revSpeak/speechSpeakutterance?

[panagiotis merakos]

Hello Klaus,

Yes, indeed, we should make it clearer :)

Kind regards,
Panos
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On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 at 16:58, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi Panos,
>
> > Am 12.08.2024 um 15:36 schrieb panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> >
> > Hello Klaus,
> >
> > It is not the same library:
> > - The "revSpeak" one is the old speech library, implemented in the engine
> > level, available for Windows and macOS
> > - The "speechSpeakUtterance" is the new speech library, implemented in
> LCB,
> > available for macOS, Android, iOS
>
> ah, I see, thank you for clarification!
>
> But then this should be made clear in the dictionary!
> Entry for revSpeak:
> ...
> Associations: Speech library
> ...
>
> And:
> ...
> Entry for speechSpeakUtterance:
> ...
> Associations: Speech Library
> ...
>
> See what I mean? That was puzzling me. :-)
>
> > Also, each one of them has a slightly different feature set - see the
> > dictionary for more details.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Panos
> > --
> >
> > On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 at 14:44, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi friends,
> >>
> >> I am currently exploring the revspeak stuff, but the dictionary
> >> does in fact irritate me a lot?
> >>
> >> Entry for revSpeak:
> >> Type: command
> >> Syntax: revSpeak phraseToSpeak
> >> Associations: Speech library
> >> Summary: Speaks text through the computer's speakers.Introduced2.0
> >> OS: mac, windows
> >>
> >> Entry for speechSpeakUtterance:
> >> Type: handler
> >> Syntax: speechSpeakUtterance(pString)
> >> Associations: Speech Library
> >> Summary: Synthesize text to speech
> >> OS: mac, ios, android
> >>
> >> Note the OS differences (while obviously using the SAME library)!?
> >>
> >> Is this an error in the dictionary or does the "speechspeak..." stuff
> >> really not work on Windows? Thanks for any insight!
>
> Best
>
> Klaus
>
> --
> Klaus Major
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>
>
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