Hi Cristobal, I also use Flashcards ++, but I don't use the built-in text-to-speech because I use it for Latin, for which there isn't a text-to-speech option. I just looked at the app's settings and see that subscribers can access text-to-speech while offline. That suggests to me that if you don't subscribe, it uses an online text-to-speech engine, which is probably the Castilian Spanish one also used by Google Translate. Since you can use offline text-to-speech if you subscribe, it's possible that you would have more choice about which text-to-speech is used.
I hope this is of some help. You could try contacting the developer; there's a Help link in Settings you can use to try. I got no response the one time I tried this, but maybe they'd respond to you since you would be talking about spending money on their app. Good luck, Anna > On Mar 4, 2016, at 9:18 PM, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello list, > So I’m currently using FlashCards++ and like it a lot. It has everything I > need and is completely Voiceover accessible. There is just one issue that is > making me search for an alternative and even then, I don’t know if it’s even > something that I can get around with another flashcard app or if it’s just > something to do with iOS. > To quickly summarize, I’m in the process of studying to obtain certification > for Federal court Spanish language interpretation. I am indeed fluent in both > Spanish and English, but as with anything, specialized fields have their own > specialized terminology. Thus my desire to use flashcards as a study tool. > With FlashCards++, the Spanish language TTS that is being used to pronounce > the translated text is the Castilian Spanish (Spanish Spain) and not the > preferred (in my case), the Spanish mexico that I have installed on my > iPhone. I’ve got everything right as far as settings. Spanish Mexico is one > of the languages in my language rotor and I have Spanish Mexico as one of my > keyboard layouts. Nowhere on the device do I have Spanish Spain selected or > installed as a dialect option. > Nevertheless, when I tap over to the translated text that brings up the > Spanish term, Voiceover pronounces it with a Castilian accent. FlashCards++ > also has a speak text button similar to what can be found in Google Translate > and similar apps, but again, when I double tap on it, the TTS is Spanish > Spain. > There’s of course nothing wrong with the Castilian accent, but it’s simply > not what I’m used to and being in Southern California, it’s an accent that > you’re really not going to come across too often. This is why I wish to have > the Spanish Mexico/Latin American accent instead. > Is anyone else using an alternative flashcard app that is Voiceover > accessible and more importantly, if they’re using it for language learning > purposes, are they able to use the Spanish Mexico TTS be it as a feature > from within the app itself or does Voiceover pronounce it correctly in > accordance to the language dialect installed on the device? > The reason I think it may be something beyond the app itself is that the > behavior is similar with other apps such as Google Translate, itranslate, > and so on. It seems that the default TTS used by apps with a speak text > option is the Spanish Spain dialect. I haven’t come across a way to change > it to something else. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > Thanks, > Cristobal > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
