I believe it copies the highlighted text to the clipboard and plays it from there. That's why it can keep playing after you close the app. On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:28 PM, revDAVE wrote: > On 11/7/2008 5:07 PM, "Mark Des Cotes" <lists at marksmandesign.ca> > wrote: > >> But is there a file created somewhere on the computer? I just don't >> want to end up with a folder somewhere taking up memory for nothing. >> I recently just found out that clicking an attachment in Mail saves a >> copy of the file in User>Library>Mail Downloads. I cleared out years >> worth of attachments and cleared up a few GB of disk space. I don't >> want Text to Speech to do the same. > > > Only a guess but I'll bet it's all done in RAM.... > > > If you want to check - have it read something then quit - then cmd-F > search > hard drive for files created TODAY and sort by newest on top...... > See if > the top one is an audio file....... But I bet it's in RAM only... > > > > -- > Thanks - RevDave > Cool @ hosting4days . com > [db-lists] > > > > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price > http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal