hi list having heard that there will be more non english voices in lion, does this mean that these voices would read mac's interface in a particular language, for example, if we have a french voice, would i be able to change mac's interface to french and have all the commands, buttons as well as text red by the french voice?
best On 2 Mar 2011, at 22:57, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Right, > > And I'm assuming the voices on the Mac would be at a significantly higher bit > rate than those found on IOS. So you can't really say they will sound worse > just based on how they sound on the IOS platform. > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > > > > > On Mar 2, 2011, at 1:17 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Guys relax. I heard a sample of the voices and sorry I should have posted >> the article, but someone will. I have to say the new voices sound great and >> certainly no worse than Alex. So, I think we're going to be in for a real >> treat. In fact the voices will be a download option as well, so you won't >> have to have every voice on your machine. >> I really think folks will like them. Of course I don't mind the Samantha >> voice on the iOS platform all that much, but hell she grows on you after a >> while; sort of like mold. :) >> Scott >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 2, 2011, at 12:58 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> >>> Well, voices are totally subjective, and I can't speak for other languages, >>> but I'd much rather have US espeak than tom or samantha. To me those >>> voices sound like complete garbage. >>> >>> Every ear is different though. Some of my clients love those voices. >>> Personally I think it will be a grand day when alex is ported to IOS. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >>> 1-888-255-5194 >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2011-03-02, at 12:42 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>> >>>> Oh come on, the scansoft voices ain't so bad, be thankful it isn't espeak >>>> or Orpheus. I for one think that the swedish scansoft voices are way way >>>> better in terms of language treatment than the Infovox ones. >>>> /Krister >>>> >>>> 2 mar 2011 kl. 17.46 skrev Mary Otten: >>>> >>>>> According to the article found at >>>>> http://www.tuaw.com/ >>>>> Mac OS 10 offers high quality multi-lingual voices, >>>>> There are going to be a whole lot of high quality voices, in a variety of >>>>> languages, available for download in the next iteration of Apple's os. >>>>> For me, the one possible sour note was the reference to Samantha and Tom >>>>> as an improvement over Alex that we have now. I hope this will not mean >>>>> that Apple will decide to retire Alex in favor of what are, for me at >>>>> least, vastly inferior voices in Samantha and Tom. There will be other >>>>> English voices, the ones we know on the IPhone. Indeed, it sounds like >>>>> the voices that are coming to Lion are those we now have on the >>>>> I-devices. Great for speakers of languages other than English. Great for >>>>> folks who prefer a non-U.S. English reading voice. But a definite leap >>>>> backwards if they can Alex in favor of what's on the IPhone now, even if >>>>> they include the male voice. >>>>> >>>>> Mary >>>>> >>>>> Mary Otten >>>>> motte...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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