From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from hagus.bright.net ([205.212.123.74]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16PHZg-00004x-00 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2002 01:23:28 -0500 Received: from tward (woos-max1-cs-1.dial.bright.net [209.143.18.20]) by hagus.bright.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with SMTP id g0C6NWYw025321 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2002 01:23:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002d01c19b31$b0b46640$0100a8c0@tward> From: "Thomas Ward" To: References: Subject: Re: suggestions for Speakup Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 01:23:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, any ideas how to go about this? However, it is still simplar if the screen reader itself supports the dictionary. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirk Wood To: Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 12:45 AM Subject: Re: suggestions for Speakup > On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Thomas Ward wrote: > > Hi, while I agree that not all the features in other screen readers are just > > needed, but some are vary useful and helpful. One I'd rreally liked to see > > added to the todo list is an exception dictionary. For example when writing > > a program my synth might say printf when it is easier to read C code when it > > says print f. > > Don't most synths have an exception dictionary? The few that I have looked > at specs for so. But nobody seems to use them. I would think that this > would be a much better place to do that kind of work. I know it can't be > as thorough as what you can do at the computer. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > Nowlan's Theory: > He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from > the next freeway exit. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >