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SayOClock
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Version
1.2.1
A Talking Digital Clock which speaks 'on demand', or
according to a schedule (at specific time intervals,
between the times of day you select), using either pre-
recorded 'Real Speech' or Text To Speech (TTS). It
informs you how many TTS engines you have installed in
your system, and the name of the TTS voice that shall
be speaking. You can swiftly change from one voice to
another, as well as the application's mode of
operation ('Announce Time' or 'Alarm' mode). Whenever
SayO'Clock speaks (whether it is using 'Real Speech'
or TTS to do so), a green indicator light on the face
plate lights up - a useful visual alert.
In 'Announce mode', the time interval is conveniently
set by means of a slider on SayO'Clock's face plate,
which is adjustable between 0 and 60. eg. an interval
of '1' means that SayO'Clock will say the time every
minute in the hour. An interval of '20' means
SayO'Clock will say the time on the hour, 20 past the
hour and 40 minutes past the hour. You can also press
the 'Speak' button at any time, and SayO'Clock will
say the time at that moment. Other choices available
in 'Announce' mode are: whether to say the time
using 'Real Speech' or TTS, whether or not SayO'Clock
should automatically announce the time when it starts
up, and whether or not scheduled time announcements
should be preceded with 'warning beeps'.
SayO'Clock's 'Alarm mode' is indicated by a little
hourglass image in the Display. In this mode, as soon
as you choose a time interval and release the slider -
the alarm is armed from that moment to trip every time
the interval elapses. eg. if you choose '1' as the
time interval, the alarm will trigger 1 minute after
you release the slider, and again 1 minute after that
and so on - in a recurring fashion. Also, (just like
in 'Announce mode'), you can press the 'Speak' button
at any time, and SayO'Clock will say the time at that
moment, and you can choose whether or not the alarm
alerts should be preceded with 'warning beeps'.
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