Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

Angus: I monitor this webspace for my blind granddaughter, Mandy Hall (see YouTube). She limps because the left leg doesn’t work well. She plays the full drum kit, bass guitar, piano and sings, even though she has only the use of the index finger on the right and the thumb plus three on the

Re: Speech Rate

rying to adjust speech rate on the Mac, the command to adjust > speech attributes has changed. Now in addition to pressing VO+Command, the > shift key has to be added. So to change speech rate, press > VO+Command+Shift+Right arrow to go to rate and then up and down arrows to > adjust

Re: Speech Rate

Hi. If you're trying to adjust speech rate on the Mac, the command to adjust speech attributes has changed. Now in addition to pressing VO+Command, the shift key has to be added. So to change speech rate, press VO+Command+Shift+Right arrow to go to rate and then up and down arrows to adjust

Speech Rate

Hi. How do I adjust the speech rate as I can no longer do this as the option isn’t in the roster and how do I stop VO from telling me that something is miss spelt? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

E.T. I have tried to flick up or down and nothing happens. I have poor tactile and motor control. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

Flick up or down. Or turn the rotor to speaking rate and do the same rather than going into settings. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

> I go to Settings/General/Accessibility/Speech and down to Speaking Rate on my > iPhone 5S. And hear "Adjustable”. How do I Adjust the Speaking Rate, so the > Speaking Rate increases? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

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Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, all, >> >> So my system voice is quite a big slower than my content voice, and frankly, >> it sounds like she's about to keel over and have a heart attack. I've >> looked in VO prefs, but am not finding a way to change the

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

y, > it sounds like she's about to keel over and have a heart attack. I've looked > in VO prefs, but am not finding a way to change the speech rate. Anyone know > if you can do this? > TIA, > Donna > > -- > The following information is important for all members

Re: changing speech rate of system voice?

change the speech rate. Anyone know if you can do this? TIA, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the

changing speech rate of system voice?

Hi, all, So my system voice is quite a big slower than my content voice, and frankly, it sounds like she's about to keel over and have a heart attack. I've looked in VO prefs, but am not finding a way to change the speech rate. Anyone know if you can do this? TIA, Donna -- The following

Re: Speech rate gone wild

that you didn't know about. On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:37 PM, Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com mailto:vermont...@gmail.com wrote: Since updating to Yosemite, I have two speech rates. I can change the speech rate in menus and controls with the standard Command Shift Control, up and down arrow

Speech rate gone wild

Since updating to Yosemite, I have two speech rates. I can change the speech rate in menus and controls with the standard Command Shift Control, up and down arrow combination. However, when VO reads text, like what I am typing now, it is read at a faster rate that I cannot, for the life of me

Re: Speech rate gone wild

know about. On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:37 PM, Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com wrote: Since updating to Yosemite, I have two speech rates. I can change the speech rate in menus and controls with the standard Command Shift Control, up and down arrow combination. However, when VO reads text, like

Re: Widgets and System Speech Rate Questions.

jonc...@cox.net On Apr 25, 2012, at 1:29 PM, Emilio Hernandez wrote: Hello everyone, How can I remove widgets from the dashboard manager? I have reviewed podcasts detailing this, but I am not able to uncheck certain widgets. How can I change the speech rate of the system voice? I have

Widgets and System Speech Rate Questions.

Hello everyone, How can I remove widgets from the dashboard manager? I have reviewed podcasts detailing this, but I am not able to uncheck certain widgets. How can I change the speech rate of the system voice? I have looked through the MV archives, but I have not been able to find a solution

I'm hearing voices. VO speech rate

Hi all! Well I have to admit. Yep? I'm hearing voices! Two of them to be exact. Now I am able to slow down the voice that is controlled by the ctrl+option+cmd+arrow keys, but can someone please remind me how to slow down the other Alex? Is there another hot key to control the

Speech Rate of Alerts in IChat?

Hi, guys, I've noticed that the speech rate for alerts in IChat is quite slow, even for me. :) I'm wondering if there's a way to change it? I tried changing the rate in text-to-speech preferences in System Preferences, but there is no change. Thanks, Teresa We are made of star-stuff--Carl

Re: Speech Rate of Alerts in IChat?

hi, how accessible is ichat? i had problems answering calls on snow leopard. is the screen sharing accessible? best On 31 Oct 2011, at 16:07, Teresa Cochran wrote: Hi, guys, I've noticed that the speech rate for alerts in IChat is quite slow, even for me. :) I'm wondering if there's

Re: Speech Rate of Alerts in IChat?

sharing accessible? best On 31 Oct 2011, at 16:07, Teresa Cochran wrote: Hi, guys, I've noticed that the speech rate for alerts in IChat is quite slow, even for me. :) I'm wondering if there's a way to change it? I tried changing the rate in text-to-speech preferences in System Preferences

VO speech rate in Lion mail

Hi all! Can someone please tell me what I need to do to speed up the speech rate in mail? Using the VO hot quick keys, ctrl+opt+cmd and the arrow keys speeds up speech for menus and ;the like, but does nothing for reading mail or typing rates. Thanks, Johnny -- You received this message

increasing speech rate

When I try to convert text to audio with my work flow, Alex speaks very slowly. I have [[ra 350]] at the top of the document as I usually do, but this time it doesn't seem to affect the voice speed at all, even though I have set Alex to speak really fast under system preferences. Any

increaseing the speech rate in RS games client?

Sorry guys one more question. How do you increase the speech rate in the RS games client? It's speaking at a much slower rate then my normal settings. Thanks, Kari. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

Re: increaseing the speech rate in RS games client?

: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 AIM: cincinster On Sep 14, 2010, at 11:21 AM, johns.kary wrote: Sorry guys one more question. How do you increase the speech rate in the RS games client? It's speaking at a much slower rate then my normal settings. Thanks, Kari. -- You

Speech Rate command for Text-to-Speech in iTunes

Hello list, I've forgotten the command to set the speech rate in a text file that will be processed by iTunes. I don't remember what the first line in the document should have placed in it, to set the preferred speech rate. For example 350 words per minute? Thanks in advance. Dan -- You

Re: Speech Rate command for Text-to-Speech in iTunes

[[ra 350] that's: left-bracket left-bracket ra space 350 right-bracket right-bracket On 2/14/2010 6:57 PM, Dan wrote: Hello list, I've forgotten the command to set the speech rate in a text file that will be processed by iTunes. I don't remember what the first line in the document should have

Re: iTunes as a spoken track: how to increase the speech rate?

Hi Buddy, You've had replies from Bryan, Yvonne, and Gary that summarize your options. Bryan and Yvonne are correct that you can't control the speaking rate this way by preference settings; if you want to increase the speaking rate you need to used the embedded commands for rate that

Re: iTunes as a spoken track: how to increase the speech rate?

Esther, you're just way too cool for school. :) I wanna be like you when I grow up. Thanks much. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Esther wrote: Hi Buddy, You've had replies from Bryan, Yvonne, and Gary that summarize

Re: iTunes as a spoken track: how to increase the speech rate?

Hi. The basic problem is that, for whatever reason, this action doesn't use the system voice, and therefore it uses the default speed, which is awful. The solution *I* came up with was to write my own service, and use the terminal say command to create the track. But then, as I've often said

Re: [macvoiceover] iTunes as a spoken track: how to increase the speech rate?

of the file,: [[rate 200]], but you don't need the quotation marks.The number 200 can be any value you want to set it at. The higher the number, the faster the speech rate. I hope it works for you. Gary On Jan 19, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: Hi Just sent a file from

RE: iTunes as a spoken track: how to increase the speech rate?

the speech rate of a Mac voice. When the TTS encounters that, it will change the speaking rate. Replace 600 with what ever value works for you. The value is supposed to represent words per minute, but I don't think it tracks that exactly. Just adjust to taste. Bryan -Original Message