Text-to-speech extensions?
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Text-to-speech extensions?
Anyone knows of compatible text-to-speech extensions? Lots of reading online, so trying to ease things for the eyes. I know of various programs you can enter text into, and they'll read it up but if less steps were involved (select + copy-paste text) it'd be nice.
I tried Windows 10's in-built Narrator which looked like a great idea, but it doesn't seem to work with Pale Moon. It only reads the web page title - or maybe I didn't use it properly.
Thanks
I tried Windows 10's in-built Narrator which looked like a great idea, but it doesn't seem to work with Pale Moon. It only reads the web page title - or maybe I didn't use it properly.
Thanks
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Re: Text-to-speech extensions?
You can try bookmarklets, it reads the selected text. Works on most sites (on which the CSP does not prohibit its operation).
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javascript:(function(){if(speechSynthesis.speaking){speechSynthesis.cancel();};var%20msg=new%20SpeechSynthesisUtterance();msg.text=window.getSelection().toString();speechSynthesis.speak(msg);})();
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Re: Text-to-speech extensions?
Thank you, Kris_88. Good solution, if a bit limited. Found another one here. Seems to rely on Windows installed languages. Has a nice pop-up with playback controls and language selection. Works in FF but not properly in PM. Perhaps I'll open an issue there later.
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Re: Text-to-speech extensions?
What can be done in 5 minutes... I didn't try to make something big and versatile.
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Re: Text-to-speech extensions?
Thanks again. I thought you copy/pasted it from somewhere.
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Re: Text-to-speech extensions?
Interesting. I tried it with 5 browsers. It works with the chromium browsers and with Pale Moon, but not with Safari or SeaMonkey. I wonder why?Kris_88 wrote: ↑2023-05-13, 13:05You can try bookmarklets, it reads the selected text. Works on most sites (on which the CSP does not prohibit its operation).Code: Select all
javascript:(function(){if(speechSynthesis.speaking){speechSynthesis.cancel();};var%20msg=new%20SpeechSynthesisUtterance();msg.text=window.getSelection().toString();speechSynthesis.speak(msg);})();
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Re: Text-to-speech extensions?
Found some extensions in the Classic Add-ons Archive, searching for speech/text/speak. I'll test them. The one I first tried, "Native text to speech (tts)" works.
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Re: Text-to-speech extensions?
Thanks. Now the speech synth works with SeaMonkey.