Hello joseph, You already have this with Snow Leopard, and it's a user preference, so you can have different users with different languages. Check system preferences, languages and text.
What we don't get with SL are non-english voices, so long live the Lion King :-) André On Mar 3, 2011, at 12:32 AM, joseph wrote: > 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. > 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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