RE: [seul-edu] Speech Recognition for Linux

[jherazo@geocities.com]

On 17-May-00 Kevin Brown wrote:
>     Quite lately, I had the dream of typing my note by talking. Well, I
> was on the search for a free and flexible speech engine. Well, there was
> nothing that great I could find for Linux or even Windows. Emacspeak was
> hard to configure, it messed up my mouse while searching for COM ports,
> and ViaVoice was quite a large download for a 56k modem. But there was
> one piece of software for Windows that cought my eye but wounldn't work
> for my purpose either. It was MS Agent. 

Are you suggesting another excuse to get the paperclip here? Was Vigor not
enough? :)

> A free way to interact with your
> computer using a microphone. What would happen is a little charector
> (Peedy has to be the best!) would sit there on your screen and the
> program that runs on top of ms-agent (agent is more like a library that
> other programs run on top of (actually an ActiveX control)) would listen
> for keyboard, mouse and microphone input. This little charector would
> make the ease of use of your computer quite easy.

In what way? A program distracting you and interfering with your real work
would somehow make it easier to work? Have you actualy used that parrot while
doing something important? I had to do it, and i ended task-killing it (not
just closing it) aftr it got to my nerves. I mean, i`m trying to troubleshoot a
weird windows problem in that computer (modem gets disconnected everytime you
try to send a message on ICQ, why?), and that parrot starts making jokes! If
that`s not distracting, what is?

> Since I try to stay away from MS products, 

I try to stay specially away from this

> I was hopping something like this could be implemented in Linux. 

God help us if it`s possible :)

> This would make the world of Linux a lot easier

easier why?

> and fun in schools.


The fun part i can`t refute, i think kids would love it, but....

> 
> Kevin Brown.
> 
> MSAgent can be experimented with from http://msdn.microsoft.com/msagent/

The pain of Vigor can be experimented with from
http://www.red-bean.com/~joelh/vigor/

(You can get the idea of how useful could be an assistant) 



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Jaime Herazo B.
E-Mail: jherazo@geocities.com
Date: 17-May-00
Time: 07:34:07

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