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OK, so this isn't really a switchers question per-say, but I couldn't find a more appropriate place to ask it...
Years ago, I MEAN YEARS ago, on my PC I had a simple app that allowed me to select text (Highlight it) right click, and choose 'read aloud' My text would then be repeated back to me in a male or female voice.
Then as PC's got more advanced, the program morphed and became much more convoluted, with little characters (MS Agents?) appearing at the bottom of my screen reading the text, and then it all got overly complicated. As Windows is very good at doing...
So, it got me thinking. Is there a way to do this either built into Snow Leopard, or as a simple download?
I'm NOT looking for some 'all singing - all dancing' full on major program to assist the visually impaired that wants to read every key push, or link I hover over... JUST MY SELECTED TEXT... And then shut up ? lol
If anyone can point me down a good path, I'd be grateful. I tried googling mac text to speech, but ended up with a load of links to freewear apps dated 2002.
Years ago, I MEAN YEARS ago, on my PC I had a simple app that allowed me to select text (Highlight it) right click, and choose 'read aloud' My text would then be repeated back to me in a male or female voice.
Then as PC's got more advanced, the program morphed and became much more convoluted, with little characters (MS Agents?) appearing at the bottom of my screen reading the text, and then it all got overly complicated. As Windows is very good at doing...
So, it got me thinking. Is there a way to do this either built into Snow Leopard, or as a simple download?
I'm NOT looking for some 'all singing - all dancing' full on major program to assist the visually impaired that wants to read every key push, or link I hover over... JUST MY SELECTED TEXT... And then shut up ? lol
If anyone can point me down a good path, I'd be grateful. I tried googling mac text to speech, but ended up with a load of links to freewear apps dated 2002.