[gui-talk] Fw: iTunes finally accessible

[Beth Wright]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Slau" <slau at mindspring.com>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby 
theblind" <discuss at macvisionaries.com>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: iTunes finally accessible


> Marshall spotted it just about an hour ago. Software update for iTunes. 
> Finally, it's accessible!
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Greg Kearney" <gkearney at gmail.com>
> To: "Technical Developments Discussion List" 
> <technical-developments at mail.daisy.org>; "macvoiceover" 
> <macvoiceover at freelists.org>; "Mary Beth Janes" <mjanes at apple.com>; "David 
> Niemeijer" <d.niemeijer at assistiveware.com>; "General discussions on all 
> topics relating to the use of Mac OS X bythe blind" 
> <discuss at macvisionaries.com>; "Kyla Laffoon" <kyla at apple.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 4:48 PM
> Subject: DTBmaker 2.0 with support for Apple speech manager
>
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>> DTBmaker 2.0  with support for Apple Speech Manager voices is ready  for 
>> for testing you can download the installer named DTBmaker.2.dmg  from my 
>> iDisk public folder. My iMac user name is: gregkearney
>>
>> this will install the current version of DTBmaker in a directory  called 
>> DTBmaker in the applications directory as well as a new  directory called 
>> dtbmaker-sm
>>
>> DTBmaker-sm is a Macintosh Universial binary program which uses the 
>> MacOS Speech manager service to produce the recordings. This means  that 
>> it can use the built in apple voices or any voice that appears  under 
>> speech manager including those from Cepstral and Acapela as  well as 
>> others. this provides support for scandinavian as well as  other 
>> languages. It also means that book can be produced without  having to 
>> purchase any voices as the MacOS included several voices as  default. 
>> This program will work with the new Alex voice.
>>
>> Instruction are included for using Apple Speech manager embedded 
>> controls. Which permit embedding commands to control pitch, rate and 
>> other voice controls with in your text. there are version of the  program 
>> which will create DAISY 2.02 DAISY/NISO 2002 and 2005 books.
>>
>> As this program requires Apple Speach Manager to run it is a Mac only 
>> program but the source code is included.
>>
>> Greg Kearney
>> 307-577-2473
>>
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