Re: [orca-list] Orca fails to emphasize punctuation marks

[Brandon Tyson <brandongold98 gmail com>]

Hi,

Yes, this is a synthesizer issue. eSpeak/eSpeak-NG has had this
problem for a long time.

Thanks,

Brandon

On 10/18/18, Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com> wrote:
> Hi Andy.
>
> Orca doesn't do anything special with text such as you describe. It
> takes it and gives it directly to speech-dispatcher. As an experiment,
> try the following in a terminal without Orca running:
>
> spd-say "This is a test. Orca does see the period here!"
> spd-say "This is a test. orca doesn't see the period here!"
>
> When I do this, I get the lack of pause you describe. If you do as well,
> the appropriate place to address it would be in speech-dispatcher or the
> synthesizer (e.g. espeak).
>
> --joanie
>
> On 10/18/18 3:21 AM, Andy Borka via orca-list wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > After testing, I have determined that Orca doesn't always emphasize
> > periods.
> >
> >
> > 1. Orca fails to see periods if the next sentence doesn't start with a
> > capitol letter.
> >
> > This is a test. orca doesn't see the period here!
> >
> > This is a test. Orca does see the period here!
> >
> >
> > 2. the item does'nt have a pause after the item number.
> >
> > 3. The item does have a pause after the item number.
> >
> >
> > Actual results: Orca fails to pause for a period if the next character
> > is a lowercase letter.
> >
> > Expected results: Orca emphasizes the pause after a period no matter the
> > following character.
> >
> >
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