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Script step "Speak" does not use specified voice

Question asked by ahendin on Aug 6, 2010
Latest reply on May 22, 2015 by ontarget

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Summary

Product

FileMaker Pro

Version

10 Advanced v3

Operating system version

Mac OS X 10.5.8

Description of the issue

"Speak" includes a "use voice" option. It is ignored when the "Wait for speech completion before continuing" option is UNchecked, and the system default voice is used instead.

Steps to reproduce the problem

Create a script with one step, "Speak". Specify text to speak, and set the Use Voice droplist to a voice other than the system default. UNCHECK the "Wait for speech completion before continuing" option.

Click OK, then save and run the script.

Expected result

Text spoken in the specified voice.

Actual result

Text spoken in system default voice.

Exact text of any error message(s) that appear

None.

Workaround

If you want FileMaker to speak in the specified voice, you must CHECK the "Wait for speech completion before continuing" box.

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TSGal Sep 1, 2010 11:10 AM

ahendin:

Thank you for your post.

This issue has been previously reported, and our Development and Software Quality Assurance (Testing) departments are aware of this issue. No other information is available at this time.

Continue setting the option "Wait for speech completion before continuing".

TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.

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philmodjunk Sep 1, 2010 11:17 AM

This has been reported here for Filemaker 10 and Mac OS 10.5. Does this bug also occur with Filemaker 11 and Snow Leopard?

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TSGal Sep 21, 2010 10:08 AM

PhilModJunk:

This occurs for all versions of FileMaker Pro.

Unchecking the "Wait for speech completion before continuing" option will always use the system default voice.

TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.

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philmodjunk Sep 21, 2010 11:53 AM

And also in OS 10.6 I Presume?

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TSGal Sep 28, 2010 12:34 PM

PhilModJunk:

Yes, also in Mac OS X 10.6.x.

TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.

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JimMac Jul 14, 2012 1:29 PM

Bug still exists in FMP12.0 and MacOS 10.7.4 lion.

Jim...

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ontarget May 19, 2015 12:51 PM

In FileMaker 13 when you want text to be spoken, it is not compatible to use the speak command that only works on the desktop version.

What you can do, is to tap and hold in a text field in the 'pop-up will be shown' to copy or other, select other than you can tap speak. Note this only works in version 13. I just tested version 14 and missed a longer shows the other option.

If anyone knows of a way to bring up the speak command on the iPad please provide the latest options.

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ontarget May 22, 2015 9:18 AM

I'm using FileMaker 14 and I want to be able to speak text in the field on the iPad.

This is a workaround I came up with today, I have a second field that represents what I want the field to say but it's only for visual recognition for the spoken content. In FM 14, you can use the container field to record the audio you want spoken. unfortunately this is not like the prior version 13 where you can have it speak the field text. But it accomplishes the same task and you can record over the container content when required.

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TSGal Sep 1, 2010 11:10 AM
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ahendin:

Thank you for your post.

This issue has been previously reported, and our Development and Software Quality Assurance (Testing) departments are aware of this issue. No other information is available at this time.

Continue setting the option "Wait for speech completion before continuing".

TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.
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philmodjunk Sep 1, 2010 11:17 AM
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This has been reported here for Filemaker 10 and Mac OS 10.5. Does this bug also occur with Filemaker 11 and Snow Leopard?
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TSGal Sep 21, 2010 10:08 AM
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PhilModJunk:

This occurs for all versions of FileMaker Pro.

Unchecking the "Wait for speech completion before continuing" option will always use the system default voice.

TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.
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philmodjunk Sep 21, 2010 11:53 AM
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And also in OS 10.6 I Presume?
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TSGal Sep 28, 2010 12:34 PM
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PhilModJunk:

Yes, also in Mac OS X 10.6.x.

TSGal
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JimMac Jul 14, 2012 1:29 PM
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Bug still exists in FMP12.0 and MacOS 10.7.4 lion.

Jim...
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ontarget May 19, 2015 12:51 PM
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In FileMaker 13 when you want text to be spoken, it is not compatible to use the speak command that only works on the desktop version.

What you can do, is to tap and hold in a text field in the 'pop-up will be shown' to copy or other, select other than you can tap speak. Note this only works in version 13. I just tested version 14 and missed a longer shows the other option.

If anyone knows of a way to bring up the speak command on the iPad please provide the latest options.
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ontarget May 22, 2015 9:18 AM
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I'm using FileMaker 14 and I want to be able to speak text in the field on the iPad.

This is a workaround I came up with today, I have a second field that represents what I want the field to say but it's only for visual recognition for the spoken content. In FM 14, you can use the container field to record the audio you want spoken. unfortunately this is not like the prior version 13 where you can have it speak the field text. But it accomplishes the same task and you can record over the container content when required.
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Script step "Speak" does not use specified voice

Summary

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Version

Operating system version

Description of the issue

Steps to reproduce the problem

Expected result

Actual result

Exact text of any error message(s) that appear

Workaround

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