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93 lines
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\section{\label{ref:Voiceconfiguration}Voice}
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\begin{description}
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\item[Voice Menus.]
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This option controls the voicing of menus/settings as they are selected
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by the cursor. In order for this to work, a voice file must be present
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in the \fname{/.rockbox/langs/} directory on the \dap. Voice files are large
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and are not shipped with Rockbox by default.
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The voice file is the name of the language for which it is made, followed
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by the extension \fname{.voice}. So for English, the file name would be
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\fname{english.voice}.
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This option is on by default, but will do nothing unless the
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appropriate voice file is installed in the correct place on the \dap.
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The Voice Menus have several limitations:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Setting the Sound Option \setting{Channels} to \setting{Karaoke} may
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disable voice menus.
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\item Most plugins \opt{rtc}{and the wake up alarm} do not support
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voice features.
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\item Voice files are checked for compatibility before they are loaded
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by the \dap. A message is displayed on startup ``Failed Reading .voice''
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if the \fname{.voice} file is not the correct version for your \dap.
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\end{itemize}
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\item[Voice Directories.]
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This option controls voicing of directory names. A voice file must be present
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for this to work. Several options are available.
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\begin{description}
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\item[Spell.]
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Speak the directory name by spelling it out letter by letter. Support
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is provided only for the most common letters, numbers and punctuation.
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\item[Numbers.]
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Each directory is assigned a number based upon its position in the
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file list. They are then announced as ``Directory 1'', ``Directory 2''
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etc.
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\item[Off.]
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No attempt will be made to speak directory names.
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\end{description}
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You can use pre-generated .talk clips to have directory names spoken
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properly, but you must enable this explicitly (see below).
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\item[Use Directory .talk Clips.]
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This option turns on the use of .talk clips for directories.
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\begin{description}
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\item[On.]
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Use special pre-recorded files (\fname{\_dirname.talk}) in each
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directory. These must be generated in advance, and are typically
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produced synthetically using a text-to-speech engine on a PC.
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\item[Off.]
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No checking is made for directory .talk clips; they are not used even if present.
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This can reduce disk activity.
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\end{description}
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Use of a .talk clip takes precedence over other directory name voicing. Otherwise
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(e.g. if a .talk clip is not available), voicing uses the method set under
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\setting{Voice Directories} above.
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\item[Voice Filenames.]
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This option controls voicing of filenames. Again, a voice file must be present
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for this to work. The options provided are \setting{Spell}, \setting{Numbers},
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and \setting{Off} which function the same as for \setting{Voice Directories}.
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You can use pre-generated .talk clips to have filenames spoken properly, but
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you must enable this explicitly (see below).
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\item[Use File .talk Clips.]
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This option turns on the use of .talk clips for files.
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\begin{description}
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\item[On.]
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Use special pre-recorded files for each file.
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This functions the same as for directories except that the .talk clip file
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must have the same name as the described file with an extra .talk extension
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(e.g. \fname{Punkadiddle.mp3} would require a file called \fname{Punkadiddle.mp3.talk}).
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\item[Off.]
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No checking is made for file .talk clips; they are not used even if present.
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This can reduce disk activity.
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\end{description}
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Use of a .talk clip takes precedence over other filename voicing. Otherwise
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(e.g. if a .talk clip is not available), voicing uses the method set under
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\setting{Voice Filenames} above.
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\item[Say File Type.]
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This option turns on voicing of file types when \setting{Voice Filenames}
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is set to \setting{Spell} or \setting{Numbers}.
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When \setting{Voice Directories} is set to \setting{Spell}, ``Directory''
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will be voiced after each spelled out directory.
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\item[Announce Battery Level.]
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When this option is enabled the battery level is announced when it falls
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under 50\%, 30\% and 15\%.
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\end{description}
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See \wikilink{VoiceHowto} for more details on configuring speech support in Rockbox.
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