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- Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:50 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: TA 4.0.54 problem.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13489
Re: TA 4.0.54 problem.
One thing to double check, make sure you're clicking the Save button on the options page where you enter the shortcuts. Its an easy thing to overlook.
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:21 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: TA 4.0.54 problem.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13489
Re: TA 4.0.54 problem.
By key assignments, are you referring to keyboard shortcuts configured in the TextAloud For Firefox Extension? (Configure Keyboard Shortcuts from the popup ?) I tested keyboard shortcuts in both the current release (80.0.1) and beta (81.0) versions of Firefox and not seeing any problem. Are the cont...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:58 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 3 Forum
- Topic: Move program to new computer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11938
Re: Move program to new computer
The best thing to do for help with serial numbers and registration is to contact our support desk. Send an email to support@nextup.com and they should be able to help.
- Fri Sep 04, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Removing/muting in-text references from tech document
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12855
Re: Removing/muting in-text references from tech document
One way to handle would be to create a TextAloud pronunciation dictionary entry to filter the references. If all the references have this same format, you can use a regular expression to match these patterns and exclude them. Here is how you could do it. From the TextAloud menu click Control Center ...
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:51 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Firefox wuill not play text
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14319
Re: Firefox wuill not play text
Are you seeing any error messages ?
Also, is the problem possibly related to specific web sites? Try visiting https://nextup.com, and see if you're able to speak highlighted text from the extension.
Also, is the problem possibly related to specific web sites? Try visiting https://nextup.com, and see if you're able to speak highlighted text from the extension.
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:15 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Warning fake message
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11875
Re: Warning fake message
Upgrading to the latest version of TextAloud won't hurt but I'm not sure it will help. It is worth a try though ... you can download an installer for the current version of TextAloud at https://nextup.com/files/ta4.exe. More likely, the problem may be that TextAloud's license information is corrupt ...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:51 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Wont install on win10x64 LTSC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11904
Re: Wont install on win10x64 LTSC
I'll need to look at an installer log to get some idea of what is happening. To get the log, re-run the installer. After the install fails, open Windows File Explorer, type %temp% in the address bar at the top and press the enter key. This should place you in your Windows temp directory. Scroll thro...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:33 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Unwanted Pauses
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12925
Re: Unwanted Pauses
Actually the problem is that some voices pause at newline characters, TextAloud is not adding the pauses. There is a speaking rule available that should help with this. In TextAloud settings, under Speaking Rules, select Text Filters. On the Text Filters panel select the checkbox "Filter newlin...
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:08 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: beginning of .txt file missing from .mp3 conversion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12194
Re: beginning of .txt file missing from .mp3 conversion
The best place to start debugging this with a TextAloud problem report. Please duplicate the problem, then from the TextAloud menu click Help -> Support -> Report A Problem. Just mention this issue briefly in the problem report text. I may need more information from you but this is should get us sta...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Batch convert multiple folders?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11715
Re: Batch convert multiple folders?
Hi Jeff
Sorry but no, there are no command line options currently available.
Sorry but no, there are no command line options currently available.
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:09 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Stopping NextUp from reading Mon as Monday etc.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13598
Re: Stopping NextUp from reading Mon as Monday etc.
I verified here that Acapela Rachel is pronouncing mon as Monday. One way to handle this would be to use Acapela's pronunciation dictionary utility to create a phoneme pronunciation for the word "mon". In your Acapela install directory (normally C:\Program Files (x86)\NextUp-Acapela Multim...
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:23 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Stopping NextUp from reading Mon as Monday etc.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13598
Re: Stopping NextUp from reading Mon as Monday etc.
There is no code in TextAloud to perform automatic translations like this. If you're seeing text like "mon" pronounced as Monday the translations are happening at the voice engine level. Its also possible the problem could be related to TextAloud pronunciation dictionaries, if you have cre...
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:08 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Split MixedCase Wods
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14137
Re: Split MixedCase Wods
Actually the original regular expression: (?<=\p{Ll})(?=\p{Lu}\p{Ll}) should work with both cases txtPrint and txtFirstName. When processing txtFirstName, the expression should match "tFi" and insert a space before "F", then match "tNa" and insert another space before t...
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:10 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Speech Error: XML parser (Error 80045042)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13621
Re: Speech Error: XML parser (Error 80045042)
I received the problem report and still looking through it. I'll get back to you via email later today
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:16 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Speech Error: XML parser (Error 80045042)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13621
Re: Speech Error: XML parser (Error 80045042)
First make sure you're running the current version of TextAloud, version 4.0.51. If the version displayed on the About dialog (Help -> About) is earlier than that try updating to the current version using the installer at https://nextup.com/files/ta4.exe If you're seeing the problem in the current v...
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:25 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Problem With Changing Voice For Quoted Lines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13758
Re: Problem With Changing Voice For Quoted Lines
Thanks for posting the sample, I think I see what the problem is. I think the problem has to do with the speaking rule to add end of sentence pauses, the voice is sensitive to the way TextAloud is placing the pause, causing the double quote character to be pronounced. I just placed an updated versio...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:29 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Split MixedCase Wods
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14137
Re: Split MixedCase Wods
The bug I mentioned in the above post is now fixed. The speaking rule for handling mixed case words should now handle camel case correctly.
The problem is fixed in TextAloud version 4.0.51.2, the installer can be downloaded the from https://nextup.com/files/ta4.exe.
The problem is fixed in TextAloud version 4.0.51.2, the installer can be downloaded the from https://nextup.com/files/ta4.exe.
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:39 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Problem With Changing Voice For Quoted Lines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13758
Re: Problem With Changing Voice For Quoted Lines
I'm not able to duplicate this problem myself. Would you please post a sample paragraph of text where you're seeing the problem, and also let me know which cerence voice you're using to speak the text in quotation marks?
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Split MixedCase Wods
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14137
Re: Split MixedCase Wods
This is actually a small bug in the speaking rule that handles mixed case. The rule is only working for words beginning with an upper case letter, like MixedCase, and we're not handling camelCase. I should have this fixed in an updated version of TextAloud in the next day or so. If you need to handl...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:19 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: A Period Between to Words
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12558
Re: A Period Between to Words
One possible way to handle this is with a TextAloud pronunciation dictionary entry that uses a regular expression to find periods followed by a letter and replace the period with 'dot'. Click Control Center -> Pronunciation Dictionary Maintenance to open the dictionary maintenance dialog, select a d...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:12 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Spell Out the First Three lowercase letters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12185
Re: Spell Out the First Three lowercase letters
You should be able to handle something like this with a TextAloud pronunciation dictionary. You can use a regular expression to find text to replace, and respell the text using a TextAloud spell function to spell out the first three letters. Here's how to do it. Click Control Center -> Pronunciation...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:37 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 3 Forum
- Topic: Keeps same settings on different computer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12942
Re: Keeps same settings on different computer
We do not have a way to export and import settings between machines. The thread at viewtopic.php?p=15154#p15154 may help, these instructions are for TextAloud 3 only.
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:15 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Browser extension issues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12540
Re: Browser extension issues
If you haven't seen the forum post at https://nextup.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6554 try looking there. Mozilla dropped support for installing extensions from application installers, you have to install the extension differently now. There are installation instructions at the post I mentione...
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:21 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Extension for Microsoft Edge is Available
- Replies: 0
- Views: 28881
Extension for Microsoft Edge is Available
We recently released a TextAloud extension for Microsoft Edge. If you would like to try the extension, upgrade to TextAloud version 4.0.50.3 using the installer at https://nextup.com/files/ta4.exe. Requirements The extension requires TextAloud 4 to be installed, version 4.0.50.3 or later The extensi...
- Mon May 18, 2020 10:33 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Frequently Asked Questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 181899
Can I configure voices to use the same volume when using voice change tags?
You can use the Voice Options panel in TextAloud Settings to normalize the volume used by different voices. In TextAloud Settings, click Voice Options in the left panel. The volume slider on this panel sets the volume for individual voices. Select each voice in your voice list, click the Test button...
- Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:27 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Unable to see all the MS voices in TextAloud 4
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16268
Re: Unable to see all the MS voices in TextAloud 4
TextAloud currently supports Sapi5 only, we do not currently support Microsoft Speech Platform or Windows Mobile. We may support these other speech api's in future updates.
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:45 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: TextAloud 4.0.47 Clipboard Watch
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13317
Re: TextAloud 4.0.47 Clipboard Watch
Thanks for the debug information. The problem is fixed in version 4.0.48, installer at https://nextup.com/files/ta4.exe
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:58 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: TextAloud 4.0.47 Clipboard Watch
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13317
Re: TextAloud 4.0.47 Clipboard Watch
I'm researching this problem, so far I have not been able to duplicate myself. Does it make any difference if the TextAloud main window is displayed or minimized? Also, please do this. Exit TextAloud and restart, just to clear the logs. After restarting, copy different selections of text to the clip...
- Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:32 pm
- Forum: TextAloud 3 Forum
- Topic: Prevent PC sleep or screensaver during Speak
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17651
Re: Prevent PC sleep or screensaver during Speak
In TextAloud 4 there is a settings in Advanced Settings that should help with this. From the main menu click Control Center -> Settings, and in the left panel, click Advanced Settings. Around the middle of the panel there is an option labeled "Keep display powered on when speaking aloud". ...
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:38 am
- Forum: TextAloud 4 Forum
- Topic: Software doesn't activate - Order [NXT200408-9781-32155A]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14068
Re: Software doesn't activate - Order [NXT200408-9781-32155A]
Hi Daniel, Sorry about the issue. We occasionally run into activation related problems, the solution is to do an offline activation. When TextAloud activation fails you should see a dialog with some options, including a button labeled "Request Offline Activation". If you press that button,...