I am the developer of the app. I couldn't reply earlier as I was waiting for my request to join to be approved.
To answer some of this. Currently Speech Central supports the speed of up to 3x. It is correct that Apple's built-in speech synthesisers can go up to 4x. In the future major update (built on the completely new technology) the app will support speeds of up to 4x (already implemented) and possibly even higher (I know how to do it but I am not sure if it will be ready by the end of the year when the app should launch). Also of note, the current value is limited only for practical reasons - extending the current slider would make it very hard to make precise visual adjustments and very few people need speeds higher than 3x even among blind users that may be more capable to handle this high speeds. But in the new app there is the new design that resolves this problem. Regarding the browsing by page, this is not correct. This is possible on all devices. On almost all devices currently supported by Apple there is the current page number displayed in the player screen and you can use VoiceOver gestures to browse pages from it. I assume that you might be using some device like iPhone SE that doesn't support it this way (due to limited screen space), but still you can use the "Open Original" option to browse by the page. It is also available in the Navigation Panel in the Seek tab, and there is the keyboard shortcut too (if you use the iPad you can list all shortcuts by holding the Command button, I don't have in the memory exact shortcut keys for this but I can look for it if necessary). On Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 5:17:52 AM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > Write the developer with this feedback so they can improve upon the app > with future releases. > > Cristóbal > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Kelby Carlson > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 7:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Speech Central > > A few people have recommended Speech Central as a potential alternative to > VoiceDream Reader. I've been exploring it, especially reading PDF files. > There are a couple of obvious issues that make it unworkable for me as an > alternative. First, the maximum speed of the voice is way too low; and > second, there is no easy way to move by page, which is extremely odd for an > app that reads PDF files. Overall, it has a promising interface, but even > just those two problems are dealbreakers. > > -- > 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: > [email protected]. Your list 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]/ > <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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/091211F2-3E61-4D17-B8B7-489ADC96F4DD%40gmail.com > . > > -- 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: [email protected]. Your list 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/44ec9823-ada0-48c9-a2d3-833ad438a2f2n%40googlegroups.com.
