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Miscellaneous
Speech tab
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- Generate speech for: Clicking on Blindness changes MathPlayer's speech so that fractions, roots, superscripts, etc., are bracketed with words such as "fraction…end fraction". For those with some sight, choosing Learning disabilities or Low vision produces speech without those bracketing words. There is currently no difference between Learning disabilities and Low vision. We provide the Learning disabilities setting for future enhancements.
- Language: The default value is the system's default language. The dropdown lists all languages for which we have a translation (currently 15). It also has "(document language)" which means MathPlayer uses the language declared in the document. You must have a speech engine capable of speaking in the chosen language. Some assistive technology may override these settings and use settings in their software.
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Speech style: The style of speech MathPlayer uses when speaking math. For English, we have three: Clear Speak, MathSpeak, and Simple Speech. For other languages, there is only one. We anticipate adding more styles in future releases. The default value is Simple Speech.
- Clear Speak: The goal of Clear Speak is to create rules for synthetic speech for math expressions typical of high school-level Algebra that produce speech that is similar to speech used in typical classrooms. See the ClearSpeak section of our website for more information.
- MathSpeak: Speaks math in a manner that closely follows the Nemeth code. See the gh MathSpeak™ page for more information.
- Simple Speech: Speaks common, simple expressions such as 1/x without extra words. More complicated expressions will have begin/end words to clearly disambiguate where the notation begins and ends.
- Speech amount: Controls amount of speech used to speak an expression. If you are an expert, you might prefer a "Terse" reading but if you are learning math or don't use it frequently, you might want to choose "Full". Default: Full. Other values are Medium and Terse.
- Subject area to be used…: Adds specialized rules for the given subject area. Many notations are ambiguous and selecting a subject area helps MathPlayer generate more appropriate speech for that subject area. This list currently allows only a single selection. The default value is General. Other values are Geometry, Probability and Statistics, and Calculus.
- Speech for Chemical Formulas: Three choices. The first choice, Spell it out, would read the formula as a human might -- "H 2 O", for example. As Compound will read common compounds with their names, and less-common compounds will be spelled out. Finally, if this option is Off, the formula would be read similarly to a math formula, using the rules chosen in the Speech style section.