Re: Can someone help me with JFW 5.1 and DEC-Talk Express

  • From: Jeanie Vejil <proud2have-tsedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:40:43 -0600

Dale, I'm only getting the punctuation marks read that I'm putting in 
myself.  I don't hear them when typing, but proof reading is when I get 
them read to me, which drives me nuts.

Jeanie

At 11:20 AM 1/3/05, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Are you getting actual punctuation that is in the document or are you =
>getting a lot of random punctuation characters spoken, punctuation marks =
>which are not in the document.
>
>If you are getting a load of odd characters spoken it is probably =
>because the baud rate is incorrect or the parity or the number of stop =
>or start bits or something else in the handshaking for the serial port.
>
>When typing only a few characters are being sent at a time so these =
>problems can be less obvious but when an entire line or more of text is =
>sent then the bit stream begins tripping over itself.
>
>
>Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
>DLeavens@xxxxxxx
>Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.=20
>----- Original Message -----=20
>From: "Jeanie Vejil" <proud2have-tsedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 11:43 AM
>Subject: Re: Can someone help me with JFW 5.1 and DEC-Talk Express
>
>
> > Chris, I don't want any punctuation read at all, but even before this=20
> > problem began, I was getting punctuation marks read no matter what I =
>did.
> >=20
> > Yes, I've already done the below suggestion, except I have the DEC set =
>on=20
> > none but I'm still getting every punctuation mark read that you can =
>come up=20
> > with.  It only reads the punctuation if I proof read what I've =
>written, not=20
> > while I'm writing it.  This is a weird one for sure.
> >=20
> > Jeanie
> >=20
> > At 12:53 AM 1/3/05, you wrote:
> > >Hi Jeanie
> > >Here's what you do, if you haven't already tried this?
> > >1. Go to the config manager.
> > >
> > >2.  Go to set options, then synthesizer options...
> > >3.  Make sure that your dectalk express is the currently running
> > >synthesizer or this will not work.
> > >4.  Tab over and you should hear, dectalk express punctuation combo
> > >box.  If this is set at all, or most, change it to some and then =
>press
> > >ok.   You also might like to change this in your default.jcf file so =
>that
> > >it acts the same in all applications if that's what you want. I hope =
>this
> > >saves your sanity! smile.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >At 10:55 PM 1/2/2005, you wrote:
> > > >Hi all.
> > > >
> > > >I doubt I'll get any response on this before morning, but I sure =
>hope
> > > >someone can help me by then as I have to start back to work after =
>the
> > > >holidays tomorrow morning.
> > > >
> > > >I am using JFW 5.1, win 98 SE, and prefer DEC-Access32 or DEC-Talk =
>Express
> > > >synthecizer, the latter being my choice for work purposes as I have =
>to plug
> > > >into my speaker system in order to control the volume of doctors I
> > > >transcribe for.  It would drive me nutty to try to use even my =
>DECAccess32
> > > >software for work purposes since it too comes through my speakers.  =
>I have
> > > >to reserve the speakers/sound card for the doctor's voice and use =
>the
> > > >external synth for my speech output.
> > > >
> > > >No matter what I do, and I've even tried restoring the defaults for =
>the
> > > >DEC-Talk Express, It's reading commas, periods, at signs, =
>asterisks,
> > > >colons, you name it, even underlines.  It doesn't say them when I'm =
>typing,
> > > >but if I go back andread over a document, such as this note, it =
>will read
> > > >me every single punctuation mark it can find.  It even reads =
>underlines and
> > > >colons in e-mail subjects, and at signs, which is driving me crazy.
> > > >
> > > >Please help me straighten this out before 10:30 Central time in the =
>morning
> > > >or I shall be driven stark raving mad because I don't want any =
>punctuation
> > > >to be read for any reason whatsoever.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks, and I hope all of you had a nice holiday season.
> > > >
> > > >Jeanie Vejil
> > > >
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