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General Discussion / Re: just wondering about using tts
« on: November 25, 2011, 09:55:10 am »
Windows Seven is a hole new platform but I did download Balabolka 8) and the program is a keeper. Hal was one of the first to come out and is a fun program. Balabolka is 100% free and yes it has the option of reading from the clipboard. You can use Control + R as a hot key or highlight the text, hit copy and both Ultra Hal Text to Speech reader or Balabolka will read the text. ZabaWare tends to crash if you try to read to much at a time every time. I hate to plug Balabolka on ZabaWare's site but it also converts to Wave, MP3, has a spell checker, translator speech to text, text to speech and so much more. Hal in a box with the different avatars is great for kids or just entertainment for adults yet does come with small things like a calandar were the avatar will remind you (If you type it in or use voice to text.) when the event is set. You can hold a conversation with the avatar. That's kinda fun. Did you see the question about a update for the old Ultra Hal ZabaWare disk I purchased? The answer is no there is no free upgrade. Microsoft has Windows Eight in the works. If you can't put your text reader in the startup folder just find it in your programs, Right click on it, select Copy, Right click on your desktop, Right click and select Paste. Then you will have a icon for the program on the desktop and can start the program after you boot up. Then use your settings in the program to minimize on startup or just minimize the program and use the hightight text; copy or highlight the text Control + R. I hope you had a text reader because this was way to long! LOL :-*







Mkrusz thanks a lot. I have windows 7, but hopefully that will not matter and be a viable solution :)

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General Discussion / Re: just wondering about using tts
« on: November 20, 2011, 05:58:59 pm »
If you are using XP copy the icon for your text reader then click on Start, go to Programs, right click on  startup, select all users and right click on it. In the dialog box paste the icon there. Restart and it will load your program. In your program settings select read all from clipboard. This works with FREE Ultra Hal Text to Speech Reader.



Lately since I got my new computer voice, I have been using Balabolka to read me articles.
first I have to copy the content
open Balabolka
paste content into the window
select thecontent within the window
then click play

I was wondering, if anyone here has a a faster or simpler way of doing this?
it would be nice to just copy the content and tell Hal to start reading :)

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General Discussion / Is there a free update?
« on: November 20, 2011, 05:34:05 pm »
I have a old version of Hal that will not run on XP. Is there a free update; or do I have to purchase the product all over again?

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