TextAloud Release Notes This page details recent changes in TextAloud. Any questions, contact ken@nextup.com Version 2.285 ======================================================== -Added support for FireFox version 3 -Added 48khz mono / stereo wav output formats to file options panel -Fixed access violation raised when exit TextAloud while article font dialog displayed -Handle Application.OnActivate and call Floating Toolbars activate handler if toolbar visible. Resends windows topmost messages to toolbar. Version 2.278 ======================================================== -Fix for some issues caused by use of skins Version 2.274 ======================================================== -itunes integration, option under Options->TextAloud Options->Misc. -Fix OpenCliboard Errors causing access exception -Added Faroese and Turkish support - Version 2.268 ======================================================== -Improved speaking aloud of large files -Fix for crash related to skins -Fix access violation in Advanced Pronunciation Editor - double click in phoneme list with nothing selected. Version 2.265 ======================================================== -Fix for termination when no voices found -Fix for skins on Vista -Fixed vista licensing problem causing TA to forget registration when time changed Version 2.263 ======================================================== -Debug changes only Version 2.261 ======================================================== -Last version had broken Asian voices. Version 2.260 ======================================================= -Make MyDocuments available for file output browse -Multilanguage support for PDF documents -Fixed occassional array index out of bounds bug in file splitter -Fixed word highlighting issue in proofread window -Better checks for how much disk space is available when writing audio files. -Fix for exception on tip of day form -Fix for speed change causing error on some Neo Asian voice installs Version 2.255 ================================================== -Fix where audio help menu items were still enabled while speaking -Fix for error when someone clicks Delete too many times really quickly -Making MyDocuments visible on Browse for Audio File Output Directory -Improvements to outlook toolbar for Outlook 2007 Version 2.253 =================================================== -Ability to disable baloon tips on Import Hotkey -Fix for intermittent minimize/restore problems on auto start -Fixes to error handling for out of space on audio creation -Fix for errors caused by Tip of the Day -new Help->Suggest an Enhancement or New Feature on menu. Version 2.248 ================================================= -Improve Pronunciation Editor error handling -Fix for Batch File encoding with Round Robin -Disable word highlighting when creating audio files to improve performance -Make text area read only when creating audio files. -Improve error messaging when file size causes error creating audio files. Version 2.246 ================================================= -Added Help->Report Problem to assist users in reporting bugs/issues -Added support for Word 2007 (.docx) files. Docx extensions are displayed in file open dialog only if word 2007 is installed. -Misc. Crash fixes -Paste wasn't working right in article title -Misc. Vista Fixes -Fix for random exceptions when TA shuts down -Added lookups in popup menu for Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com for current text selection. -Fix for problems when Batch File Converter wouldn't display -Better support for Dual Monitors Version 2.228 ================================================ -Fix for errors introduced in 2.221 related to neospeech change -Misc. 1st run errors on Vista fixed -Fix for clipboard watching sometimes failing after time. -Changing default for silence at the end of audio file to 0 seconds. Version 2.221 ================================================= -Allowing speed settings up to 30 for Neospeech -Fix for odd problem where neospeech voices stop after SAPI Version change -Fix for File Split by keyword -Fix access violations on hotkey setup Version 2.218 ================================================= -Several updates to support Windows Vista -Fix for Acapela voices not showing up at times. -Support for Firefox 2.0 plugin Version 2.210 (non-critical update) ================================================= -Fix to overriding default sample rates on sapi5 wave file creation -Fix to word file imports (.doc and .rtf) that were sometimes coming in incomplete -Added ability to load UTF8 encoded text files -Some fixes for windows Vista Version 2.195 ================================================= Debug message changes only Version 2.194 ================================================= -Improved Internet Explorer toolbar/plugin for support of sites with frames. Version 2.193 ================================================= -Minor fixes to file splitter utility -Clipboard copy fix for Mozilla issues -Fixes to firefox plugin -Fix for hotkey's sometimes not working, requiring restart -Changing AT&T Voices to use SAPI5 by default -Attempted fix for word file imports for Word2000 Version 2.185 ================================================ -Support for new version of Acapela voices http://www.nextup.com/acapela.html -Fix for occassional access exception when switching to SAPI5 -Fix for very intermittent exception on startup. -Changed default clipboard prompt timeout to 10 from 3. -Fix to File->Save As Text File - was broken with change to unicode. Version 2.177 ================================================ -Fixed main window volume control to work with all audio devices, including USB Headsets -Some european users were having problems with pause tags with non-period decimal separator. -Fix error sometimes showing up about sentence terminators Version 2.173 ================================================ -Fixed neospeech voice captions for 8khz voices -Fixed drag and drop of highlighted text onto TextAloud window -TA Export file was sometimes showing up on users desktop. -Fixed ScanSoft SinJi highlighting sync issue Version 2.162 ================================================ -Firefox plugin fixes to prevent clash with other firefox extensions -Fix to resume when paused, button was disabled. -Fix crash when batch converting to WMA -New WMA bitrate selections -Adding note about inflection issues caused by non-zero end of sentence pause with Neospeech and Scansoft. Version 2.147 ================================================= -Fix for Swedish problem -Filter Non-Alpha was missing > -Faster conversion to audio file with Acapela voices Version 2.145 ================================================== Fix for FileSplitter bug causing fatal error to new users. Version 2.140 ================================================== -Support for unicode, enabling asian and russian voices -Support for Acapela voices -Support for Neospeech Asian Voices -Support for ScanSoft voices. -Bug fixes for Firefox and IE toolbars. Version 2.068 ================================================== -Fix bug causing some of the available MP3 bitrates to not be shown when AT&T Voices weren't installed. -Fix to speak from cursor when used after an article skip Version 2.064 =================================================== -Minor bug fix. Version 2.061 ==================================================== -Fixed Search and Repeat Search bugs -Fixed Internet Explorer toolbar bugs -Fixed Edit->Replace hang Version 2.057 ==================================================== -Fixes bug in installer on systems without Firefox reporting registry entry not found. Version 2.055 ===================================================== -First release of FireFox Toolbar/Plugin -Update of Internet Explorer plugin to do word highlighting -New link in program Help menu to online manual Version 2.051 ====================================================== -New installer gives option for custom install so you can choose whether you want IE or Outlook Toolbars -Support for new version of Neospeech voices -Fixes to batch file converter Version 2.047 ===================================================================== -Release of Outlook Plugin -Minor bug fixes Version 2.035 ========================== -New option in File Splitter to place sequence number before filename -Added scrollbar to hotkey setup window - needed on some resolution settings -Corrected problem caused by '<' in text -Added checkbox to allow proofread window to remain open after speaking complete -Minor problems with highlighting with Alberto and Rosa -Fixed hang in Search/Replace caused by rare circumstances -Added prompt if overwriting existing audio file. -Added new Outlook Plugin/toolbar - Version 2.014 ========================= -Added support for new Cepstral voices Version 2.011 (includes changes since 2.0 release) ======================== -Minor IE Plugin Bug Fixes -Minor File Splitter Bug Fixes -Fixed API Expiration messages in IE Toolbar and Proofread windows -Hiding floating toolbar when in proofread mode -Fix to voice changing when creating multiple files. -Fix for long filesnames win wave files -New Preference for controling silence at the end of audio files. -Fixed problem with shortcut setups and duplicate entries -Removed maximum article size limit (note huge articles may cause problems) Version 2.080b =================== 1st public distribution of TextAloud 2.0. Upgrade details at http://nextup.com/TextAloud/New2.html Version 1.7 ================== Final release before 2.0. No real changes. Version 1.6 ================== -Minor debugging message changes Version 1.502 ================== -Correction for Neospeech voice wave output -Added some lower bitrate settings to WMA file output -Made sapi5 stop button more responsive -Changing 16khz Neospeech Paul voice name from Paul to Paul16 -Fix to floating point pause on German machines -Changed AT&T Anjali name from Anjali (UK English) to (Indian Accent) -Change to load all sapi engines, regardless of whether we officially support or not. Version 1.499 ================== -Corrected problem related to skipping in long sentences without pronunciation -Fix hangs caused by corrupt or manually edited UserTranslations.chl file -Improved Stop Button responsiveness when writing audio files. -Fix for end of file hangs with ViaVoice and L&H European voices -Fix to file splitter utility where split by keyword was dropping first section -Fixed problem with spanish questions with some voices -Added hidden features to enable regular expressions to be used for filtering -Fixed problem with Natural Voices not pronouncing minus sign in numbers -Correcting problems caused by invalid speed numbers set for Natural Voices during voice edit. -Correctly handle hypenated words that span lines -Change to correctly pronounce Mixed case compound words, like LowerCase as Lower Case. Version 1.479 ================== -Minor fixes to sapi4/sapi5 switching. Version 1.474 ================== -Bug fixes for Eloquent voices -Fixing problems where a sapi4 or sapi5 interface problem on PC could cause TextAloud to die during startup -Fix for some problems with L&H European voices -Added additional info about AT&T voices in trial version. Version 1.459 ================== -Added COM Automation Server API for custom business use -Extended voice speed range for sapi5 so it can talk faster when needed -Minor fixes to pronunciation editor behavior -Fix for hang on digalo voices when creating MP3 -Added support for voice changing XML sapi5 TAGs -New option on Misc. Options TAB to choose version of SAPI -Faster startup when loading voices -Fixed problem with round-robin voice assignment when doing multiple files with File->Open -Fixed pause problem with Cepstral voices -Corrected problem with cannot open clipboard error messages -Fixed pacing problems with IBM voices -Fix for file splitter giving out of bounds error - Version 1.446 ================== -Added a .txt file splitting utility under the File Menu. -New ShortCut Key Mapping utility under Options Menu. -Lot's of new things to try under the Read Menu (Read Selected, Read from Cursor, Skipping frontwards and backwards). -Added 256kbps mp3 encoding. -Fixed compatibility problem with WordQ word predictor software. -Improvements on handling voice problems with large text files. -Support for new beta Cepstral voices. -Better handling of Outlook and IE caused duplicate clipboard messages. -Better handling of out-of-sync word highlighting with NV on Pause/Resume. - Version 1.415 ================== -Fix for a divide by zero error some users were seeing. -Fix to installer so Win2000 message no longer displayed on XP Version 1.413 ================== -New Splash Screen -New debug messaging -Fixes to duplicate clipboard messages Version 1.408 ================= -Enabling any characters to be used in pronunciation editor -Support for Natural Voices version 1.4 -Fixed a pasting problem for title fields -Added support for WMA encoding -Added back the advanced pronunciation editor for AT&T Voices. Version 1.402 (changes since 1.394) ================= -Corrected minor problems in pronunciation editor related to edits that could be contained in other edits. -New dialog pops up when changing default voices to ask if you'd like to change the selected voice on existing articles. -Correcting problem where end of audio files could be cut off. -Increasing priority on Windows XP and 2000 to improve voice performance. -Allowing non letters in pronunciation editor Version 1.394 (changes since 1.390) ===================================== -Adjustments to handle InfoVox voices -Preventing illegal characters in file output directory name -Corrected problem with changing article name -Adding Select All (Control-A) to text area -Correcting problem with word highlighting sometimes stopping -Added support for IBM ViaVoice voices Version 1.390 (changes since 1.382) ======================================== -Removed popping sound at start of MP3 files -Corrected some problems with large files and AT&T Voices -Added Pause/Resume Hotkey -Corrected word highlighting problem with Digalo Voices -Removed Advanced pronunciation editor because of serious bugs Version 1.382 (changes since 1.3) ========================================== -Added support for AT&T Natural Voices -Added new options to Audio Quality setting on File Options TAB -Improved Browse for File Output Directory -Added hidden WMA encoding support - need beta testers -Added Natural Voices demo MP3 files to TextAloud demo -Added SaveAs on right-click in the text area of TA -Various bug fixes If you have any questions, please contact us at support@nextup.com