hi. the only thing is, without the sapi 5 voice you can't access the station list. at least, on my system when I disabled the sapi 5 voice I wasn't able to access the station list. also if you have more than one SAPI 5 voice on your system, you can choose a different voice to use.
At 09:46 AM 2/27/2007, you wrote: >of course, obviosely, it's in the options menu! > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gary Metzler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 10:29 AM >Subject: Re: [Blind Audio] Mozekty: The Talking Internet Radio Database > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am trying the internet radio program. Does anyone know if it is > > possible > > to turn off the god aweful sam voice? Any help would be > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "hank smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:09 PM > > Subject: Fw: [Blind Audio] Mozekty: The Talking Internet Radio Database > > > > > >> > >> > >> 73 > >> hank smith > >> amateur radio call sign: > >> KE7IEF > >> echo link node: > >> 301027 > >> email: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> msn messenger: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> aim: > >> hanksmith5 > >> skype: > >> hanksmith5 > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "MICHAEL MCCARTY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 7:15 AM > >> Subject: [Blind Audio] Mozekty: The Talking Internet Radio Database > >> > >> > >>>I have lots of friends who ask me for accessible websites to find good > >>> links to internet radio stations. I usually send them to > >>> http://www.billsparks.org > >>> because Bill is visually impaired and understands how to create an > >>> online database of station listings that is screen reader friendly. Bill > >>> does a great > >>> job at keeping his website updated, but there's only so much one guy > >>> can do. > >>> > >>> Sometimes, you just want to try something new. Why can't there be a > >>> database of stations that is being checked by a handfull of people to > >>> insure that they > >>> are online and why can't that database be screen reader friendly? I was > >>> asking myself this question one day and did a Google search for internet > >>> radio > >>> database. The results weren't good. What I found were programs that > >>> were not accessible and tons of online resources that hadn't been > >>> updated in years. > >>> > >>> Well, I kept searching and eventually came to the > >>> InfraDrive Mozekty page at http://www.infradrive.com/mozekty.php > >>> . The description of the program said that "Mozekty is a free fast tool > >>> to play your audio streams and radio stations, you can also get a list > >>> of the latest > >>> radio stations on the internet and save your favourite stations. > >>> Features include: > >>> > >>> Listen to hundreds of internet radio stations from around the world > >>> with this full-featured player. > >>> Add, edit or delete stations from your stations database. > >>> Check for latest stations found on the internet by connecting to > >>> Bitsnips.com. > >>> Get full info and statistics about the current playing stream. > >>> Full control from Mozekty system tray icon when the application is > >>> minimized. > >>> Friendly user interface. > >>> Great tool with a small size." > >>> > >>> I knew this was the program I was looking for. I went to the > >>> InfraDrive Download Page at http://www.infradrive.com/downloads.php > >>> and got a copy of Mozekty. > >>> > >>> The program worked great but had one problem with JAWS. As I tabbed > >>> through the various options, I noticed that JAWS wouldn't read the > >>> actual list of stations. > >>> This was an obvious problem. How was I going to know what station I had > >>> selected? > >>> > >>> I sent an email to > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> and got an immediate email and Skype call from Ehab El-agizy. As we > >>> chatted, I discovered that this guy was really interested in my issue. > >>> He wanted to > >>> make this program accessible for blind and visually impaired users and > >>> to continue to offer it for free. We talked about JAWS and Window Eyes > >>> and how they > >>> read the screen to people who are blind or visually impaired. He > >>> downloaded a demo of each program and decided that the best way to bring > >>> accessibility > >>> to this program was to write his own Text to Speech interface. > >>> > >>> As you can imagine, I was floored. How many people do you know would > >>> take this kind of interest in making a program accessible? Well, a few > >>> days later, > >>> he was sending me the first beta. It worked well and I could use my > >>> default SAPI voice to access most of the program's menus and combo > >>> boxes. > >>> > >>> This was outstanding. A few days later the second beta arived. Now the > >>> entire program spoke and additional speech support was added. Now, I > >>> could choose > >>> any SAPI 4 or SAPI 5 voice and make it the default voice for the > >>> program. I could now access the program just as easily as any person > >>> with vision. I was > >>> so impressed by the work done that I promised to spread the word to as > >>> many blind and visually impaired people as possible. You are reading the > >>> result > >>> of that promise. > >>> > >>> If you are interested in internet radio, I'd like for you to give this > >>> program a download. If you know of good internet radio stations, please > >>> submit them > >>> so we can add them to the database for all to enjoy. The current > >>> version does not support streams by RealMedia because of their > >>> perprietary nature. This > >>> may be fixed in future releases. Ehab wants our feedback and has a > >>> forum for us to post suggestions and new internet radio listings. > >>> You can also send new listings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> . He did the programming and I did the testing. We made a great team > >>> and I hope we can continue to work together on the program's > >>> development. So, what > >>> are you waiting for? > >>> Click this direct link to download Mozekty. > >>> http://www.infradrive.com/downloads/Mozekty.exe > >>> > >>> If you have any questions about the program's speech output, feel free > >>> to contact me at > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> Michael McCarty > >>> Fred's Head Database Coordinator > >>> American Printing House for the Blind > >>> Phone: 502 899-2396 > >>> Fax: 502 899-2363 > >>> Skype: mbmccarty > >>> www.aph.org > >>> www.FredsHeadCompanion.blogspot.com > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > >>> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. > >>> http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/gWFolB/TM > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > >>> > >>> > >>> Yahoo! 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