Well, that's interesting because the previous versions of Talks worked for me too.
Perhaps I should escalate this one as it must be that on certain phone it doesn't work ...
-- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a ---- Original Message ---- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:58 AM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face
Hi Carol How strange. On all the handsets I work with, I can honestly say I always try out the smiley face, and it works a treat. I haven't done anything to the dictionary, I just do colon dash and right bracket, and it says "smiley face", or "sad face" to colon dash left bracket. And I've used Talks for a long time, with most of the versions doing this ok. It definitely only works for me though when I set punctuation to none which is my preference anyway. Jackie Cairns Braille Specialist Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sight and Sound Technology Ltd Welton House North Wing Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WD Tel: 01604 798024 Mob: 07887 883815 www.sightandsound.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 28 October 2009 23:09 To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face OK, Jackie, this gets more weird! I've switched punctuation to "None" and written my message and still nothing! Weird! -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a ---- Original Message ---- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:57 PM Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face > Hi Carol > > Right, I have tried writing a smiley face with colon > dash right bracket using my work N82 which has the very > latest edition of Talks on there. And when I Talks and > up arrow, or move the arrow key up then down to read > the line again - whichever is your preference - it says > "smiley face", so it does definitely work. I have > punctuation set to none. Setting it to some, most or > all does not say "smiley face" and, to my knowledge, > never has. > > I hope this clarifies for anyone wanting to try it. > > > Kind regards, > > J > > > Jackie Cairns > cairnsplace@xxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Carol Pearson Sent: 28 October 2009 18:36 > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face > > Hi Eleanor, > > OK, sorry ... > > I need to backtrack. > > I used to use it a lot in Version 3 and it worked, as > it were, out of the box! > > I have used it in Version 4 but just written in the key > strokes and not really read the result. When I did, I > too found that it didn't read the "smiley face" to me. > > I am pretty sure that in Version 3 there was a > dictionary (in Talks) that defined these smileys. > There no longer seems to be this dictionary by default, > so we possibly have to put them into the user > dictionary ourselves in order that they will speak > again. > > Can anyone confirm this or work out what the problem is > from what I'm saying. > > Sorry, Eleanor, my head's all over the place this week > and I wasn't too coherent when last I wrote because I > should have explained that I hadn't really checked it > all out in Version 4. > > Anyway, now perhaps someone will help us both sort it, > but I rather thank that we have to enter the :] > (Smiley) into the User Dictionary. > ... > > Hope someone can help further, please. > > -- > Carol > carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:12 PM > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face > >> It did not work Jackie, that is my problem. Also Amro >> had a suggestion about pressing the No 1 key on the >> keypad if predictive text is turned on, that does not >> work for me either. I think Carol was going to try it. >> How about it then Carol? ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jackie Cairns" >> <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:23 PM >> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face >> >> >> Hi Eleanor >> >> I haven't used the E71, so don't know anything about >> it. >> But I can't imagine it being much different from any >> of those I have used. >> Presumably you have punctuation set to none or some, >> in which case, you should hear Talks say "smiley >> face". As for writing one in a message, then hearing >> it, press up arrow and then down arrow to read the >> last few words you have written, including "smiley >> face", or Talks and down arrow to read the entire >> message you have written. If >> doing all this doesn't work, I'm stuffed! (smiley >> face). >> >> Jackie Cairns >> Braille Specialist >> Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sight and >> Sound Technology Ltd Welton House North Wing >> Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WD >> Tel: 01604 798024 >> Mob: 07887 883815 >> www.sightandsound.co.uk >> -----Original Message----- >> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >> Eleanor Burke Sent: 28 October 2009 10:08 >> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face >> >> Hi nobody has been able to answer my query, I do not >> have talks say smily face when I write it in a text >> message on my e71. Like I said I >> just get some sort of 'click' >> sound. Strange that as when someone sends one to me, >> it says smily face. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Carol Pearson >> <mailto:carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: >> talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:52 PM >> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face >> >> Ah! I must give that a go and not go the long way >> round! >> That will get me to use them more! >> >> -- >> Carol >> carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a >> >> ---- Original Message ---- >> From: Amro Bilal >> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:50 PM >> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face >> >>> That's right, Carol. You can do them with or without >>> the dashes. Actually if predictive text is turned on, >>> pressing number 1 twice gives you the smiley face. If >>> you press number 1 twice then cycle through the >>> predictions with the star key the sad face is the >>> second >>> or third item on the list of predictions. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Amro >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Carol Pearson >>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:07 PM >>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Smily Face >>> >>> >>> Jackie's given you them, Eleanor. >>> >>> I thought the dash wasn't used but maybe you can do >>> it either way. >>> >>> -- >>> Carol >>> carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a >>> >>> ---- Original Message ---- >>> From: Eleanor Burke >>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:01 PM >>> Subject: [talks-uk] Smily Face >>> >>> > i forget how to write this when I write a text >>> > message. I think Carol is one person who can tell >>> > me how to do it. How is it that talks is able to >>> > recognize the image and call it a smily face. >>> > Actually if there is a down or miserable face too, >>> > and any other facial expression, just a frown or >>> > whatever I would like to know it. I am not looking >>> > for a list of moticans, just the ones one might use >>> > when sending a text. >>> >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >>> version of virus signature database 4547 (20091027) >>> __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> _ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email >> Security System. 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