Speecher Assistive Kit: what changed
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Title: Speecher Assistive Kit
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| 1 | + | ## About | |
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| 3 | + | **sak** is a Speecher Assistive Kit which transforms your applications into multi-language speaking assisted applications. Easy and independent, you do not have to change anything in your original code. Compatible with Lazarus, fpGUI, MSEgui and console. | |
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| 5 | + | For Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows. | |
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| 7 | + | You do not need external libraries like at-spi, sapi, nor do you need to install anything in your system. Everything is included in the kit. | |
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| 9 | + | sak uses the [eSpeak](http://espeak.sourceforge.net/) and [PortAudio](http://www.portaudio.com/) open source libraries. | |
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| 11 | + | ## Download | |
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| 13 | + | GitHub: <https://github.com/fredvs/sak> | |
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| 15 | + | ## License | |
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| 17 | + | sak uses eSpeak who is GPL license. So the license differs if you use eSpeak executable or eSpeak library. | |
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| 19 | + | - **sak**: for all types of licenses, included commercial applications without source. It uses Speak executable and new PortAudio dynamic library. | |
| 20 | + | - **sak_dll**: for applications with GPL Open Source licences. It uses eSpeak dynamic library and new PortAudio dynamic library. | |
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| 22 | + | ## Usage | |
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| 24 | + | Copy the **sakit/** (or **sakit_dll/**) folder into your application-folder (from sak/ or sak_dll/, depend of the license you give...). | |
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| 26 | + | - For **sak**, add **sak.pas** into your application-folder. | |
| 27 | + | - For **sak_dll**, add **sak_dll.pas**, **uos_portaudio.pas** and **uos_espeak.pas** into your application-folder. | |
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| 29 | + | In the "uses" section of your program add: | |
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| 31 | + | - For **sak**: "uses sak" | |
| 32 | + | - For **sak_dll**: "uses sak_dll" | |
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| 34 | + | In your main program: When you want your application becomes *assistived* call: | |
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| 36 | + | `SAKLoadLib();` | |
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| 38 | + | This will seek in program-directory for /sakit/ (if not, in system for eSpeak). | |
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| 40 | + | or | |
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| 42 | + | `SAKLoadLib('/path/of/sakit/');` | |
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| 44 | + | This loads some custom path. | |
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| 46 | + | To unload it : | |
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| 48 | + | `SAKUnLoadLib;` | |
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| 50 | + | You may change the default gender and language. | |
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| 52 | + | - gender: male or female | |
| 53 | + | - language: language code | |
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| 55 | + | Here example for Portugues/Brasil woman: | |
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| 57 | + | `SAKSetVoice(female,'pt');` | |
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| 59 | + | In addition you may add your own speech with : | |
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| 61 | + | `SAKSay(Text: string);` | |
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| 63 | + | When you close your application, call : | |
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| 65 | + | `SAKUnLoadLib;` | |
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| 67 | + | --- | |
| 68 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Speecher Assistive Kit", as it stood on 2022-08-06 after a change by Kai Burghardt, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 69 | + | Category: Accessibility | |
| 70 | + | Category: Speech synthesis |