dragon naturallyspeaking related
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Site: sean.wenzel.net
Link: http://sean.wenzel.net:8080/voicerecognition/index.epl (opens in new page)
Description:
A collection of utilities and macros for voice recognition using Dragon NaturallySpeaking® by Nuance®
Site: Unimacro
Link: http://qh.antenna.nl/unimacro (opens in new page)
Description:
Unimacro is a work in progress. It requires Dragon NaturallySpeaking, NatLink and Vocola to run. So this is an extension to an extension to an extension! (Whew!)What can be done with unimacro grammars
- control the state of each grammar (grammar _control)
- configure actions and lists inside grammars (eg _folders)
- Searching
Note: Download page is currently based here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/unimacro
Site: Getword and Putwords Utilities page
Link: http://www.synapseadaptive.com/joel/getwordsautilityaprogram.htm (opens in new page)
Older Link: http://www.naturalspeak.com/natspeak/ (opens in new page)
Description:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking gets better with every version, but Dragon Systems usually requires that you create a new user every time you upgrade. The reason for this is that many of the accuracy enhancements require modified user and/or vocabulary files and the easiest way to ensure that your user and vocabulary files are modified is to force you to create a new user from scratch.Training a new user is becoming less and less of a problem with each new version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. With version 4 and BestMatch III models, you only need to read for 3 minutes to create a mostly trained user. But upgrading your vocabulary is a different problem. Many users have hundreds if not thousands of custom words which they do not want to recreate for a newly created user.
To solve this problem, I have created two new utility programs which allow you to migrate user created words from one version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking to another. The programs are called GetWords and PutWords.
Note: This mentions older versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking but it has been reported to work well with the current NaturallySpeaking versions. Will work with all editions I understand.
Note: The older link has links within it for items not in the newer link (that I can find anyway!)
Site: Guidelines for Speech-Accessible HTML for Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Link: http://ct.scansoft.com/customerfiles/kbasefiles/3067/DNS_HTML_GUIDE.pdf
(Right-click/Save Target As to save to disk)
Description:
A guide for webmasters and web programmers to learn how to create pages that may be successfully used with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
Site: DragonNaturallySpeaking Email List
Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonNaturallySpeaking/ (opens in new page)
Description:
This list is for users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It is intended for persons who use Dragon with other software applications, such as indexing software programs (Cindex, Macrex and Sky) as well as those who use Dragon with word processing, spread sheet, database and email applications.
Note: This list is no longer active. It is held as a searchable archive of messages only. The website you are reading this on has replaced it.
Site: Diagnosing Dragon Problems
Link: http://brightok.net/~edrose/page10.html (opens in new page)
Description:
How to treat a sick Dragon. Ruth Rose has amassed a LOT of information here about how to diagnose and treat your speech recognition ills in Dragon. Quite a bit of this informatin is dated but still extremely relevant. Good information!
Site: NatPro Macro Writers Email List
Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/natpro-wp8/ (opens in new page)
Description:
While this group started out restricted to those who use NaturallySpeaking PROFESSIONAL version and WordPerfect 8/9 helping each other with "Nat" scripts and WP macros, it i has recently been expanded to include discussion of all voice macros used in any application with NaturallySpeaking PROFESSIONAL.
To subscribe, send an empty message to natpro-wp8-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Note: Requires Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional, Medical or Legal versions. Their macros will not work in DNS Preferred or Standard editions.
Site: At A Word
Link: http://www.ataword.com/ (opens in new page)
Description:
Speech Recognition Tools and Tips with sections on avoiding voice strain
Site: Computing Out Loud
Link: http://www.out-loud.com/ (opens in new page)
Description:
This site is intended to help people using speech recognition software, whatever the variety, and to do so without the filters of vendors. We have our own filters, of course, so please read critically.
Computing Out Loud is focused on desktop speech recognition in general (that is, not voice control of cars or phones!), and we pay fairly close attention to the major products -- Dragon NaturallySpeaking and ViaVoice -- while keeping an eye on Microsoft in case it takes over everything.These pages are brought to you by Susan Fulton, longtime user of speech recognition and assorted gadgets for easier, less painful computing.
Note: Many of the links here are to older sites with a couple that are no longer there. Still a good site to check out!
Site: NaturallySpeaking Unofficial Information Pages
Link: http://www.synapseadaptive.com/joel/AboutThisWebSite.html (opens in new page)
Description:
"I am writing the NaturallySpeaking Unofficial Information Site as a public service, and a labor of love. I receive no compensation for the work which I put into this site. This site is provided solely as a service for the users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.My name is Joel Gould, and I was the architect and lead engineer for the original development of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking family of products (see About the Author). As the original architect of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, I have unique knowledge which can benefit users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. I have chosen to share some of my wisdom and efforts with the community of Dragon NaturallySpeaking users."
Note: Some information here is dated but still useful.
Site: Speech Recognition Wiki
Link: http://speechwiki.org/ (opens in new page)
Description:
Community speech recognition site, with an emphasis on Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7.3/8 and Microsoft Speech Recognition. There is a large focus on advanced scripting macro programming as well as the Natlink/Vocola system.
Note: Recommended resource site.
Site: Vocola Information Pages
Link: http://vocola.net/ (opens in new page)
Description:
Vocola is a voice command language -- a language for defining commands to control a computer by voice -- developed for use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and implemented using NatLink. While these systems do the heavy lifting, Vocola (pronounced "vo-CO-luh") concentrates on features and ease of use.
Note: Requires Natlink (which requires Python)
