Not so, you could at least have exception dictionaries specific for each synth, that should have been done ages ago. Also, a lot of them automatically think something is an abreviation when it is not, so you get some very strange things from some of them -- the actual ones escape me at the moment, but you know what I mean.
Tom Kingston via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Ted, > > Regarding your desire for a pronunciation dictionary? This isn't > possible. The speech synthesizers are completely independent of > Window-Eyes. They're made by other companies and they all have > different quirks. So there's no way for the folks at AI (or any other > screen-reader developers) to do anything about it. > > That's why Window-Eyes has the exception dictionary feature. But you > don't want to use it to fix every little quirk in a synth because all > text queued for voicing must query the dictionary before being sent to > the synthesizer. This is why most of them have commercial versions for > dedicated systems such as phone services. And these commercial > versions have the tools to create pronunciation dictionaries and embed > them into the synthesizer itself. > > And if you use more than one synthesizer you'll see differences in > what's pronounced right and wrong between them. > > Hth, > Tom > > > On 5/29/2015 7:46 PM, Ted Larson via Talk wrote: > > First, I would like to know what is hogging the system, taking away > > resources from the application I am working on. > > Second, Sometimes a dialog box appears without telling me anything and > > then disappears within a couple of seconds without a clue. > > Third: It would be nice to have all words that window-eyes cannot > > pronounce correctly, to be updated through a dictionary where those > > words could be found and spoken correctly. Thanks. Regards: Ted Larson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Curry via Talk" > > <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 2:32 PM > > Subject: Seeking Your Input > > > > > >> Hello Everyone, > >> > >> We are constantly working behind the scenes to improve our products. > >> If you could narrow down the top three requests you would have us add > >> to our screen reading product, what would they be? > >> > >> Thanks for the input! > >> > >> Jeremy > >> > >> Jeremy Curry > >> Director of Product Management > >> Ai Squared, Inc. > >> Phone: (802) 362-3612 > >> Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Web: www.aisquared.com<http://www.aisquared.com/> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > >> > >> For membership options, visit > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/ted.larson1740%40sbcglobal.net. > >> > >> For subscription options, visit > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >> List archives can be found at > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > For membership options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/tom.kingston%40charter.net. > > > > For subscription options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > List archives can be found at > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/covici%40ccs.covici.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [email protected] _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
