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I suppose speech-enabling an emacs extension is analogous to writing
JFW scripts for an application.  Furthermore, an emacs extension is
like writing scripts for emacs.  VM, btw, is an emacs extension; it is
an email client.  Consider emacs and extensions to be a kind of "desk
top".  For a complete discussion, have a look at
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/raman/emacspeak/emacspeak.html.


-Dave