Re: [orca-list] better fluent reading function suggestion, eventhough it will be complex to implement

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

Hi:

Progress callbacks of this sort are supported by eSpeak and Orca makes 
use of them in the SayAll functionality.  For example, if the user 
interrupts a SayAll in progress, Orca will attempt to put the caret at 
the word where the speech was interrupted.

I don't understand completely what you are describing below, though it 
does sound interesting.  Can you describe a specific example, using 
example text in gedit, specific user actions, and desired spoken output?

Thanks!

Will

Mgr. Janusz Chmiel wrote:
> Dear core developers of ORca,
>
>    I would like to ask You, if similar algorithms like in Windows SAPI4 
> or SAPI5 functions is also implemented in Espeak gnome driver oor in The 
> Espeak synthesizer. Which algorithm? That developer could find, which 
> word is being read from The buffer of Espeak synthesizer. The name of 
> this SAPI4 method is
> ittsbufnotifysink
>
>
> This method in SAPI4 synthesizers can give developer The index number of 
> word, which has been pronounced by The synthesizer. So Orca could use 
> similar algorithm so internal pointers in Gedit if is it possible could 
> be placed according to Word, which espeak pronounced at The moment, when 
> user cancelled fluent reading. Now Orca is supporting reading by word or 
> by The sentence. Next choice, which I Am suggesting could have name 
> fluent reading.
> This function could be supported only in The edit areas of Gedit or 
> other applications, which object model supports algorithms to set The 
> cursor position not only by moving cursor keys or by moving mouse, but 
> also by developer, which could specifi The column and line. Fluent 
> reading choice and it's related algorithms had to watch, The cursor 
> position in The background while user is moving with The cursor. This 
> could be done by using variables, which is Orca using while supporting 
> CTRL+left or right arrow keys or other cursor keys. So fluent reading 
> algorithm could watch those variables. The issue is, if Espeak Gnome 
> driver or Espeak synthesizer in The Linux variant is supporting 
> function, which could return The word position from The buffer which is 
> being pronounced by Espeak.
>
> Thank You for Your analisys and programmers thinking about my 
> suggestion. I will provide You algorithm not written in Python, but i 
> will describe You, how to eliminate carriage returns or other 
> characters, which could cause breaks and pauses while using this new 
> choice of fluent reading function.
>
>
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