Change Release Notes
Remove StartVoice() from prompt builder since it overwrote SetVoice() as per PTP's email suggestion (https://www.ez-robot.com/Community/Forum/Thread?threadId=9743)
SetVolume() allows ez-b index (https://www.ez-robot.com/Community/Forum/Thread?threadId=9698)
display the battery voltage and temperature of the ez-b when connection occurs in status window
updated error message when importing Auto Position that doesn't match current configuration
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I changed everything back to EN-CA and regional settings to Canada - no change. I have Microsoft David Mobile voice selected there and can change the rate but not in ARC.
I was incorrect. Microsoft David Desktop does support the "Rate" property outside of ARC. I am able to control it using Roboblather https://zetacentauri.com/software_roboblather.htm but not ARC, so there is still something wrong in the ARC speech settings control.
The Roboblather page also has a link to a forum where you can download 3 additional Microsoft voices originally from Windows XP, Mike, Sam, and Mary (https://www.eightforums.com/customization/23916-microsoft-anna-windows-8-a-6.html post 56). All support the rate setting in ARC, so it is something unusual with how David is being accessed. (none of these voices sound as smooth and natural a the newer David and Zira, but might meet your needs in the short term until this issue is resolved. Mike doesn't sound too bad.
Alan
Thanks, DJ it now all works as it should - I now can select my Cereproc voices in English-UK. I would also like to give a special thanks to PTP for all his great input that helped to solve this issue.
Tony
@bhouston,
Sorry to insist did you tried David's voice with Emphasis:Not Set ?
with Rate: Slow or Rate:Extra Slow ?
still not working ?
I did not test with emphasis not set. It was set to Moderate (the default) for all of my rate tests.
I can't try changing to Not Set until I get home from work, and maybe not until very late.
Hopefully Bob can try that today.
Alan
Only to be clear Emphasis, Rate are handled by the voice provider.
You can have a voice supporting both attributes, only one or having trouble mixing them together.
Is not a Windows Speech API bug.
David, Zira, Hazel all come with windows, but are implemented by different providers, it's possible to find differences between them.
To help troubleshoot i always start with one Attribute off: e.g. Emphasis: Not set, than i test the Rate attribute, then i swap, and only after i try to combine both.
@ptp. That worked! I had tried that before and it didn't make a difference but now it does. I can now adjust the rate of both David and Hazel voices in ARC. Thanks for all your help.
Yup, that fixed David's rate issue for me too.
Thanks @PTP for helping @DJ fix this longstanding issue.
Alan