[comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d] TTALK100.ZIP - Speech synthesizer control pgm for the sightless

wtm@BUNKER.SHEL.ISC-BR.COM (Bill McGarry) (05/02/91)

I have uploaded to SIMTEL20:

pd1:<msdos.handicap>
TTALK100.ZIP    Speech synthesizer control pgm for the sightless

This is the first official shareware release (version 1.00) of Tiny
Talk by Eric Bohlman.  The following list is from the READ.ME
file included:

BUGS FIXED
  Run-on problem with keyboard buzz
  Tone setting for Audapter
  Scroll windows reading outside their boundaries
  Lockup when using automatic configuration
  Shutup problem with Dectalk
NEW SYNTHESIZERS SUPPORTED
  Doubletalk PC
  Laptalk
  Type&Talk
  Demo version using internal PC speaker
  Sonix synthesizers without Porttalk
NEW FEATURES
  Reading any window without going into review
  Changes for Paradox: check marks now spoken, additional cursor movement
  options, etc.
  Output options for horizontal cursor moves
  Improved cursor movement detection
  Improved forms mode
  "Silent" verbosity option
  Words without vowels now spelled out on all synthesizers
  Lightbar reading works with highlighted letters
  Smarter automatic lightbar attribute detection
  Allows use of synthesizer number processing if available
  Shutup command now works even when speech is backed up
  Synthesizer settings now say reference numbers.  
  User-defined punctuation
  Left margin bell
  Protected attribute alert.
  Environment variable for TTCONF and VIEWCONF
  Direct horizontal cursor move in review
  Relative horizontal and vertical cursor moves in review
OTHER
  Substantial rewrite of manual.
  VERSION 0.27 CONFIGURATION FILES ARE NO LONGER COMPATIBLE

                                Bill McGarry
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