the voice to read the document, Text Aloud will take > >>you through the choices in all of your SAPI options. You can get > >>everything from Microsoft Mary and Mike right up to the latest AT&T > >>entries as long as they are loaded correctly in your system and Text Aloud > >>can find them. > >>Some voices use SAPI 4 in lieu of SAPI 5 but not many. > >> > >>In my opinion, based on personal experience, Text Aloud is one of the most > >>effective and useful programs I have ever worked with. As for involvement > >>with Jaws, you can get a situation where Text Aloud and Jaws will read the > >>same document simultaneously. But that can easily be corrected. > >> > >>John Justice > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Lennie Rinaldi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[email protected]> > >>Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:23 PM > >>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Text Aloud > >> > >> > >> > Hi Annette, > >> > > >> > I want to use Text Aloud to create MP3 from a Word document. I would > >> > not use it to take the place of Jaws. > >> > > >> > I created a document that I wanted to record with GoldWave using a > >> > microphone, but I suspect that the quality of the recording would be > >> > poor. > >> > > >> > I hope that explains why I am interested in Text Aloud. > >> > > >> > As David and others pointed out, he have used it for several years > >> > with Sapi 5 voices. I am wondering why AT&T voices would not be > >> > better than Sapi 5? I have heard sample of AT&T voices and in my > >> > opinion, I thought that they sounded more realistic. > >> > > >> > David, any comments on AT&T voices? > >> > > >> > Thanks for all for replying. I appreciat your help. > >> > > >> > Lennie > >> > > >> > At 10:00 AM 7/20/2008, you wrote: > >> >>Is there a feature in Text Aloud that is not in JAWS? Why are you > >> >>looking > >> >>at using the 2 programs at the same time. > >> >> > >> >>In my experience with some other text to speech programs that are not > >> >>intended for use by a blind user, JAWS and the AT&T voices did not play > >> >>well > >> >>together. > >> >> > >> >>Annette > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- > >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lennie > >> >>Rinaldi > >> >>Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:37 AM > >> >>To: [email protected] > >> >>Subject: [JAWS-Users] Text Aloud > >> >> > >> >>Hello all, > >> >> > >> >>Does anyone know if Text Aloud (text to speech) is accessible with > >> >>Jaws? > >> >>Perhaps, someone is already using this software and find it quite > >> >>useful? > >> >> > >> >>Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >> >> > >> >>Lennie > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >> >>http://www.jaws-users.com > >> >>Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > >> >>http://www.blind-computing.com > >> >>Address for the list archives: > >> >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >> >>To post to this group, send email to > >> >>[email protected] > >> >>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the > >> >>subject > >> >>or > >> >>body of a blank message to: > >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>Use the following form in order to contact the management team > >> >>http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > >> >>If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > >> >>following address: > >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >> >>http://www.jaws-users.com > >> >>Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > >> >>http://www.blind-computing.com > >> >>Address for the list archives: > >> >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >> >>To post to this group, send email to 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