equivalent of "revStopSpeech" by shell or Applescript ?

[jmburnod]

Hi All,

Does Someone know an equivalent of "revStopSpeech" by shell
or Applescript ?

Jean-Marc

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

in applescript you can pass a parameter to the say command "without waiting until completion" this will fire off the say command and the applescript is not waiting until the say command has finished.
example: 2 buttons
first button

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on mouseUp
   put "say " & quote & "hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world" & quote & "without waiting until completion" into tSay
   do tSay as applescript
   if the result is not "" then answer the result
end mouseUp

the script of the second button

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on mouseUp
   put "say " & quote & "" & quote & " with stopping current speech" into tSay -- just empty
   do tSay as applescript
   if the result is not "" then answer the result
end mouseUp

if you want the first button to interrupt any possible speech you could say:

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on mouseUp
   put "say " & quote & "hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world" & quote & "with stopping current speech without waiting until completion" into tSay
   do tSay as applescript
   if the result is not "" then answer the result
end mouseUp

the 3 scripts tested on MacOSX 10.6.8, Livecode 5.5

Kind regards

Bernd

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

Thank a lot
They work fine.
The 3 scripts tested on MacOSX 10.7.2, Livecode 5.0

Best from Geneva

Jean-Marc

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

I am confused.It work fine under Lion but the text is not spoken under SnowLeopard OSX 10.6.8, LiveCode 5.0

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on mouseUp
    put "say " & quote & "hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world hallo world" & quote & "without waiting until completion" into tSay
   do tSay as applescript
   if the result is not "" then answer the result
end mouseUp

Kind regards

Jean-Marc

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

I tried the script on MacOSX 10.6.8 and LiveCode 5.0: no problem.

strange things come to mind:

Is the volume turned up?

If you test with TextEdit can TextEdit read a text for you on that machine? Menue -> Édition -> Parole -> Commencer la lecture

maybe choose another voice in System Preferences/ Speech

otherwise I have no idea

Kind regards
Bernd

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

Yes the volume is turned up and textedit speak the text
I think it don't work because i have a french voice installed (cepstral Jean-Pierre).
I test tomorrow with an other machine.

Kind regards

Jean-Marc

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

I test the three scripts under an other machine OSX 10.6.8

1."without waiting until completion" work fine

2."with stopping current speech" don't work

3. "with stopping current speech without waiting until completion" work fine

I don't know why the second don't work

Best regards

Jean-Marc

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

2."with stopping current speech" don't work

do you mean

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on mouseUp
   put "say " & quote & "" & quote & " with stopping current speech" into tSay -- just empty
   do tSay as applescript
   if the result is not "" then answer the result
end mouseUp

is not working?

If so then this script is just stopping any speech currently running, it does not say anything in itself. It is supposed to let you stop what is being spoken.

If that is not the problem please post the script that is not working.

Kind regards

Bernd

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

is just stopping any speech currently running

Yes, i expect it does stop a current speech but it doesn't stop it (the text spoken by the first btn)
Curiously, the script 3 does stop current speech fine and speech its text fine

Kind regards

Jean-Marc

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

I have no explanation for this: I tested and retested the scripts I posted and script 2 works fine for me as it stops the current speech. I tested on MacOSX 10.6.8 and LiveCode 5.0 and 5.5. I copied them from the forum.

There must be something else going on. Did you copy the scripts here from the forum? Unchanged?

Please try again with a new stack and just button 1 and button 2 from the scripts above.

Kind regards

Bernd

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

Did you copy the scripts here from the forum Unchanged?

Yes. I used a copy of your script

I tested with an other machine OSX 10.6.8 LC 5.0 and all scripts work

I haven't explanation.

Kind regards

Jean-Marc