From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from apollo.csir.co.za ([146.64.10.99]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1FYeBF-0007RA-00 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:11:21 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.13.6/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3Q7AsMR011916 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:10:54 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3Q78twO020098 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:08:55 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id k3Q78s8Y020081 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:08:55 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:08:54 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Some number problems in eSpeak In-Reply-To: <4e1d60a204jsd@clara.co.uk> Message-ID: References: <20060425181654.GA27053@taylor.homelinux.net> <4e1d60a204jsd@clara.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact sys-admin at csir dot co dot za for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:11:22 -0000 Considder using the rules rather than coding it. What about the differing rules for the different languages? On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Jonathan Duddington wrote: > In article <20060425181654.GA27053@taylor.homelinux.net>, > Lorenzo Taylor wrote: > >> Is there a way to change the way these numbers are spoken, or is this >> a bug? > > The number pronunciation is all done by rules, see the ".group 9" > section towards the end of the data/english_rules file. So you can > experiment if you wish. > > I should be able to fix item "1.05" easily, but making the rest > completely correct would make the rules much more complicated. It may > be better to write a number pronunciation routine in the main program, > rather than trying to do it all by rules (although that would make it > fixed). > > Do you have any suggestions for how to say numbers, for example, should > a six or seven digit number without commas be spoken like "one million > two hundred and thirty four thousand five hundred and sixty seven" > (which is rather cumbersome), or as individual digits, or like a > telephone number with the digits spoken in pairs? > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CSIR. CSIR E-mail Legal Notice http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to HelpDesk@csir.co.za. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.