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Re: gperiodic



I'm currently working on making that an option :)  So you'd only 
download/install the sound files if you wan't 'em -- and the app would
only take advantage of them if they're there...

k

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On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Eric Sandeen wrote:

> To that, I'd have to add that 100 or so digital audio files could
> *greatly* increase the size of your distribution, possibly decreasing
> the number of people who would be willing to download it over, say, a
> 28.8 modem.
> 
> -Eric
> 
> Camilla R Fox wrote:
> > 
> > > The hard part isn't the programming, it's the media.
> > 
> > Indeed.  Technical issues aside, even with just English, you've got a lot
> > to choose from as far as pronounciation standards go.  Basically, there
> > is no standard English, and while you can find a dialect that will sound
> > reasonable to most of your audience, it will still be very clear that
> > it's an "American" program, or whatever.  It won't be unuseable to anyone,
> > but it will be weird to a large minority of your potential audience.
> >
>