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[Naama Erez <diva2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Will,
I've also noticed the problems with "Eloquence"... Have you heard of a TTS 
which is called "Bright Speech"? It is the clearest one I've heard yet, and 
even has the correct intonation. As both a musician, and someone who's 
researched human intonation in languages, I'm very sensitive to these 
points... If you'd all like to hear what "Bright speech" sounds like, I'll 
find the link to it somewhere and post it.  I was absolutely amazed by it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 9:18 PM
Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: What Will LongHorn Offer For A Reader


> Hi Penny,
>
> Glad to have your contribution.
>
> You raise several good points.  In respect to Braille, this is something 
> we
> definately want to include.  Braille is so important for many reasons, and
> where possible, it should be treated as importantly as speech.
>
> I understand your point about speech synthesisers.  A little known fact is
> that I have some problems with Eloquence, which only started a year or so
> ago.  When reading character by character, I find it fairly impossible to
> determine different constanants apart, such as M and N, F and S, etc.  As 
> my
> day job is dealing with the psychology of human sensation and perception 
> at
> a very low level, and it's application to computer interfaces, I have a 
> good
> idea what this problem indicates.  So, creating clearer speech is one 
> thing
> I'm keen to investigate, as I think it would benefit a lot of people.
>
> By the way, coming from a background in human computer interaction, or
> basically how people use computers and how this can be made easier, I'm
> interested in hearing not just the technical things, but also in how 
> people
> use computers in their lives, what problems they face in using them, etc.
> So, even though you're not from a technical background, don't fell as 
> though
> you can't make a contribution to what's happening.
>
> Will
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Penny Leclair" <penny.leclair@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:57 PM
> Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: What Will LongHorn Offer For A Reader
>
>
>> Hello everyone:
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>> When we talk about basics and requirements, I would like to indicate that
>> people, such as myself, who have a hearing impairment and are blind, need
> a
>> very clear speech and for me the few I can understand are more expensive!
> So
>> quality does matter. I wanted to provide this comment now, as we are
> looking
>> at what a basic requirement of a screen reader might be. I also use a
>> Braille display, more to confirm what might be difficult for me to hear.
>>
>> As I am not a tech person, I remain a listener, and will be willing to
> test
>> or minor areas of assistance as the project moves forward.
>> Penny
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