[access-uk] Re: Announcement new SpeakOn features release 20 September 2009 - download on demand
- From: "Isaac Porat" <isaac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:09:46 +0100
Hi Steve
The a-technic reader was written by somebody else some years ago although it
is still maintained.
The approach taken is to break the publication to individual pages each one
representing an article or the connecting pages so it is not readily
suitable for a single document conversion.
As SpeakOn was able to browse all TNAUK publications remotely and retrieve
and 'Play' them for a long time, it was a relatively simple step for me to
create the HTML version in a single document suitable for external devices -
I got good feedback from people who tried it with the stream.
I also created a facility so that people can put all their zipped TNAUK
publications in a single folder if they prefer to get them by email. This
way. In this situation one can use SpeakOn as a converter from zip to HTML
only.
I am going to pass to TNAUK samples of the publications converted to HTML
so that they can have a possible template to work towards if or when they
will do this is up to them although last time I enquired there was some
progress the conversion is the easy part of the system, the delivery systems
have to be enhanced to suit.
Regards
Isaac
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Steve Nutt
Sent: 20 September 2009 17:08
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Announcement new SpeakOn features release 20
September 2009 - download on demand
Hi Isaac,
Is it you that writes a-technic? If so, I wondered if this TNAUK to HTML
feature could be built into that, so you could save an entire publication as
a single HTML file with headings etc. This would be great until TNAUK get
HTML really going, which I understand they will, but the wheels grind ever
slowly.
All the best
Steve
________________________________
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Isaac Porat
Sent: Sunday 20 September 2009 16:15
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Announcement new SpeakOn features release 20 September
2009 - download on demand
Hello All,
A new features release of SpeakOn 2.3, 20 September 2009, is now available.
The main theme of this version is downloads 'on demand' for both audio and
text media; you select the media you want and download with a single
keystroke. This download facility works for podcasts in the Media Centre,
Radio Time and VI Services applications. It is also implemented with the
Seeing Ear library books and TNAUK publications eText and audio. Download
efficiency is achieved with an internal download manager with the ability to
queue, resume and handle simultaneous downloads. With this version, TNAUK
eText publications can also be automatically converted to HTML format for
use with an external player or mobile telephone.
Other new features include the ability to vary the audio speed while
maintaining constant pitch. You can also copy all recent spoken messages to
the clipboard for inspection or use with other Windows programs.
For those who are new to SpeakOn, it is a self-voicing media suite program
for finding, retrieving and playing audio and text media. All media local
to your computer or remote on the internet is presented in the same simple
tree-like structure. You can navigate to the media you want, select it and
it is automatically downloaded or streamed and played in the same SpeakOn
player which handles both audio and text. Common audio formats are
supported including MP3, WMA and Real. Currently SpeakOn supports the
following media types: CD (audio, MP3 and Daisy), podcasts, music, radio,
Last.FM music, TNAUK newspapers and magazines in eText and audio and Seeing
Ear library books.
You can either operate SpeakOn using a standard keyboard or an external, low
cost, numerical keypad using one hand from the comfort of your armchair.
SpeakOn has a low footprint (the installer is only 3.9 Mb) and it is highly
efficient making it ideal for use with Netbooks.
SpeakOn is available free from:
www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm
This page contains information about SpeakOn, the types of media it
supports, links to the download page, manual and mailing list.
The manual is at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn.htm
Downloading works in a very similar way across all media. The following
links give specific information:
Podcast downloading in the Media Centre and VI Services application:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0137.htm
Podcast downloading from the RadioTime database:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0138.htm
Seeing Ear library books downloading:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0140.htm
TNAUK audio publications downloading:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0141.htm
TNAUK eText downloading and conversion for use with external players:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0143.htm
Download Manager:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0139.htm
Variable audio speed including all other speech and audio controls:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0070.htm
Copying messages to the clipboard as well as all other media information:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0127.htm
The 'What's new' page is at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0079.htm
Instructions for upgrading from an older version are at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0103.htm
The SpeakOn download page for new users is at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0016.htm
If you experience slow download, this is probably because of demand for this
new version - you may like to try again in a day or so.
Enjoy - and if you like SpeakOn, please forward this announcement to any
mailing lists, blogs or bulletin boards you feel are relevant.
Regards,
Isaac
Isaac Porat
SpeakOn's author
email: speakon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Website: http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm
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