software speech for speakup

[Janina Sajka]

Absolutely agree. I never use software speech at my desk--or in my hotel
room, for that matter. It's not the ideal by any means. It just meets
certain needs very effectively. So, I have never seen this as an
either/or situation. Rather, a major segment of functionality is missing
from speakup. I say this knowing the fundamental issues involved in
putting software speech into speakup--but that doesn't change the fact
that a major use segment is missing.

On Thu, 17 May 2001, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:

> Shaun expressed my own feelings also. If I were using a laptop I would
> really appreciate anything that simplified the clutter. But given a
> choice, I would prefer the HW solution.
> Chuck
>
>
> On Thu, 17 May 2001, Shaun Oliver wrote:
>
> > janina.
> > You make a valid point. In the case of people using laptops, software
> > synthesys would be an excellent idea.
> > I'm just not convinced that' it's a good idea myself. I know I seemed a
> > bit ters but it appears from where I sit that a good deal of debate has
> > taken place with regards to software speech..
> > But I'll conceed that in the case where there's no space to spread speech
> > synthesiser, laptop and what all else, it has it's benifits.
>
> My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh
> The Moon is Waning Crescent (31% of Full)
>
>
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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