Has any one tried E-Text Reader 2.4

http://www.premier-programming.com/...text_reader.htm (this
is the paid for version)

The freeware version can be downloaded at

http://www.download.com/3000-2279-1...page&tag=button

I have just started to work with it. So far it seems pretty good.
Reasonably powerful, extreamly easy to use.

Bloated 25 megabites.

The microsoft voices don't seem to be sabotaged a feeling I get with
other promotional readers.

This is not nag ware.

You don't register unless you down load from the owners site.

It comes with a seven minute promotional video but you have to choose
to watch it. It is not forced on you each time you want to use the
Reader. I assume this is why it is bloated. ( like is said not nag
ware)

So, far the reader seems stable.

It claims to be able to operate as a word processor but the spell check
sucks.

On 15 Jan 2006 16:32:29 -0800, "SamF." <RuralLetter@yahoo.com.au>
wrote:

>
>
>http://www.premier-programming.com/...text_reader.htm (this
>is the paid for version)
>
>The freeware version can be downloaded at
>
>http://www.download.com/3000-2279-1...page&tag=button
>
>I have just started to work with it. So far it seems pretty good.
>Reasonably powerful, extreamly easy to use.
>
> Bloated 25 megabites.
>
>The microsoft voices don't seem to be sabotaged a feeling I get with
>other promotional readers.
>
>This is not nag ware.
>
>You don't register unless you down load from the owners site.
>
>It comes with a seven minute promotional video but you have to choose
>to watch it. It is not forced on you each time you want to use the
>Reader. I assume this is why it is bloated. ( like is said not nag
>ware)
>
>So, far the reader seems stable.
>
>It claims to be able to operate as a word processor but the spell check
>sucks.

Have you looked at this one?

http://sayzme.sourceforge.net/


Regards,



--
Steve ( out in the sticks )
Email: anyoldname(*AT*)gmx(*dot*)co(*dot*)uk

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:50:26 +0000, Steve H <AvaLook@Sig.UK> wrote:
>Have you looked at this one?
>
>http://sayzme.sourceforge.net/
>Regards,

That looks like an incredibly hot program.
I intend to download it and fool around with
it. It is particularly cool since it has all the
ADDITIONAL voices available - all for no charge.

Sweet!

DB

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:13:36 -0800, Don Boring
<don.boring@ispwest.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:50:26 +0000, Steve H <AvaLook@Sig.UK> wrote:
>>Have you looked at this one?
>>
>>http://sayzme.sourceforge.net/
>>Regards,
>
>That looks like an incredibly hot program.
>I intend to download it and fool around with
>it. It is particularly cool since it has all the
>ADDITIONAL voices available - all for no charge.
>
>Sweet!
>
I had quite a bit of fun fiddling about with the voices, but I found
the default to be the most..er.. inoffensive.

Check that it contains the MS Text-to-speech API...you might have to
install this separately ( I did so via another text-to-speech program
that had the API built in ).

There's also the Mbrola Project ( sounds like a sci-fi film )...

http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/

....but I never got this working.

Regards,


--
Steve ( out in the sticks )
Email: anyoldname(*AT*)gmx(*dot*)co(*dot*)uk

If you want a good free e-text reader, try Tom's eTextReader:

http://pws.prserv.net/Fellner/Software/eTR.htm
(not a RAM hog)

Yrrah