Read Text Release Notes 2022-10-02
James Holgate 2022-10-02
All Platforms
Bug fixes and support. Supports more .wav to .mp3 converters.
Windows
Fix VLC exports. Omit Flac export – sometimes created a file with length of zero. Do not ask for metadata with VLC because VLC does not include metadata.
Python update readtexttools.py includes a command for Windows Media Player to play mp3 files.
MacOS
MacOS Monterey 12.6 uses python 3.9.6, so the release includes a compatibility update.
Linux
Improved audio file export support for lame. Versions of LibreOffice released as appImages require ffmpeg or lame to be able to export .mp3 files. This release supports lame in addition to ffmpeg. If you install one of these programs, the main menu includes an option to include a poster image with the .mp3 audio file.
Playback on Linux. Resolves Debian Linux GitHub Issue 21. When using plain single and double quotes with pico2wav or speech-dispatcher, the speaker would pronounce the character coding for the characters on some systems. This update resolves this issue.