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/MacCocoa/Speech/NSSpeechSynthesizer


Required plugins for this example: MBS MacCocoa Plugin, MBS Main Plugin

You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /MacCocoa/Speech/NSSpeechSynthesizer

This example is the version from Fri, 5th Jan 2023.

Project "NSSpeechSynthesizer.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
End FileTypes
Class MainWindow Inherits Window
Control List Inherits ListBox
ControlInstance List Inherits ListBox
EventHandler Sub DoubleClick() if me.ListIndex<me.ListCount and me.ListIndex>-1 then SaySomething end if End EventHandler
End Control
Control Liste Inherits ListBox
ControlInstance Liste Inherits ListBox
End Control
Control Timer1 Inherits Timer
ControlInstance Timer1 Inherits Timer
EventHandler Sub Action() if c.isAnyApplicationSpeaking then Title="Voices: Computer is speaking" else Title="Voices" end if End EventHandler
End Control
Control CheckBox1 Inherits CheckBox
ControlInstance CheckBox1 Inherits CheckBox
End Control
EventHandler Function KeyDown(Key As String) As Boolean if asc(key)=27 then if s.IsSpeaking then s.StopSpeaking end if Return true end if End EventHandler
EventHandler Sub Open() dim i as integer dim v as NSVoiceMBS dim n as string c=new NSSpeechSynthesizerMBS // availableVoicesCount is a shared method and needs RB 2006r4 or newer for i=0 to c.availableVoicesCount-1 n=c.availableVoice(i) v=c.attributesForVoice(n) List.AddRow v.Identifier, v.Name if v.Age > 0 then List.Cell(List.LastIndex,2)=str(v.Age) end if List.Cell(List.LastIndex,3)=v.Gender List.Cell(List.LastIndex,4)=v.Demotext List.Cell(List.LastIndex,5)=v.Language next End EventHandler
Protected Sub SaySomething() dim text as string s=new MyNSSpeechSynthesizerMBS(List.Cell(List.ListIndex,0)) s.UsesFeedbackWindow = CheckBox1.Value Liste.DeleteAllRows text=List.Cell(List.ListIndex,4) if Keyboard.AsyncOptionKey then text="Hello World!" end if if not s.StartSpeakingString(text) then MsgBox "Failed to speak!" end if End Sub
Property Protected c As NSSpeechSynthesizerMBS
Property Protected s As MyNSSpeechSynthesizerMBS
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = ""
MenuItem FileMenu = "&File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "Quit"
MenuItem UntitledMenu5 = ""
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cu&t"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "Clear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu4 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu3 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu2 = ""
End MenuBar
Class App Inherits Application
EventHandler Sub Open() if TargetMachO=false then MsgBox "This example needs a MachO target running on Mac OS X." quit end if End EventHandler
End Class
Class MyNSSpeechSynthesizerMBS Inherits NSSpeechSynthesizerMBS
EventHandler Sub didFinishSpeaking(finishedSpeaking as boolean) if finishedSpeaking then MainWindow.Liste.AddRow "Speech finished." else MainWindow.Liste.AddRow "Speech cancelled." end if End EventHandler
End Class
End Project

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The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacCocoa Plugin.


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