Windows Vista Speech?
Is there anything like windows vista speech for osx? I think it'd be fun to goof around telling my computer what to open and what not, plus I wouldn't mind distating notes in text pads, if there was someway to dictate screenplays in final draft I would cry tears of joy. This is apparently one of the new things about vista. Is there a way to do this in OSX without buying anything?
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Mac OS X has always had this. It's extensible through AppleScript and such.
You did check that "Speech" preference pane, right?
Mac OS X has always had this. It's extensible through AppleScript and such.
Not to mention Leopard will have greatly enhanced Text to Speach options and more realistic voices!
It's almost frustrating, I tell ya.
Yeah, this is another example of a 'new innovation' in Vista being something that has been in MacOS X for *years*... but no one knows about.
It's almost frustrating, I tell ya.
Actually this was in the Mac OS even prior to version 10
God, I have been using speech since forever... for basic tasks I almost never use a mouse anymore. It is such a part of my daily routine that I don't think about it anymore.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/speech/
Windoze is just getting this with Vista? God they are behind the times.
10.5 should be really nice.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/accessibility.html
All I can say is...... WOW.
(Apple doesn't mind if we link to their site, do they?)
Is there anything like windows vista speech for osx? I think it'd be fun to goof around telling my computer what to open and what not, plus I wouldn't mind distating notes in text pads, if there was someway to dictate screenplays in final draft I would cry tears of joy. This is apparently one of the new things about vista. Is there a way to do this in OSX without buying anything?
Sorry guys, OS X don't allow such Vista features as the dictate through speakable itens. Try IBM Viavoice.
Sorry guys, OS X don't allow such Vista features as the dictate through speakable itens. Try IBM Viavoice.
Yup, OS X speech is a totally different thing - it is text to speech. The OP wants speech to text. Speakable items comes closer but it's nowhere near a speech to text program. One of my family members used ilisten and was very impressed with it:
http://www.macspeech.com/
Pretty incredible quote they have on their site too:
There are also some cool jokes
Knock knock?
On the other hand, it was fun in the old days whenever I sneezed, my mac would fire up Diablo I...