Hi All, I could be wrong about this, but I think that Gena is asking about using the say command in the Terminal environment, since she's coming from a linux background with command line use. Gena, welcome to the mac-access list
Cheers, Esther On 22 Jul 2013, at 11:00, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > Oh that say command. Um? Sorry. I guess lunch is getting to me. I thought > you guys meant vo a for the say all command. Excuse me while I go and melt > lol! > > I love the terminal say command and use it to convert text files to speech > for university or my own pleasure. Mainly for university for now. lol! > > Tc. > On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:46 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Gena, >> >> Since I know you have a background in command line usage, I'll just mention >> that you can use the say command in combination with switches for voice >> selection and also include any embedded commands for speech rate, volume, >> etc. (all of these four-letter embedded commands that are enclosed within >> two left brackets at the start, and two right brackets at the end, and >> separated by semi-colons), within quotation marks. >> >> You can search the Mail Archive for this list (link given as the public >> archive at the bottom of each post) for threads like "adding spoken tracks >> to iTunes", and "Text to Speech parameters" for details. Sarah like to send >> the output of the say command to a file from the command line, in preference >> to using the services option of "Add to iTunes as a spoken track", so she >> can run this separately in background. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On 22 Jul 2013, at 10:33, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >>> Hello Gena, >>> >>> Yes, I've used the Say command with VoiceOver. I have it set to Cmd-F9 and >>> I just tested it with your message. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> >>> On 22 Jul 2013, at 22:19, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> >>>> I wondered if anyone had successfully used the say command while using >>>> VoiceOver? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> Gena >>>> >>>> Please Note: >>>> Please use email address below for all future correspondence: >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> Georgina Joyce >>>> Applied Psychologist >>>> Training and Coaching. >>>> Because individuals of groups matter! >>>> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
