Mario, Your "CAD" example shows another anomaly. On my system, it's pronounced as "cad," as in a disreputable man, even though written in all caps. I wonder why yours says "Canada."
The larger problem you raise is one that applies across the board, regardless of capitalization. The JAWS default for "Dr" is "Drive," presumably because FS figured it would come up most often inn addresses. I've changed the pronunciation to "doctor." Ditto "St" is set by FS by default as "Street," but it could also mean "saint." Then there's the "read" problem, with the present and past tense pronounced differently but spelled the same. In this last example, however, FS must have figured out an algorithm because most of the time JAWS pronounces it correctly when used in the past tense and also when used in the present tense. These problems must have beset creators of speech engines in the early days. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mario Brusco Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 10:16 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Pronunciation maybe a second dictionary just for abbreviations? but what if there's an abbreviation that you don't want the facility to interpret. how would it be handled, maybe with an exclusion rule? I do believe the Kurzweil 1K has such a facility, but sometimes a passage has an abbreviation that is not what it is commonly associated with. for example, when ever WA is encountered, K1K says Washington, but I don't want that. K1K should say W A, the way it appears. another example, CAD is encountered and is pronounced as Canada instead of C A D as in computer aided design. -------- Original Message -------- From: Adrian Spratt [mailto:adr...@adrianspratt.com] Sent: Monday, Aug 29, 2016 5:57 AM EST To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Pronunciation How would you modify the dictionary manager? Yes, I use the dictionary to spell out abbreviations I come across most often, the way you illustrate in your original post in this thread. But you seem to have something more grand in mind. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 1:06 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Pronunciation Hi Adrian, I've been that route, & tried several others. I've come to the conclusion that what I want to do will only be possible by modifying the default dictionary manager. I didn't state what different settings I had tried because I wanted to make sure I didn't overlook anything, & turn my question into a short story. Thank you very much for your input. Take care. Mike Sent from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Spratt To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Pronunciation Mike, The potential problem with such a setting would be that many headings and other text would also be spelled out. The only setting that comes to mind is in the JAWS settings center that enables reading uppercase letters when JAWS reads by line, word or character. The default is caps announced only when reading by character. If you want to change that default, go to the settings center with (as you know) JAWS key+6 on the number row above the letter, then type "capitalization" into the edit field. In the results that appear below, only one option is displayed. Press spacebar to cycle through the options. Tab to and click on apply and okay. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 10:20 PM To: Jaws-Users List Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Pronunciation Hi All, Running J16, but I think my question will apply to almost all Jaws versions. What Jaws setting will tell Jaws to say the letters of a word in all capitolized letters rather than pronounce an all caps word as a word? Example: SUV, Jaws pronounce it as a word, & would like for Jaws to say, S U V. Or, NY, & to have Jaws say, N Y. Thanks much. Take care. Mike Sent from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ . For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
