Alas it would be, but I have my theories on why they use fred for that purpose.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Missy Hoppe Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 11:17 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: what Voiceover bugs people want or are hoping will be fixed or squashed in Mountain Lion? Ah! That would be sweet: Alex reading the OSX install. I'd almost rather see Apple get rid of Fred, Vicky and Victoria altogether since there are so many better options out there. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Miller Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 12:12 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: what Voiceover bugs people want or are hoping will be fixed or squashed in Mountain Lion? Ugh, I hate Vicky and Victoria. I hate Fred too. I wish they'd use Alex for the OS X installer. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Moore Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 10:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: what Voiceover bugs people want or are hoping will be fixed or squashed in Mountain Lion? I thought Victoria was prior voice to Alex? Personally I quite like Alex, and can't stand Fred. He sounds rather creepy and too robotic. I guess it depends on what you are used to and how long you have been using TTS. On 3 Jul 2012, at 16:21, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello, > > Vicky is supposed to be the female equivalent of Alex. Personally, I > can't stand either of them. I've been using Fred for years because he's clear and quite neutral. > > > On 3 Jul 2012, at 16:05, Daniel Miller wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> While I agree a female equivalent to Alex would be a necessary >> addition, I just don't see apple ever incorporating Eloquence or the >> Dectalk voices, for that matter. > > -- > 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.
