Text2Speech XP test

[Phil Davis]

Hi Sims -

sims wrote:
>> sims wrote:
>>> I'm stuck here without a Windows XP machine to test with right now.
>>>
>> <snip>ve tested your app.
>> Win XP. Toshiba notebook. MS Sam.
>>
>> 1. Startup was good. And the app greeted me with "Hello Bob" after I 
>> pressed speak button.
>> Changed the text... hit play... my comp was alive speaking to me. But, 
>> when I closed the application, an error dialog box appeared saying 
>> about a memory reference error. I am not sure whether it was from the 
>> application or my windows have thrown me that error.

In my Win speech projects, I found if I do a 'revUnloadSpeech' before closing my 
app, that error stops happening.


>> 2. Second time started and closed immediately without speaking - No 
>> errors this time.
>> 3. Third test: launched app, hit speak, closed app, and boom - the 
>> error was there.
>> 4. Fourth test: emptied text box, hit speak, closed app - The error.
>> 5. Fifth test: launched, emptied text box, closed app - no errors.
> 
> I might as well post here now  ;-)
> The only script in that stack (Rev 2.6.1) is:
> on mouseUp
>   revSpeak fld "bob"
> end mouseUp
> 
> Another XP user had no sound at all, even checked his Speech Properties 
> config.


Does he have sounds in general?


> So, now I am wondering how reliable it is to use T2Speech on XP ??
> Any comments from anyone on reliability?


I find it (SAPI5) to be quite reliable.

HTH -
Phil Davis