[MV] IBM ViaVoice 3 and 10.4.7

[David K. Wehe]

Chuck:

I think that the fact that iListen has continued to support the Mac 
is admirable.  But, for some of us, ViaVoice does provide better 
accuracy -- the reasons are immaterial to the practitioner.  Most of 
us would much prefer to use iListen, but we cling to VV because it 
still serves us better where it counts:  from voice to the page.

I have moved to the Intel-Mac and use Dragon 9 to actively dictate 
from Windows into the Mac applications.  I would much prefer to use 
iListen than this kluge, but it just works better in my 
figure-of-merit:  accuracy.

Having said that, yes, I bought iListen 1.7 and will continue to 
support iListen because I continue to like its speed and want to 
encourage its development.  I hope to see the improvements in 
accuracy, for me, that will enable me to switch from these other 
options.

Best wishes,

David.





>All:
>
>I'm sorry, but I really need to jump in here. I tried to keep my 
>mouth shut, but I just can't.
>
>Neither IBM or Nuance has any intention of modifying ViaVoice, and I 
>have yet to hear from anyone who can get it to work on an Intel Mac. 
>The last update of ViaVoice was April of 2003 - over 3 years ago!
>
>Meanwhile, we have been busting our arses for the past 6 years and, 
>by all accounts have (some time ago, actually) finally surpassed 
>ViaVoice in accuracy - we were ALWAYS better in terms of command and 
>control. Since April of 2003 we have issued multiple updates AND 
>kept up with changes in the Mac OS. If you accept the fact that 
>speech recognition is also more prone to issues than any other type 
>of software you are likely to use on your computer, our set up and 
>use is also relatively hassle-free in comparison to ViaVoice.
>
>I really appreciate the fact that many of you have established 
>profiles in ViaVoice, I really do. But even NY Times Columnist David 
>Pogue - who is an avid NatruallySpeaking fanatic - reported (in the 
>NY Times) that he was able to get almost 96 percent accuracy after 
>using the latest version for only 30 minutes!
>
>So, let me ask: what is it going to take to get y'all to switch to 
>the ONLY speech recognition software that is GUARANTEED to work on 
>current Macs, from a company that continues to develop and support 
>it? Let me know, and I will do my best to provide it if it is at all 
>in my power. (Keep in mind that at some point, you will have to 
>switch anyway - when you get an Intel Mac).
>
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Chuck Rogers, Chief Evangelist
>MacSpeech, Inc.
>
>
>
>
>On Sep 1, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Jonathan Levi, M.D. wrote:
>
>>At 8:18 PM -0500 8/31/06, Paul Spilseth wrote:
>>>ViaVoice works fine with 10.4.7 but I also get the message, ""The 
>>>Microphone is Being Used Exclusively By Another Application".  I 
>>>discovered this happens when I try to turn on the microphone too 
>>>soon after bringing it up the application.  If I wait and turn on 
>>>the microphone after the speech pad is completely open, I do not 
>>>get this message
>>>Paul Spilseth, MD
>>
>>You're too kind to ViaVoice re its grammar -- it really does say, 
>>"The Microphone Is Been used..." Nevertheless, I appreciate your 
>>comment, as well as revDave's re the F8 key.
>>
>>(The F8 key does work, to some extent: It recovers from "The 
>>Microphone Is Been Used", but the red, yellow & green buttons on 
>>the VoiceCenter icon don't activate, so there's no easy way to quit 
>>VoiceCenter.)
>>
>>>On Aug 30, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Jonathan Levi, M.D. wrote:
>>>>But first: Can you still use "backspace" and "pick 1" in your 
>>>>current 10.4.6 setup?
>>
>>Amazing -- they're now working again! Seems to be related to the 
>>order of my user commands: if I start SpeakPad, then say, "What Can 
>>I Say", the resulting "What Can I Say" window contains the full 
>>suite of SpeakPad commands, including "backspace", "pick 1", 
>>"uppercase this", etc.  However, at other times, the window either 
>>doesn't contain the "SpeakPad" suite of commands at all, or 
>>sometimes only a partial suite, with only the "Menu  Commands" 
>>subheading present, and all the rest missing.  It seems as though 
>>my only recourse at that point may be to quit SpeakPad, 
>>VoiceCenter, etc. and restart.
>>
>>Regardless, I'm overjoyed to have my full suite of commands back. 
>>Thank you all very much for your help,
>>
>>Jonathan
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