Try this script, which also uses vo's settings instead of the system voice:
(*
Speaks the date and time of day
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on isVoiceOverRunning()
set isRunning to false
tell application "System Events"
set isRunning to (name of processes) contains "VoiceOver"
end tell
return isRunning
end isVoiceOverRunning
on isVoiceOverRunningWithAppleScript()
if isVoiceOverRunning() then
set isRunningWithAppleScript to true
-- is AppleScript enabled on VoiceOver --
tell application "VoiceOver"
try
set x to bounds of vo cursor
on error
set isRunningWithAppleScript to false
end try
end tell
return isRunningWithAppleScript
end if
return false
end isVoiceOverRunningWithAppleScript
set currentDate to current date
set currentTime to (currentDate's time string) & ", " & (currentDate's date
string)
if isVoiceOverRunningWithAppleScript() then
tell application "VoiceOver"
output currentTime
end tell
else
say currentTime
delay 2
end if
There you go, see if that will work...
On May 8, 2013, at 2:28 PM, Traci <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, is there a way to have voiceover reverse the order it announces the
> time? Time before date? The current way sounds odd.
>
> May 8, 11:26 AM
>
> It almost sounds like it is saying May 8th 2011 26 AM.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Traci
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