Cannot get the song names to talk

[daidupso]

I have enabled voice filenames on my Recorder but the song titles don't talk.  I have been dragging the songs over the voicebox.wsf file and I don't get any errors showing in the voicebox log.  I cannot find any of the _filename.mp3.talk files that have been created with voicebox.wsf file.

In the write-up of version 2.5, in the section entitled "Talking Menus," it states, "You can set these features (on your player)to "off," "numbers", "spell", or "while hovering" (regarding filenames).

I do not have the option of setting the voice filenames to "while hovering."  Instead, my player gives me this: ". talk mp3 clip."  I'm wondering if this difference between the description of v. 2.5 and the actual firmware also carries over to the methodology of creating talking filenames??

Please help me get on the right track!  Thanks very much!

[daidupso]

Update:

I am able to get my song names spelled out.  I don't understand why these song file names are spelled out but my folders are spoken??  I have followed the same procedures for every level of folders and files in making the ".talk" files.  Any help in getting my song files spoken is greatly appreciated.

[daidupso]

Hello!

My directories speak but my song file names are spelled out.

I have used the voicebox script mentioned in the VoiceHowTo section of this website to create .talk files.

I do not have the "_songname.mp3.talk" files in the directory that contains my songs but when operating my JBR, the songs are spelled out for me.

Please help me figure out how to get Rockbox to speak the song titles.

Thanks very much!

[Llorean]

The spelling is not done by the .talk files. The main voice files contains the information necessary for spelling. You need the .talk files to be present for the song names to be read.

[daidupso]

Update:

I finally figured things out.  In my opinion, the best way to add .talk files to your music folders is by going into VoiceBox and using voiceBox.hta.  When you doubleclick on this application file, an html page opens up.  It is very intuitive and will add .talk files and .mp3.talk files to a folder that has folders within folders!

The voicebox.wsf file will not add the .mp3.talk files that I needed to make Rockbox speak out my song names.  I would have thought that voicebox.wsf and voicebox.hta would produce the same results and it would be the user's choice as to which file of the two files to use.  But no.

 I don't know if there is a glitch in the voicebox.wsf file but I do know that I could not get it to work as effectively for me as voicebox.hta.

From now on, I will be using the voicebox.hta file to add .talk and .mp3.talk files to my recorder.

[daidupso]

Update:

I finally figured things out.  In my opinion, the best way to add .talk files to your music folders is by going into VoiceBox and using voiceBox.hta.  When you doubleclick on this application file, an html page opens up.  It is very intuitive and will add .talk files and .mp3.talk files to a folder that has folders within folders!

The voicebox.wsf file will not add the .mp3.talk files that I needed to make Rockbox speak out my song names.  I would have thought that voicebox.wsf and voicebox.hta would produce the same results and it would be the user's choice as to which file of the two files to use.  But no.

 I don't know if there is a glitch in the voicebox.wsf file but I do know that I could not get it to work as effectively for me as voicebox.hta.

From now on, I will be using the voicebox.hta file to add .talk and .mp3.talk files to my recorder.

[Febs]

Threads merged.   Please do not create multiple threads on the same subject.

[daidupso]

Hello, Febs!

I am sorry about making two threads.  As I get more involved with Rockbox and this great forum, I am learning how things should be done.  I now know that I should have started this thread in "General Rockbox Discussion."

I am very greatful for the many dedicated people that make this whole website available to music lovers and the Rockbox software available to the world.

Thank you so much!

Regards,
Peter