Hi Danny. I received the quote. Thank you. Barry
Sent from Barry Abbott’s iPhone > On Jun 12, 2019, at 12:27 PM, Wayne Merritt <wcmerr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > One thing I really like about these custom pronunciations is they are > backed up along with other VoiceOver settings to iCloud. This makes > going from one device to another that much easier. Not a show stopper, > but it certainly helped to have them entered. Also, when I had an > Apple TV, I noticed that my pronunciations were synced across my > devices. > > Wayne > >> On 6/12/19, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Kathy, >> >> I would urge you and everyone to get in the habit of adding custom >> pronunciations in iOS for those many times when synthesizers totally botch a >> word or name's pronunciation. You can find this in Settings, General, >> Accessibility, Speech, and Pronunciations. You can double tap the add button >> in the upper right corner and key in the mispronounced word and either type >> or dictate your own pronunciation. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Kathy Brandt >> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 8:29 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing >> >> I respect that of course this is all very subjective, what people like and >> don t. I d say that Alex sounding like Darth Vader is a bit of an >> exaggeration, and a pickiuny Bing to be complaining about. I myself would >> prefer some of the pronunciations going back to where they used to be before >> this latest update, of course, maybe that might not matter as much to some. >> As for reading speed, I read a little bit faster than some people, who, >> believe it or not, prefer Jaws default, which makes me a bit impatient if >> exposed to it for long enough, and have to get past thinking why can t they >> speed it up some; I really don t want to let myself feel superior because I >> can read faster. It gets on my nerves a bit though to be reading at the >> speed of light the way some people do, but if they can get everything they >> need to out of the material, good for them :-) >> >> >>> On Jun 12, 2019, at 8:44 AM, Russ Kiehne <russ94...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Likewise, back in my windows 98 and xp days, I used a internal doubletalk. >>> Starting with windows 7, I use a tripletalk usb. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Arlene >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 5:28 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing >>> >>> And we're still using the best synthesizer made and that's double talk >>> and tripple talk. Well, that's our favorite synthesizer. >>> >>> Arlene and Wayne >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Hendrickson" >>> <louv...@gmail.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:50 AM >>> Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing >>> >>> >>> Herve, that is just your opinion that eloquence is horrible I have >>> been using it and several other speech voices for many years. I'm >>> glad to see how much better synthetic speech has gotten over the >>> years. I really like Acapela, Ivona, Nuance, and Neospeech voices to >>> name a few. >>> >>>> On 6/11/19, Herv <bmkreco...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> I'd first like to start by saying that jaws is horrible, and any >>>> apple voice is much better than ugly eloquence. >>>> Not sure why blind people love it so, but they do. >>>> I don't have any problems with my alex voice. >>>> Wanna read your emails at hurricane speeds? >>>> Speed up the voice. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jun 11, 2019, at 11:26 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It always sounded to me as if Apple is particularly proud of the >>>>> fact Alex sounds so human that you can even hear the breathing. >>>>> Years ago I once went to an Apple Store to get a little demo of a >>>>> Mac computer with Voiceover (the first and last one I ever felt the >>>>> need for) and the Apple Genius who was working with me was so >>>>> pleased about this incredible achievement that he must have mentioned it >>>>> 5 times. >>>>> I then pulled out my Windows laptop and fired up Jaws with Eloquence >>>>> to show him how a no-nonsense synthesizer should sound like. I told >>>>> him that by the time Alex took his first breath I d already finished >>>>> reading an email with Jaws and Eloquence ???? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Sieghard >>>>> >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf >>>>> Of Devin Prater >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 8:01 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing >>>>> >>>>> The is a feature of Alex, meant to simulate human breathing, >>>>> although I do see how it is sometimes more noticeable than it should >>>>> be. Direct your complaints to accessibil...@apple.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 11, 2019, at 9:55 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan >>>>> <pau...@roadrunner.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Since several have complained about the darth vaider breathing sound >>>>> which particularly, but not exclusively, occurs in the Alex voice, >>>>> does anyone have any idea to whom we should address that particular >>>>> complaint. >>>>> Although it s most common with Alex, my husband s IPhone gets it >>>>> once in a while with Samantha. I d love to see it go away! >>>>> Thanks. And thanks for the battery drain suggestions. I ve done them >>>>> all and so far the phone doesn t seem to get as warm as I m using it. >>>>> Hopefully this will hold me until I can get to the Apple store. >>>>> God bless! >>>>> Paula and Gar on >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. Mark can be reached at: >>>>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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