[vi-android] Re: question Quentin.
- From: Ayoola Stephen Efunkoya <ayokoya2009@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-android <vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 10:17:15 +0100
Hello Michael,
Thanks for that suggestion. I'll find a way around it because my phone
running android 2.3 is not very touch friendly; I use a physical keyboard
to perform most of the actions on the phone.
Thanks once again.
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Try Acapela, it's the best set of voices out there I think.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: vi-android-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vi-android-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ayoola Stephen
> Efunkoya
> Sent: 08 November 2013 00:50
> To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vi-android] Re: question Quentin.
>
> Hello Quentin,
>
> With regard to your question about other TTS engines, I too have seen
> many in the store but didn't actually try them out.
>
> I however previously installed the Svox Classic tts and used the
> Victoria UK voice. I got tired of that voice after purchasing it and
> so have abandoned it.
>
> I currently rely solely on the UK voice that came with the Pico TTS.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> On 11/8/13, michael's mail boxl <michaelandjeanie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I find Uk lady bit tinny but for a while it took me to find my apps on
> > phone and tablet I thought I was going mad.
> > I would have thought they would add new voices but not take some away.
> > As for new keyboard I just updated it today and not checked it out but I
> do
> >
> > not use the predictive text i find i a pain it keeps changing my words to
> > what I want.
> > And as for that smile button witch I do not use I am for ever pressing it
> I
> >
> > wish I could take that button off the keyboard.
> > Yes I am not sure Quentin if new things work with talkback.
> > I googled whats new in google text to speech apart from adding a new
> > language their is not much for us.
> > Cheers Michael.
> >
> > From: Quentin Christensen
> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 11:23 AM
> > To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [vi-android] Re: question Quentin.
> >
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > Yes the play store changed at some point over the past week - it seems to
> > have slowly migrated across my various devices and as you say it's in
> > slightly different positions on the phone and the tablet.
> >
> > With the speech, I downloaded the update last night and I was surprised
> to
> > see there was no "what's new" section to say what the changes were and
> that
> >
> > they'd completely changed the voice - yes, as you say everyone has this
> new
> >
> > voice. I actually like it, although it's not really up to me to comment
> > since I don't use Talkback all the time!
> >
> > The other thing they've changed this week is the google keyboard.
> They've
> > changed the way some of the punctuation works when you hold down say the
> > full stop and held down keys don't go blue, and also if you slide across
> the
> >
> > keyboard to enter text, you can now slide over the space bar instead of
> > lifting between words. I'm pretty sure none of the keyboards that let
> you
> > slide or swipe or whatever they want to call it to enter text actually
> work
> >
> > in that mode with Talkback do they?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Quentin.
> >
> >
> > On 8 November 2013 10:58, michael's mail boxl
> <michaelandjeanie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi Quentin Wen did the store change to get to my apps I just noticed it
> > other day I don’t click on more options to get to my apps.
> > Now on my phone I tap navigate up to get to my apps.
> > And on my tablet I click on a drawer to get to my apps.
> > Plust last night I had an update for google text to speech so I did
> update
> >
> > and now I have a tinny Lady UK voice and no Danual from the UK.
> > Have You found this out thanks Quentin.
> > Cheers Michael.
> >
>
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