[MV] Re: iListen 1.6.4 - VV & Panther

[thechuck at mac.com]

Hi All:

Just a note to clarify a couple of things. I've been using iListen 1.6 
for some time now, and just upgraded to 1.6.4 because of all the 
command & control stuff I do. I believe it was version 1.6.0 that 
introduced the ability to correct by voice.

When you decide to begin correction you say "Correct That." The 
correction window comes up. You then say "Do Select" followed by the 
word you want to select. The word becomes highlighted. iListen provides 
a number of choices for what it thinks your desired word or phrase 
might be. If it appears in the list, you say "Press" followed by the 
number in the list (i.e. "Press Three"). If not, you can dictate the 
correction into the first correction box and say "Press One," but to be 
honest, most speech recognition programs aren't going to get it right 
the second time if they misheard you the first time. This is true of 
ViaVoice and Dragon as well.

Also, as an FYI, my understanding is that IBM has disbanded their 
speech unit and no more upgrades will be forthcoming for ViaVoice on 
either platform. (Scansoft has taken over distribution of ViaVoice as 
well as all technical support.) So, if you are a Mac user, your best 
bet would be to buy iListen.

In summary, yes, you CAN correct in iListen using your voice!

Best Regards,

Chuck Rogers



On Jan 20, 2004, at 1:31 PM, Nightingale wrote:

> It's far inferior to Dragon, and therefore to Via Voice. For example, 
> when
> it makes a mistake and you bring down the correction menu, you can't 
> select
> your choice of a new word by voice. You have to use the mouse and 
> click on
> the preferred word  The correction drop down window is very limited in 
> other
> ways too, requiring keystrokes or mouse clicks to get out of it. . 
> Even in
> their manual they say, "don't use your voice for editing. Edit using 
> mouse
> and keyboard." Well, editing by voice is part of a powerful program 
> like
> Dragon and, I assume, Via Voice, which I've just ordered. I'm 
> switiching
> from Windows to a Mac. Dragon's a great program, but Windows crashes 
> too
> often, and I got nailed with a virus.
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:57 PM
> Subject: [MV] iListen 1.6.4 - VV & Panther
>
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Has anyone tried the new iListen 1.6.4
>>
>> How is it working in panther?
>>
>> Also: Has anyone noticed any ViaVoice bugs in Panther 10.3.2? They 
>> sure
>> could use an upgrade!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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