FreeLists / blindipod / [blindipod] Re: Where to find english.lang files

[Daniel Dalton <daniel.dalton47@xxxxxxxxx>]

You can also just use the list voices.vbs script or for SAPI4 the list 
voice_sapi4.vbs script. If this is easier.
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Daniel Dalton


Brett wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>  
> Basically you need to have a voice on your machine, preferably a SAPI5 
> voice.
> 2. you need the english.lang file.
> 3. You also need the makevoices.zip file, which contains the necessary 
> files to create the voice from the english.lang file.
>  
> To create a voice:
> 1. Unzip the makevoices.zip file in to a folder that you can find.
> 2. Copy the english.lang file in to the same folder where you 
> extracted the makevoices.zip files.
> 3. Go in to the folder where you have all the makevoices files and 
> highlight the makevoices.vbs file. Either right click it, or press the 
> applications key and choose the "run from command prompt" option, from 
> the context menu. This will load the script and start creating the 
> voice file.
> 4. Once the process is complete, the command window will be closed and 
> you will find a englishXXX.voice file in the same folder. XXX 
> represents the name of the speech engine used to create the file. To use
>  
> To use the file in rockbox, you need to strip the synth name out of 
> the englishXXX.voice file so that it is called english.voice. You then 
> copy this in to the rockbox\langs folder in your Ipod and reboot it. 
> Your then good to go.
>  
> By default the makevoices script will use Microsoft Mary from memory. 
> To see what voices you have installed on your computer, press enter on 
> the listvoices.vbs file. This will list each voice you have on your 
> machine. You will then have to click the okay button to get it to move 
> on to the next voice. Once you find the voice you want, you will need 
> to copy down it's name exactly. Mine is"ScanSoft Karen_Full_22kHz". 
> There are already a few in the makevoices script, so depending on what 
> voices you have installed and which one you want to use,you may just 
> be able to uncomment it out in the Makevoices.vbs script, and comment 
> out the Microsoft one of course. The different voices that are 
> available start on line 60 of the makevoices.vbs script, so you will 
> have to open it in notepad to edit it. You place an apostrophe at the 
> beginning of a line to comment it out, (ignore it) and remove the 
> apostrophe from the start of the line to uncomment it.
>  
> If you need the Makevoices file, let me know and I can send it.
>  
> There is a page somewhere where you can download it from and has more 
> clearer instructions than mine, but I can't seem to find it now. Just 
> wish the rockbox site made it easier to find things, Smile. Hopefully 
> someone knows where this web page is and can inform us.
>  
> Hope this helps,
> Brett.
>  
>   
>  
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> ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Jim Noseworthy <mailto:jim.noseworthy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>     *To:* blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, August 08, 2007 8:30 PM
>     *Subject:* [blindipod] Re: Where to find english.lang files
>
>     Brett:
>      
>     I wonder if you could walk me through the creation of a voice file?
>      
>     I am not clear about the genlang issue.
>      
>     Thanks much.
>      
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* Brett <mailto:brett06@xxxxxxxxxx>
>         *To:* blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         *Sent:* Wednesday, August 08, 2007 7:01 AM
>         *Subject:* [blindipod] Where to find english.lang files
>
>         Hi all,
>          
>         After a re-format, I have found a couple of things I have
>         forgotten to backup, one is the url to grab the latest
>         English.lang file. Can anyone please remind me where to find
>         the English.lang file for rockbox? I am not looking for the
>         voice file, because I prefer to make my own Australian voice file.
>          
>         thanks for any assistance,
>         Brett.
>          
>
>              
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