Well guys, I don't think it's going to happen on iOS devices unfortunately, but I think there is a will and a way for it to happen on the Mac.
The only way I see it happening on iOS would be through a Jailbreak and I'm not sure it would be worth it. -- Emrah “In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” Albert Einstein On Jan 9, 2012, at 7:14 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > I would be happy if they would simply open up the speech API so that all apps > could use open synthesizers. Then we could make voiceover use loquendo and > acapella which are already available for the IPhone. This seems the simplest > way to go. Open up the API and if some one really wants elloquence for the > IPhone, let them develop and use it. > > Ah, but no. > > > Erik Burggraaf > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2012-01-09, at 12:28 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > >> Yes, I requested such a thing many, many moons ago. >> >> I don’t think it is going to happen. If we, as low-vision Zoom users, >> cannot convince Apple to allow us to truly customize basic color schemes >> instead of the “one-size-fits-all” reverse color technique, I doubt if they >> are going to implement what they must consider to be an inferior TTS. >> >> I could be wrong or at least, I wish I were. (Smile). >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfBlake Sinnett >> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 8:55 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Mac OS port of IBM Viavoice TTS, otherwise known as ETI >> Eloquence >> >> Has anyone written to Apple accessibility about this? I did a long time ago >> about getting it on the iPhone. >> >> > Subject: Re: Mac OS port of IBM Viavoice TTS, otherwise known as ETI >> > Eloquence >> > From: [email protected] >> > Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:33:58 -0800 >> > To: [email protected] >> > >> > I don't know about the legal issues but I can tell you that I would love >> > nothing more than to enjoy Eloquence on my Mac and, for that matter, my >> > iPhone. >> > >> > Mark >> > On Jan 8, 2012, at 6:06 AM, Emrah wrote: >> > >> > > Hi listers, >> > > >> > > I hope this message does not offend anybody allergic to Windows. >> > > >> > > The version of ETI Eloquence bundled with Jaws on Windows has always >> > > been my favorite voice synthesizer. I used to be able to listen (read) >> > > thousands and thousands of pages without ever getting tired of it. The >> > > intonations were amazingly good and compared to most of the TTS out >> > > there, it knew how to tone the exclamations. >> > > >> > > Anyway, I am writing to inquire if any of you have tried to run >> > > Eloquence on your Mac? >> > > Some folks "ported" it to Linux. http://voxin.oralux.net >> > > >> > > Any idea f something similar exists on Mac? >> > > >> > > I am sure it could be done… >> > > >> > > All the best, >> > > E >> > > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected]. >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "MacVisionaries" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
