- From: David Poehlman <poehlman@clark.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 10:19:43 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Robert Neff <rcn@fenix2.dol-esa.gov>
- cc: "'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
both screenreaders have dictionaries to which you can add speaking rules. a rule might look like this: word rule dol d o l the first line is the header line to show what is what. the actual rule would look like this: dol d o l or: dol department of labor however, if you type: MR. you will hear mister. gee, I wonder what happens if you type mr.y <grin> On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Robert Neff wrote: > how does JFW and winvision handle Acronyms for those NOT using or designing > to HTML 4. In pwWebSpeak, I must separate the letters and slow down the > speed... > > For example DOL stands for Department of Labor and pwWebSpeak reads this as > "DOLL" so we put a space inbetween the letters. > > Also do they recognize state abbreviations, for example, "VA" is > "Virginia". > I have just loaded but not played with pwWebSpeak 2, but in the previous > versions it might be read "VA" as Virginia but miss "AL" for Alabama. > > How does WinVision handle abbreviations and state abbreviations? > Hands-On-Technolog(eye)s touching the internet voice: 1-(301) 949-7599 poehlman@clark.net ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman http://www.clark.net/pub/poehlman Dynamic solutions Inc. Best of service for your Small Business network Needs Http://www.dnsolutions.com
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