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SayMore Version 0.20
© 1996
By Kenton A. Groombridge
Introduction:
SayMore is a program designed to replace Say. Say was fine
for Workbench 1.3, but the Say program included with 2.0X did not
have the ability to change most of the options in the new
narrator.device.
This is a prerelease version of SayMore. It is not far from
being completed, but I want to make this program the best I can.
Please look over the interface and features and tell me what you
like and dislike. Please look at my "To Do" list before
responding to program changes and additions. I really do not
like the layout of the interface, so if you have a better idea,
please do a drawing or write a brief description and send it to
me.
Disclaimer:
The use of this program is on your own risk. There is no
liability or responsibility for any damage caused by the program.
Copyright:
SayMore is free to be spread on public-domain and shareware
disks, as long as they are sold for a reasonable charge.
To do:
1. Talking face (probably next release).
2. Tool types so that the window positions can be saved.
3. Open file requester.
4. Command line operation to read in file name to speak.
5. Switch characters so that the speech can change while
speaking.
6. Sizable main window. If you have created code using gadgets
in sizeable windows, please send me a code fragment. This
will help me to add this feature. I refuse to use MUI.
7. I have a feeling I am forgetting something here.
Use of the program:
I do not plan to charge money for the programs use, but I
have coined the term caveatware. Caveatware means that you may
use the program with the following stipulations.
1. If English is your native language, please try to speak it
correctly. I know that my English is not always correct, but I
am trying to improve it. Some of by pet peeves are using the
word "gender" when you mean "sex." Gender has to do with speech.
Some words have a masculine, feminine and neuter gender. This
all has to do with political correctness which I also despise.
2. Write a program for the Amiga. It seems like every time I
read usenet news, there is somebody wishing there was a program
that did this or that. Do something about it, and write a
program.
3. If you write Amiga software, and charge a fee for what you
write, please consider discounts for other Amiga software
authors.
4. Send me a message letting me know that you use the program,
and some input on what you would like to see added or changed.
5. Bug Amiga Technologies to include narrator.device and
translator.library with future releases of Workbench.
6. More to follow.
Required:
As far as I know, this program requires Workbench 2.04+, but
it has not been tested on all platforms. It was written on an
Amiga 2000/GVP 030/Workbench 3.1. Remember that it requires the
new narrator.device and translator.library included only with
Workbench 2.0X. To stay legal, you must own one of these
versions of Workbench or have legally purchased these files.
Reporting errors:
I have put in some code to help determine the cause of
errors. When a detectable error occurs in this program, the
famous "Alert" will pop up with some text indicating the error
that occurred and two numbers. The first number is the
approximate amount of CHIP RAM. The second number is the
approximate amount of FAST RAM. If either of these numbers are
small, you may be running out of memory. Try to free some memory
and try again. Read the message. If the message says "Can not
open translator.library V37 or above," check to see that you have
that library and it is the correct version.
Anything that you can not figure out, please send me the
error and the configuration of your system and anything that was
running at the time.
Contacting the author:
e-mail kgroombr@hereford.ampr.org
snail-mail Kenton Groombridge
142-B Carter Street
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
USA
Acknowledgments:
The first SayMore program was written using HiSoft DevPac
Assembler 3.04. I have sent several messages to HiSoft as how to
upgrade to the newest revision of the program, but have never
received a response.
This version of the program is written using SAS/C 6.56.
SAS/C is a great program, and I hope that they continue support
for the Amiga. Thanks to SAS/C for the two patches written
after C= death.
Revision history:
0.10B Written in assembler and the layout was very klunky. No
known bugs.
0.20 Written in 'C' and some enhancements made to make it more
user friendly. There is one little bug that I am aware of,
but I would like to see if anybody can find it. It is not a
crashable bug, just kind of an annoyance. It will be fixed
in the next release.
0.25 Fixed bug in error reporting code. Included the correct
docs (Sorry, no excuse other than not double checking).