I know you can't access vo preferences. However, open up Script Editor, go to file > open dictionary, and select vo's dictionary. In there is the "output" commnd in which I am very interested. I differs from the "say" script command in that it will use the vo configuration to speak, not any parameters set in the command. This is what I want to get working, and it should be possible if only I could get the syntax right. On Sep 18, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Alex, > > This is a late reply, but I'll just add to what Chris described. You > cannot access any of the default VO settings when you use the "say" > command. Also, although you can use all of the embedded speech > commands (described in the link to the Developer's Document that Chris > gave you) as part of the "say" command, with arguments to control > speaking rate, volume, etc. between the double set of left and right > brackets, you cannot specify the voice that is used as an embedded > command. You can, however, specify the voice as a variable in the > command line use of the "say" command in Terminal. > > For example, I could type or paste in the following command in > Terminal, and press return. > say -v Fred "[[rate 400; volm +0.2]]Do you have anything you want to > say?" > The result would be to use the Fred voice, speaking the quoted phrase > with the rate and volume modifications specified by the embedded > commands that are enclosed within the double layer of brackets, also > within the quoted text. > > If you want to play around with voice selections, you can do that in > Automator. Some of the actions like "Speak Text" or "Text to Audio > File" have a pop up menu where you can select the voice to be used. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Sep 13, 9:18 am, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >> Ahh, I guess I missed the point that you wanted to use their default VO >> settings. Not sure there is a way to do that unless you pull their >> preferences and use the same ones for your speech. Not that there is >> also a set of commands to give in-text directives so you can do >> >> say "[[pbas 50;rate 500]]Hello there" >> >> Still doesn't pull those settings from the VO defaults but at least you >> can set anything you want. Details of other commands here: >> >> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/userexperience... >> >> CB >> >> On 9/13/12 7:42 AM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Yes you could, but what if the user's voice is not what I set? I don't want >>> this for just me, it has to work for anyone who uses the package. >>> Interfacing directly with vo is the only way to do that. >>> On Sep 12, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >> >>>> I guess since I don't know Applescript I keep going to the shell. You can >>>> set the rate and voice for the say command using various flags: >> >>>> say -v Bruce "help" -r 400 >> >>>> So wouldn't you be able to do something like >> >>>> os.system("say -v Bruce 'help' -r 400") >> >>>> CB >> >>>> On 9/12/12 4:09 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>> Yes, like this: >>>>> import os >>>>> os.system("""osascript'say "hello"'""") >>>>> The problem is that say does not honor vo settings. For instance, vo uses >>>>> Serena on my system, but my default voice is Alex, so I know the >>>>> difference (particularly helpful in chess). I want to use vo itself so >>>>> that all settings are used, regardless of the system's defaults. I know >>>>> it can be done, as this output command is in vo's dictionary in script >>>>> editor, I just don't know the right syntax to use. >>>>> On Sep 12, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >> >>>>>> Can you use Python to execute shell scripts? Then you could invoke >> >>>>>> say "sometext" to get your speech output from Python. >> >>>>>> CB >> >>>>>> On 9/11/12 6:17 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> I'd like to useosascriptto tell vo to output text, which would be part >>>>>>> of a python module. Long story short, can someone provide a quick >>>>>>> example of the exact syntax? I thought it might be: >>>>>>> osascripttell voiceover to output "hello world" >>>>>>> but I'm guessing at punctuation and exact wording. Any help would be >>>>>>> great. Thanks. >> >>>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>>> mehg...@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. > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@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.
