ClipTalk v1.0

Welcome to ClipTalk v1.0, a shareware application to allow you to speak the text currently on the clipboard.

INSTALLATION:

1. The program is for Win32 only and has been tested on Windows 95 (Original, OSR-1 & OSR-2) and Windows NT 4.
2. You must have the MFC 4.2 dlls installed. If you do not have these installed then go to the authors page at http://indigo.ie/~pjn for instructions on downloading.
3. Retrieve the landh.zip file (2MB) from http://indigo.ie/~pjn/cliptalk.html. This is the Text to Speech engine as also used in the some of other author's programs such as Notpad and TClock, so if you have one of these programs you can skip the remaining instructions.
4. Create the following directories: (<WindowsDir> is by default C:\Windows.)<WindowsDir>\LHSP\ <WindowsDir>\LHSP\Language\<WindowsDir>\LHSP\Datafile\<WindowsDir>\LHSP\G2p\
5. Place the files from landh.zip in their directories as follows:<WindowsDir> LHSP\ TTSMGR32.DLL TTSDCT32.DLL Language\ ENG_U232.DLL Datafile\ ENG_USA2.C22 G2P\ ENG_UL32.DLL
6. Insert the necessary settings into the system registry. lhreg.exe which is supplied with the cliptalk zip file can do that for you.
7. If you run Windows 95, you must add the directory <WindowsDir>\LHSP to the PATH in the AUTOEXEC.BAT. Under Windows NT, add the path to the system environment.
8. Perform a reboot for the path changes to take effect and Notpad should now be able to speak to you.

USAGE:

When ClipTalk is run it will minimize to the tray notification area using a light bulb icon. Right mouse clicking will display a context menu with the following options:

• Speak: This is the default menu option and will be executed when you double click on the ClipTalk icon. It will speak the text currently on the clipboard.
• Speech Setup: Displays a dialog which allows options such as Speaker, Volume, Pitch, Rate etc to be customized to your liking.
• Hotkey Setup: Displays a dialog which allows you to specify the hotkey combination to use with ClipTalk. When you use the key combination (from anywhere in Windows), the text on the clipboard will be spoken back to you. If speech is currently being spoken and you use the key combination again, ClipTalk will stop speaking.
• About ClipTalk: Displays an "About Box" for ClipTalk.
• Help Topics: Brings up this documentation.
• Exit: Closes down ClipTalk.

PLANNED ENHANCEMENTS:

• Combine the Speech setup and hotkey setup dialogs into a tabbed dialog
• Any other suggestions are welcome.

SHAREWARE NOTICE:

ClipTalk is shareware and this trial version is fully functional and does not include any NAG screens. This means that you are free to evaluate and use it for up to 30 days. After this period if you are still using ClipTalk then you should register ClipTalk with the author. The cost is $10 US. Currently I do not support online registration for Cliptalk, but if interest is sufficient I will consider making online registration available. Payment should be made by cheque and be made out to:

CONTACTING THE AUTHOR

PJ Naughter
Email: pjn@indigo..ie
Web: http://indigo.ie/~pjn
5th November 1997