RE: [seul-edu] Speech Recognition for Linux

["S. Barret Dolph" <white129@ms7.hinet.net>]

On 17 May 2000, at 7:45, jherazo@geocities.com wrote:
Is this a nightmare or am I really reading this??????????????

> On 17-May-00 Kevin Brown wrote:
> >     Quite lately, I had the dream of typing my note by talking.
> >     Well, I
> > was on the search for a free and flexible speech engine. Well, there
> > was nothing that great I could find for Linux or even Windows.
> > Emacspeak was hard to configure, it messed up my mouse while
> > searching for COM ports, and ViaVoice was quite a large download for
> > a 56k modem. But there was one piece of software for Windows that
> > cought my eye but wounldn't work for my purpose either. It was MS
> > Agent. 
> 
> Are you suggesting another excuse to get the paperclip here? Was Vigor
> not enough? :)
> 
> > A free way to interact with your
> > computer using a microphone. What would happen is a little charector
> > (Peedy has to be the best!) would sit there on your screen and the
> > program that runs on top of ms-agent (agent is more like a library
> > that other programs run on top of (actually an ActiveX control))
> > would listen for keyboard, mouse and microphone input. This little
> > charector would make the ease of use of your computer quite easy.
> 
> In what way? A program distracting you and interfering with your real
> work would somehow make it easier to work? Have you actualy used that
> parrot while doing something important? I had to do it, and i ended
> task-killing it (not just closing it) aftr it got to my nerves. I
> mean, i`m trying to troubleshoot a weird windows problem in that
> computer (modem gets disconnected everytime you try to send a message
> on ICQ, why?), and that parrot starts making jokes! If that`s not
> distracting, what is?
> 
> > Since I try to stay away from MS products, 
> 
> I try to stay specially away from this
> 
> > I was hopping something like this could be implemented in Linux. 
> 
> God help us if it`s possible :)
> 
> > This would make the world of Linux a lot easier
> 
> easier why?
> 
> > and fun in schools.
> 
> 
> The fun part i can`t refute, i think kids would love it, but....
> 
> > 
> > Kevin Brown.
> > 
> > MSAgent can be experimented with from
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/msagent/
> 
> The pain of Vigor can be experimented with from
> http://www.red-bean.com/~joelh/vigor/
> 
> (You can get the idea of how useful could be an assistant) 
> 
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------
> Jaime Herazo B.
> E-Mail: jherazo@geocities.com
> Date: 17-May-00
> Time: 07:34:07
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