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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
We write it the way we say it.
If someone asks us the date we would say:
June 11
Or November 6.
Glenn
We write it the way we say it.
If someone asks us the date we would say:
June 11
Or November 6.
Glenn
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Ervin, Glenn
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#43503
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Re: NVDA vs. Narrator: NVDA still wins.
Honestly, I'm not knocking them for trying. I don't see myself switching
from NVDA even if Narrator gets to be a viable screen reader. But we
should want it to be and probably get familiar with it,
Honestly, I'm not knocking them for trying. I don't see myself switching
from NVDA even if Narrator gets to be a viable screen reader. But we
should want it to be and probably get familiar with it,
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John Isige
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#43502
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Re: Skype and messages or events.
There is a list I run where we are discussing skype a lot, in fact it’s called skype english. Go to skypeenglish.tffppodcast.com for more info and to subscribe.
Take care
There is a list I run where we are discussing skype a lot, in fact it’s called skype english. Go to skypeenglish.tffppodcast.com for more info and to subscribe.
Take care
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Sarah k Alawami
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#43501
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Re: NVDA vs. Narrator: NVDA still wins.
Narrator and chrome actually work a lot better than nva. In fact I do use that more often. It depends on what I need it for. But yeah streamlabs and obs work better with narrator as I can actually
Narrator and chrome actually work a lot better than nva. In fact I do use that more often. It depends on what I need it for. But yeah streamlabs and obs work better with narrator as I can actually
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Sarah k Alawami
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#43500
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Re: Beginning NVDA Developer exam: a prototype version
Hi,
The best place would be the development guide, located at:
https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvda/documentation/developerGuide.html
Cheers,
Joseph
Hi,
The best place would be the development guide, located at:
https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvda/documentation/developerGuide.html
Cheers,
Joseph
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Joseph Lee
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#43499
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Re: Jeff's addon repository
Your argument has a flaw. Microsoft will never buy code factory’s stuff. And for yoru car argument, you would have to see if ther are any patents to do what you want to do, if you wanted to do it
Your argument has a flaw. Microsoft will never buy code factory’s stuff. And for yoru car argument, you would have to see if ther are any patents to do what you want to do, if you wanted to do it
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Sarah k Alawami
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#43498
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
Greetings,
Unfortunately, none of the espeak variants that come with nvda are optimized for rapid speech. Some time ago, a friend of mine and I developed one just for that purpose. We called it
Greetings,
Unfortunately, none of the espeak variants that come with nvda are optimized for rapid speech. Some time ago, a friend of mine and I developed one just for that purpose. We called it
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George McCoy <slr1bpz@...>
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#43497
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Re: possible eloquence solution
Good post. I agree with pretty much everything you've said.
Still holding out on purchasing Eloquence for NVDA for some reason. I recently switched back to Eloquence in my JAWS instalation, from the
Good post. I agree with pretty much everything you've said.
Still holding out on purchasing Eloquence for NVDA for some reason. I recently switched back to Eloquence in my JAWS instalation, from the
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JM Casey <crystallogic@...>
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#43496
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
Steve Nutt <steve@...> wrote:
Ok, great. I will admit the only place I've heard them is on a phone, running Android lollipop. That one only seemed to have one voice. It sounded like a voice
Steve Nutt <steve@...> wrote:
Ok, great. I will admit the only place I've heard them is on a phone, running Android lollipop. That one only seemed to have one voice. It sounded like a voice
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Rob Hudson
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#43495
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
Sorry, you're wrong. There's about 18 variants of male and female voices
for US Google TTS.
All the best
Steve
Sorry, you're wrong. There's about 18 variants of male and female voices
for US Google TTS.
All the best
Steve
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By
Steve Nutt
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#43494
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
Actually it does, but you just need to listen a bit harder. Comma pauses are shorter than full stop pauses, so I have no problem with this.
What it doesn’t do is question mark inflection, which
Actually it does, but you just need to listen a bit harder. Comma pauses are shorter than full stop pauses, so I have no problem with this.
What it doesn’t do is question mark inflection, which
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Steve Nutt
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#43493
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
ESpeak is just horrible, period.
All the best
Steve
ESpeak is just horrible, period.
All the best
Steve
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By
Steve Nutt
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#43492
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
Actually, there are other problems with American English which makes me stick with Eloquence for British English. Americans don’t know how to write dates properly, they are the only country that do
Actually, there are other problems with American English which makes me stick with Eloquence for British English. Americans don’t know how to write dates properly, they are the only country that do
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Steve Nutt
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#43491
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Re: possible eloquence solution
Why should they do this? You’re effectively stopping Code Factory from making money. Just buy Eloquence and be done with it. Besides, Microsoft wouldn’t maintain it.
All the best
Steve
Why should they do this? You’re effectively stopping Code Factory from making money. Just buy Eloquence and be done with it. Besides, Microsoft wouldn’t maintain it.
All the best
Steve
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Steve Nutt
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#43490
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
Google TTS has many voices. They sound like they're based off of the same voice, but they do have male voices. --
Google TTS has many voices. They sound like they're based off of the same voice, but they do have male voices. --
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Devin Prater
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#43489
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Re: Microsoft is Killing Skype Classic on September 1 -
I decided to play around with the Skype Win10 App [version 12.1815.210.0] this morning and, on the whole, it seems (to me - big proviso there) to be accessible.
I can land on all major controls, most
I decided to play around with the Skype Win10 App [version 12.1815.210.0] this morning and, on the whole, it seems (to me - big proviso there) to be accessible.
I can land on all major controls, most
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Brian Vogel
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#43488
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NVDA/EDGE/RSS
Hi All,
I have witnessed a lot of improvements in Edge and I am using it more. I
can not figure out how to make use of the RSS for frequent info update on
topics of my choosing. I would appreciate
Hi All,
I have witnessed a lot of improvements in Edge and I am using it more. I
can not figure out how to make use of the RSS for frequent info update on
topics of my choosing. I would appreciate
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Pascal Lambert
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#43487
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Re: Tips for speed reading /listening with screen readers
Gene <gsasner@...> wrote:
Also, I think there is only one voice for US English in Google TTS. And it is a female voice. With all deference to the lovely females around the world, I prefer to
Gene <gsasner@...> wrote:
Also, I think there is only one voice for US English in Google TTS. And it is a female voice. With all deference to the lovely females around the world, I prefer to
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Rob Hudson
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#43486
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Re: Microsoft is Killing Skype Classic on September 1 -
I am using the desktop version of Skype under Windows 10. As you describe, is what I do. But it seems like MS is going to push us to use the Windows 10 Universal Skype app and I need to know if this
I am using the desktop version of Skype under Windows 10. As you describe, is what I do. But it seems like MS is going to push us to use the Windows 10 Universal Skype app and I need to know if this
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Christo de Klerk
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#43485
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Re: Microsoft is Killing Skype Classic on September 1 -
Yes. With the new version of skype if I call a conference line, I hit
ctrl d to access the dial pad, then just use my numpad keys toe nter
in the access code. I am using the desktop version not the
Yes. With the new version of skype if I call a conference line, I hit
ctrl d to access the dial pad, then just use my numpad keys toe nter
in the access code. I am using the desktop version not the
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Joshua Hendrickson
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#43484
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