As a long time Voice recognition user, it's two steps forward one step
back. You can see dictation in action below, where would [what] I
intended is in square brackets.
Because they have hooked up voice commands to Apple script and
alternator [Automator], many things are possible now with voice. For
instance I created this reply and I'm dictating right now.
However, dictation is an absolute bugger. When people talk about 95%
success rate, That [that] means quite a lot of correction. It can become
extremely friendly [fiddly] and he rotate thing[be Irritating].
After many years, what I have done is stuck with using voice commands
for simple actions and be nervous of complicated ones. For instance,
things are [that] instantly send a message to someone are extremely
dangerous;) I want [once] accidentally initiated a phone call to advise
Provost [our Vice-Provost] at 11 pm, But luckily managed to kill it off
before it got through!
It's also bizarrely easy to get a bit tired and say completely the wrong
command, Like'Quit Application 'instead off 'Close window '(I had to
dictate those extremely carefully, or it would've quit/Closed what I was
working on).
As you can see, capitalisation can be a bit of an issue…
But yes, we are getting closer!
Cheers,
Jason
On 4 Dec 2020, at 12:32, nick_public1 via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:
Thanks Paul and Jason for your very helpful comments. Yes lots of
adaptors for USB/thunderbolt would be a downside for me but liveable
with.
It seems we are rapidly approaching the holy grail of a very useful
digital assistant that one can just wake up and speak to; type out the
following letter on such and such template and read it back. Turn on
printer and print 2 copies etc. All while relaxing with a fine glass
of plonk. (maybe some of this is already possible within
Accessibility?).
Cheers,
Jason
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