Re: Screen Readers | Rate = Words Per Minute

Hi,

On 9/05/2017 16:51, Wright, Isaiah wrote:
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> I have access to NVDA but the rate is by percentage instead of words
> per minute. Is there a chart out there that translates rate percentage
> into words per minute?
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If you really need conversion formulas, here is the best I found for NVDA:

(nvdaRate / 100) * (maxRate - minRate) + minRate = wpm (with with
maxrate = 390 and minrate = 80)
This formula assumes eSpeak; it may not be a very good approximation for
other TTS engines.

For Orca, I have used the following two formulas:
(1) wpm = eSpeakNormalRate + (eSpeakNormalRate - eSpeakMinRate) * (r-50)
/ 50
(2) wpm = eSpeakNormalRate + (eSpeakMaxRate - eSpeakNormalRate) * (r-50)
/ 50
where:
* r = Orca’s speech rate value
* eSpeakNormalRate = eSpeak’s normal speed on GNOME; here = 160
* eSpeakMinRate = eSpeak’s minimum speed on GNOME; here = 80
* eSpeakMaxRate = eSpeak’s maximum speed on GNOME; here = 310

The first formula is used for Orca speech rates lower than 50; the
second is used when Orca's speech rate is 50 or higher.

Warning: I have not checked the accuracy of these formulas since April 2014.

Best regards,

Christophe Strobbe

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