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Title: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 23, 2007, 10:16:23 PM

Hey guys,

     I'm trying to get the 'Say' program from my old WB1.3 disks onto my WB3.1 system hard drive.   I've got it copied, but now how do I get it to work?  I've gotten.  :boohoo:

Thanks,
Steve

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Piru on July 23, 2007, 10:19:55 PM

You also need to copy the other essential components
libs/translator.library and devs/narrator.device

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 23, 2007, 10:22:07 PM

Ahhh, you're brilliant.  Thanks!

Thanks,
Steve
 :-D

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: murple on July 24, 2007, 12:34:20 AM

Check out Speak2Sample.lha on Aminet. Its a tool to turn Say output into audio sample files, but contains a doc on how to move Say from <3.x WB to 3.x

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: rkauer on July 24, 2007, 02:07:46 AM

 When on aminet, download the updates for translator.library and narrator.device.

 There is a lot of "new" say replacements on aminet, too. Personally I like saytoy.

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Matt_H on July 24, 2007, 05:51:37 AM

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Piru wrote:
You also need to copy the other essential components
libs/translator.library and devs/narrator.device

You may also want L:speak-handler and to convert the SPEAK: entry in the mountlist to a DOSDriver.

Note that 2.04 has newer versions of all these files.

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Piru on July 24, 2007, 08:13:47 AM

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You may also want L:speak-handler and to convert the SPEAK: entry in the mountlist to a DOSDriver.

Ah indeed, Workbench 1.3 added this handler, it wasn't available in earlier Workbenches... :-)

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: meega on July 24, 2007, 10:21:23 AM

I like the Say command and its associated bits. If you get the Translator Prefs editor, then you can extract and edit the exception table from translator.library, and make your mig speak proper, like. (I made mine speak Ancient Greek, no biggy, the phonemes are very good for some languages. English is actually one of the hardest to do well.)

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 30, 2007, 07:04:39 PM

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Matt_H wrote:

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Piru wrote:
You also need to copy the other essential components
libs/translator.library and devs/narrator.device

You may also want L:speak-handler and to convert the SPEAK: entry in the mountlist to a DOSDriver.

Note that 2.04 has newer versions of all these files.

I've looked all over in the WB2.04 disks and I can't find these files...

Steve :-(

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Matt_H on July 30, 2007, 07:14:45 PM

Later copies of 2.04 and 2.05 disks don't have them. Support was officially dropped with 2.1, but Commodore lost rights to the underlying technologies before 2.1 shipped. Thus the last few batches of 2.0x are speech-free. Looks like you've got one of the unlucky sets. See Workbench Nostalgia for more info.

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 30, 2007, 07:17:43 PM

Ahhh, thanks very much.   Thought I was losing my marbles or something.   :-o


Steve

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 30, 2007, 09:22:48 PM

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rkauer wrote:
 When on aminet, download the updates for translator.library and narrator.device.

 There is a lot of "new" say replacements on aminet, too. Personally I like saytoy.

I haven't found an update for the narrator.device on Aminet.

Steve

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 30, 2007, 09:31:35 PM

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Matt_H wrote:

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Piru wrote:
You also need to copy the other essential components
libs/translator.library and devs/narrator.device

You may also want L:speak-handler and to convert the SPEAK: entry in the mountlist to a DOSDriver.

Note that 2.04 has newer versions of all these files.

I've never messed with the mountlist.   Mind telling me how to do that? :-?

Thanks,
Steve

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: rkauer on July 30, 2007, 10:45:40 PM

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Ranthalion wrote:

I haven't found an update for the narrator.device on Aminet.

Steve

 Sorry, my mistake! Only translator.library have an upgrade (:rtfm: (http://aminet.net/util/libs/Tran43pch.lha)). :oops:

Title: Re: Say from 1.3 to 3.1
Post by: _yak_ on July 30, 2007, 11:26:01 PM

@Ranthalion

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I've never messed with the mountlist. Mind telling me how to do that?

Load the Mountlist file from 1.3 WB disk into editor, find the "SPEAK:" secion, copy it and save as DEVS:DOSDrivers/SPEAK on your 3.x system.