[j-say list] Re: Anyone know a comparison with Serotek and JSAY?
- From: Joshua Hori <jhori@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:31:52 +0000
WSR (Windows Speech Recognition) can be quite powerful if you know how to add
commands to the WSR Macro program (separate installation). You have to be
willing to get your hands dirty and edit XML files, and then save or import
into their macros program. Not exactly for the faint of heart.
For instance, Here's WSR in use to create Math: IDEAL's Steve Jacobs created a
Speech Driven Math Editor using WSR and Infty
Editor<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIENR7qWObw> Free software available to
anyone, but does require additional installation of programs and at least 3
separate files to import into the macros program. Unfortunately the txt files
(XML) need additional debugging for them to work properly. 1 line of code in 2
of the files gave me errors when importing, while the other txt file needed to
be split into 2 files due to character limits.
If you don't want to add commands yourself, you can look into purchasing
VoiceComputer<http://www.voicecomputer.com/> which will add additional commands
to both Dragon and WSR. This program is a visual training tool for new Dragon
users, but is not accessible to screenreaders nor is it available for Mac users.
Joshua
From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ed. Rosenthal
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 12:56 PM
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [j-say list] Re: Anyone know a comparison with Serotek and JSAY?
Linda- what a pleasure to hear from you...hope all is well in sunny SoCal.
IMHO, windows speech recognition (WSR) isn't ready for prime time use. Others
(below) may feel differently, but I've found few sighted or blind folks who use
WSR for production purposes.
-ed.
From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Harry Brown
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:44 AM
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [j-say list] Re: Anyone know a comparison with Serotek and JSAY?
Hi bob,
Fantastic post!
You mentioned you use both to do different things.
Can you tell us what things you use each one to do?
Harry
----- Original Message -----
From: ROBERT FENTON<mailto:robert.fenton@xxxxxxx>
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:13 PM
Subject: [j-say list] Re: Anyone know a comparison with Serotek and JSAY?
Remember though that that particular speech recognition program does not have
the same power as Dragon with respect to the use of macros and other speech
shortening techniques that many of us use. You will have to do a side-by-side
comparison of each of the speech programs to determine what meet your needs. I
actually have both and use both for different things. Thanks.
Bob Fenton
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On 2013-02-21, at 11:04 AM, "Harry Brown"
<wd8oep2464@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:wd8oep2464@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Linda,
It's faborable.
System Access works with the built in speech recognition in windows 7, without
dragon naturally speaking.
Harry
----- Original Message -----
From: Linda Woodbury<mailto:lwoodbury@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:01 PM
Subject: [j-say list] Anyone know a comparison with Serotek and JSAY?
Has anyone out there used Serotek as well as JSay and if so, how do you find
it? Comparison?
Linda Woodbury
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From: "James Camidge" <chevycov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:chevycov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
To: <j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:56 AM
Subject: [j-say list] Re: mic status sounds and less greater
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> I would like to know what is the latest version of JSay out there please
> let
> me know thank you
> send
> -----Original Message-----
> From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> [mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Lori Russell
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:24 PM
> To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [j-say list] Re: mic status sounds and less greater
>
> I did a repair of J-Say, but we still have no sound when the mic turns on.
> We have J-Say Sounds set to ENABLED.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Lori Russell
> Golden BC
>
> On 15/02/2013 7:31 AM, Gary Wunder wrote:
>> I believe you run the J-Say installer, and when it sees that you have
>> a copy of J-Say already installed, it will ask you whether you want to
>> modify, repair, or uninstall the product.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> [mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Lori Russell
>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 8:10 AM
>> To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [j-say list] Re: mic status sounds and less greater
>>
>> Can someone tell me how to run the repair of J-Say? We couldn't get
>> the J-Say Config window to come up (He would say "Get Wizard" and it
>> recognized the command, but nothing happened). It worked before but
>> for some reason wouldn't work this time.
>>
>> Can't figure out what the J-Say key is to bring it up manually (it's
>> not the ` key). He's using a laptop. Is there another way to bring it
> up?
>>
>> Lori Russell
>> Golden BC
>>
>> On 06/02/2013 7:18 AM, Ed. Rosenthal wrote:
>>> Lori- let me suggest that you run a repair install of JSay and it
>>> should
>> restore the .wav files for the mic status.
>>> Regarding the less greater...this is the system processing sound when
>>> in
>> the sleep state. If this is a Win 7 laptop make sure that the
>> 'onboard' mic has been disabled (this is a known Win 7 bug whereby the
>> onboard mic isn't muted when an external mic is plugged in). In
>> addition you may find that cycling the mic to 'true off' and back
>> using Shift + f11 minimizes this less greater issue.
>>> -ed.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> [mailto:j-say-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Lori Russell
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 8:05 PM
>>> To: j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [j-say list] Speaking contents of dictation box, etc.
>>>
>>> The young man I am currently help with J-Say/JAWS is a boy I worked
>>> with
>> when he was in high school. At the time, we had JAWS/J-Say, etc. all
>> set up perfectly .... unfortunately when he got a new laptop and new
>> version of JAWS, his settings weren't transferred I don't think. His
>> voice profile was transferred though.
>>> Prior, we had it set that when he said "Wake up", there would be a
> "dong!"
>> sound to let him know it had responded. We have it set to echo his
>> commands, but to be sure, he still has to say "Check microphone".
>>> Does anyone know how to set it so it makes a sound when awakening or
>>> going
>> to sleep? We have J-Say sounds enabled.
>>> Secondly, it keeps saying "less than, greater" when he isn't
>>> dictating but
>> the microphone is on (it's speaking what is showing in the dictation
>> box).
>> That's very distracting and annoying when he's trying to think about
>> what to type. It didn't do that before. How do we change that?
>>> We have "echo commands" on, which is very helpful to him, and we had
>>> that
>> previously, but didn't have it saying "less than, greater" every
>> second over and over.
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>
>>>
>>> Lori Russell
>>> Golden BC
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