Thanks all for your replies. I tried the free version and it has the functionality to convert to text too. Have a great day everyone!

Apologies and thanks for the update.

This facility was not in Switch when I bought it some years ago. Unfortunately my Switch activation no longer works on Windows 10 as they had a horrible habit of only allowing one install so I am clearly not up to date.

Thanks for correction.

David Griffith

 

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

 

From: Andrea Sherry
Sent: 27 January 2020 07:38
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] mp3 to text

 

the Switch program from nch software does indeed produce text from a

sound input file.

Don't know if this is available in the unpaid version. However it

certainly exists in the paid for version.

The facility is offered when the initial sound file is opened. The

choice is made from the out options (i.e. various formats including

text) when a choice is made to use the microsoft software available on

the pc. I chose uk english. The conversion process took approx 2 minutes

from a 4 meg mp3 to create a 21k txt file.

HTH

Andrea

 

 

 

I have the free version of switch and I just converted several MP3 files into text.

It wasn’t accurate at all. It left out over 50% of the file content and added in words and whole sentences that weren’t even in the sound file.

Apologies and thanks for the update.

This facility was not in Switch when I bought it some years ago. Unfortunately my Switch activation no longer works on Windows 10 as they had a horrible habit of only allowing one install so I am clearly not up to date.

Thanks for correction.

David Griffith

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

the Switch program from nch software does indeed produce text from a

sound input file.

Don't know if this is available in the unpaid version. However it

certainly exists in the paid for version.

The facility is offered when the initial sound file is opened. The

choice is made from the out options (i.e. various formats including

text) when a choice is made to use the microsoft software available on

the pc. I chose uk english. The conversion process took approx 2 minutes

from a 4 meg mp3 to create a 21k txt file.

HTH

Andrea

Apologies and thanks for the update.

This facility was not in Switch when I bought it some years ago. Unfortunately my Switch activation no longer works on Windows 10 as they had a horrible habit of only allowing one install so I am clearly not up to date.

Thanks for correction.

David Griffith

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

the Switch program from nch software does indeed produce text from a

sound input file.

Don't know if this is available in the unpaid version. However it

certainly exists in the paid for version.

The facility is offered when the initial sound file is opened. The

choice is made from the out options (i.e. various formats including

text) when a choice is made to use the microsoft software available on

the pc. I chose uk english. The conversion process took approx 2 minutes

from a 4 meg mp3 to create a 21k txt file.

HTH

Andrea

Hi Dale,

You said that Open Audible has nothing to do with audible.com.  If not, then why do I see my entire legal audible library when I run the program?  It asks me to use my audible log-in and password and I am able to see everything I ever downloaded or listened to.

On 1/27/2020 7:56 AM, Dale Leavens wrote:

There seems to be some confusion.

Open Audible has nothing to do with Audible.com or Audible.ca which are products of Amazon.

They have their own App and membership fees which of course isn’t then a free service.

Cheers.

Dale Leavens

Cochrane Ontario Canada

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On Jan 27, 2020, at 7:21 AM, Val Temp <val.paul2005@...> wrote:



Hi!

Before downloading open audible, do you have to sign into your audible account?

I tried to use open audible with the  instructions given yesterday, but when i did get it to open, there was a box as if you had to enter something, and i wasn't sure if you had to log in by entering the audible web address there.

Could you clear up this point for me please.

Val.

On 27/01/2020 12:06, Robert Kingett wrote:

Apparently, Libro.FM is only available to USA and Canada residents. If my affiliate link doesn't work above, try just going to the main URL and seeing if you can't access the site in the UK or elsewhere. Open Audible is an audible library manager and downloader/converter. It won't get rid of the, this is Audible! Announcement like Inaudible will, but Open Audible can download your whole library as a batch job and convert it to MP3, if desired. I like Inaudible better, but that one is very hard to find online.

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Thanks all for your replies. I tried the free version and it has the functionality to convert to text too. Have a great day everyone!

Apologies and thanks for the update.

This facility was not in Switch when I bought it some years ago. Unfortunately my Switch activation no longer works on Windows 10 as they had a horrible habit of only allowing one install so I am clearly not up to date.

Thanks for correction.

David Griffith

 

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

 

From: Andrea Sherry
Sent: 27 January 2020 07:38
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] mp3 to text

 

the Switch program from nch software does indeed produce text from a

sound input file.

Don't know if this is available in the unpaid version. However it

certainly exists in the paid for version.

The facility is offered when the initial sound file is opened. The

choice is made from the out options (i.e. various formats including

text) when a choice is made to use the microsoft software available on

the pc. I chose uk english. The conversion process took approx 2 minutes

from a 4 meg mp3 to create a 21k txt file.

HTH

Andrea

 

 

 

When I open the free version of Switch, I don't have to open any file to see the output selections.  I can tab around and see a combo box of file types such as MP3, wave, and a lot of others.  There is no text conversion offered and I assume this is the selection combo box you are talking about.

 

We don't know the sound quality of the files or how that might affect the accuracy of conversion.  How much does Switch cost to buy?  Is there a full demo that runs for a period of time before the user is limited to the free version?

 

Gene

----- Original Message -----

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: David Griffith

Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 3:45 AM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] mp3 to text

Apologies and thanks for the update.

This facility was not in Switch when I bought it some years ago. Unfortunately my Switch activation no longer works on Windows 10 as they had a horrible habit of only allowing one install so I am clearly not up to date.

Thanks for correction.

David Griffith

 

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

 

From: Andrea Sherry
Sent: 27 January 2020 07:38
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] mp3 to text

 

the Switch program from nch software does indeed produce text from a

sound input file.

Don't know if this is available in the unpaid version. However it

certainly exists in the paid for version.

The facility is offered when the initial sound file is opened. The

choice is made from the out options (i.e. various formats including

text) when a choice is made to use the microsoft software available on

the pc. I chose uk english. The conversion process took approx 2 minutes

from a 4 meg mp3 to create a 21k txt file.

HTH

Andrea

 

 

 

I had an accident yesterday when a batch file appears to
have deleted all the files in my c:\users\martin directory with
maybe the exception of a few. A del *.* that was supposed to
clean out a single folder deleted everything because it was
supposed to start in 1 specific directory but instead launched on
my whole file tree starting at c:\users\martin.

del /q/f/s *.*

I can log in just fine but if I run the cmd command or
powershell, I start out in c:\windows\system32 so a file that
tells the system my path was one of the casualties.

I know that deleting a file sends it to the recycle bin
so if I can recover those files that were deleted yesterday,
things should be good again but with even minor disasters, things
are all ways served with a touch of nasty sauce.

If I go to c:\users\martin, the directory is there along
with all the subdirectories but they are either all empty or
close to it.

I have opened the recycle bin but haven't found any
buttons that start the process of recovering the files that
should have gone there.

Since I normally work in unix, I have used this Windows
system primarily for it's browsers and to program two-way radios
whose programming software is only found under Windows so there
is about 60 GB out of close to 1 TB that is used.

Apparently, the best way to recover these files is in
Safe mode so my question is Does NVDA or narrator start in Safe
Mode yet?

If there is a way to tell the system to rebuild the lost
part of my home directory, this would do also as most of what was
lost is stuff that came with the installation as there were a
couple of replaceable files in Downloads and everything else was
either self-generated or can be rebuilt fairly easily.

This is no excuse but that is partly why I didn't have a
backup system going yet but was going to set one up very soon.
After this mishap, it will be sooner.

I am running Windows10 1809 with a build number of
1763.9-something

In Safe Mode, one can even use the command line to grab
files out of c:\$Recycle.Bin but when logged in as me, which is
the admin account, one can see $Recycle.Bin but listing it
yields a "File not found" error for the whole directory.

It's amazing what stupid things we can do when a bit
tired and in a hurry.

Martin

On Jan 27, 2020, at 7:21 AM, Val Temp <val.paul2005@...> wrote:



Hi!

Before downloading open audible, do you have to sign into your audible account?

I tried to use open audible with the  instructions given yesterday, but when i did get it to open, there was a box as if you had to enter something, and i wasn't sure if you had to log in by entering the audible web address there.

Could you clear up this point for me please.

Val.

On 27/01/2020 12:06, Robert Kingett wrote:

Apparently, Libro.FM is only available to USA and Canada residents. If my affiliate link doesn't work above, try just going to the main URL and seeing if you can't access the site in the UK or elsewhere. Open Audible is an audible library manager and downloader/converter. It won't get rid of the, this is Audible! Announcement like Inaudible will, but Open Audible can download your whole library as a batch job and convert it to MP3, if desired. I like Inaudible better, but that one is very hard to find online.

From other lists I know that there are lots of visually impaired people using Open Audible.
The issue is that the setup screens are reportedly inaccessible but if you get sighted help beyond this it is apparently completely accessible.
One person posted the key sequences you need to press to ensure setup through the inaccessible setup screens but I am not sure I saved this.
I will have a look and post if I find the instructions.

David Griffith.
-----Original Message-----
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Val Temp
Sent: 26 January 2020 08:23
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Using Open audible

Thanks.

When I tried it with Jaws, I kind of wondered.

On 26/01/2020 08:21, Felix G. wrote:

Hi,
did a bit of research since the name of the program sounded
interesting. Looks shady to me though, so even if it were accessible
I'd be reluctant to use it.
Best,
Felix

Am So., 26. Jan. 2020 um 09:06 Uhr schrieb Val Temp <val.paul2005@gmail.com>:

Hi!

I received an email from a friend telling me to try open audible,
but as this friend has some sight, I have no idea if this is accessible with NVDA.

I have tried to use this program with jaws, but to no avail.

Can someone tell me if this is accessible with NVDA and how to use it?


Val.

From: zahra <nasrinkhaksar3@gmail.com>
Sent: Jan 27, 2020 4:01 AM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] I'm having problems when i use nvda together with nativeaccess.

hi.
i did not heard of this program until now.
is it accessible with screen readers?
if it be accessible, nvda and any other screen reader should support it.

On 1/27/20, David Ingram <dingram269@earthlink.net> wrote:

The problems that i'm having when using nvda together with nativeaccess are
the following: 1. I'm unable to get any response when I use the keystroke
b. Second, when I use the tab key nothing happens. Third when I use the
insert+r command inorder to do a scan I don't get anything after the scan
command. I'm using the latest version of windows 10 The newer version of
nvda has not been released yet. Not to mention, that i'm unable to find the
update all button when using nvda together with nativeaccess. I've also
tried to activate the different buttons using the insert+2 on the numpad but
nothing happens. Also I thaught that if I use insert+enter on the numpad
that would activate the buttons but nothing happens. Is there something
else that I could be missing in terms of these commands. I can be reached
at dingram269@earthlink.net. I've also downloaded the remote access tool
for nvda just in case someone wanted to remote into my computer to take a
look at how nvda works together with nativeaccess. I'm trying to see if
nvaccess.org would be able to assist in helping to correctany problems that
i'm having when I use nvda together with nativeaccess. Thank you for any
information that you might have as to how I can solve these problems.

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were I given all the seven heavens
with all they contain
in order that
I may disobey God
by depriving an ant
from the husk of a grain of barley,
I would not do it.
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Apparently, Libro.FM is only available to USA and Canada residents. If my affiliate link doesn't work above, try just going to the main URL and seeing if you can't access the site in the UK or elsewhere. Open Audible is an audible library manager and downloader/converter. It won't get rid of the, this is Audible! Announcement like Inaudible will, but Open Audible can download your whole library as a batch job and convert it to MP3, if desired. I like Inaudible better, but that one is very hard to find online.