Read Text-0.8.56

Extension:
Extension ID:
ca.bc.vancouver.holgate.james.readtextextension
Release date:
02/05/2022 - 17:23
Version:
0.8.56
Operating system:
Linux, Linux x86-64, MacOS X, Windows
Compatibility:
3.4
Binary type:
OpenOffice extension (.oxt)
Release Notes: 

All Platforms

GitHub Issue 19 March 30, 2022 is resolved.
Copyright information for on-line service providers is included.

Windows

You can add the ability to create compact audio files without personal metadata if you install the desktop version of VideoLan VLC. The Windows Store version of Apple iTunes also works now, but the files it creates are larger because they include metadata information and an image.

MacOS

You can add the ability to create compact audio files in open formats like ogg and opus without personal metadata if you install the desktop version of VideoLan VLC.
File export works in both legacy and current versions of MacOS.

Linux

Both Fedora and Ubuntu can read text aloud when using a current Try Ubuntu or Try Fedora USB stick or DVD.
The python script for Festival now lets you use Flite as an alternative to a full installation of Festival for a compact low latency English voice.
If you have installed the necessary packages, the extension can play jtalk voices in Japanese.
When you create a media file, a Fedora or Ubuntu Gnome desktop pops up an information message when the program finishes creating the file