========================================================================= TalkingClock 2.00 April 19, 1997 ========================================================================= written by Gunnar Kempke, Norderstedt/Hamburg, Germany, in April 1997 e-mail: AnniGunn@t-online.de ========================================================================= CONTENTS -------- 1. Introduction 2. System Requirements 3. Installation 4. Options 5. Customization 6. The Author 7. Distribution 8. Last But Not Least 1. INTRODUCTION --------------- TalkingClock is a multilingual talking clock! TalkingClock speaks English, French, German, Japanese, and Swedish. It regularly tells you what time it is at user-defined intervals. An alarm function is included. Start it from your AutoStart-group and you'll never forget the time. TalkingClock can be easily customized to use YOUR own voice (or even the voice of your mother-in-law). 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ---------------------- - Windows 3.1 or higher - sound card and nothing else! (TalkingClock does not work with sound driver for PC speaker!) 3. INSTALLATION --------------- Copy all of the files to any directory of your choice. Note that all of these files MUST be in the same directory: TIMETALK.EXE <-- TalkingClock README.TXT <-- this is the file, you are reading right now EN*.WAV <-- English WAVE-files FR*.WAV <-- French WAVE-files GE*.WAV <-- German WAVE-files JP*.WAV <-- Japanese WAVE-files SW*.WAV <-- Swedish WAVE-files In case you don't need one or more of the languages above, simply delete all of its corresponding files. TalkingClock automatically detects all of the languages that are available when it is started. To uninstall TalkingClock simply delete all of the files above and delete TIMETALK.INI from your Windows-directory. 4. OPTIONS ---------- Choose "Options..." from the menu (icon in the upper left corner) to select user-defined default settings: Language: TalkingClock speaks English, French, German, Japanese, and Swedish. TalkingClock automatically detects all of the languages that are available when it is started, and disables the radio-buttons of non-available languages. Alarm: The alarm function can be switched on or off. If it is switched on TalkingClock will play the WAV-file you have selected. The alarm time has to be typed in 24-hour format. Style: You can select 12-hour or 24-hour display. The current time is displayed in the caption of the application. If you start TalkingClock in iconized/minimized mode, the time is displayed below the icon (Win3.1) or in the task bar (Win95). Intervals: Type in the number of minutes between two time checks (min. 0, max. 60). Type in 0 if you want TalkingClock to be silent. By pressing the "What's the time?"-button TalkingClock also tells you the current time. Miscellaneous: - "Display current date" will also display the current date besides the time. - "Don't say 'it is', 'il est' etc." tells TalkingClock not to say "it is" when it tells you the time. - "No time check at start up". If this is not checked TalkingClock will tell you the time when it is started. - "No message on WAV error" won't show any message boxes if an error occurs while a WAVE-file is being played. There may be conflicts when other programs access the sound card at the same time. If this checkbox is checked TalkingClock will work very generously, and will let the other programs go ahead. 5. CUSTOMIZATION ---------------- All of the WAVE-files have been recorded in the following format: 11.025 Hz, 8 Bit, Mono. On the one hand, without any doubt this isn't really the best quality. But on the other hand, these files are small. Due to up-/download times I uploaded the lower quality files only. But, hey, you can record your own ones. So if you would like to listen to higher quality WAVE-files, or if you don't like my voice or if you don't like my German accent, just record your own WAVE-files yourselves. Here's what the specific files have to contain so that TalkingClock tells you the correct time: English: -------- wave-file contains... EN_0 zero EN_O o EN_1 one EN_2 two EN_3 three EN_4 four EN_5 five EN_6 six EN_7 seven EN_8 eight EN_9 nine EN_10 ten EN_10b teen EN_11 eleven EN_12 twelve EN_13 thirteen EN_15 fifteen EN_20 twenty EN_30 thirty EN_40 forty EN_50 fifty EN_AM a.m. EN_PM p.m. EN_ITIS it is EN_OCLCK o'clock French: ------- wave-file contains... FR_0 zéro FR_1 un FR_1B une FR_2 deux FR_3 trois FR_4 quatre FR_5 cinq FR_6 six FR_7 sept FR_8 huit FR_9 neuf FR_10 dix FR_11 onze FR_12 douze FR_13 treize FR_14 quatorze FR_15 quinze FR_16 seize FR_20 vingt FR_30 trente FR_40 quarante FR_50 cinquante FR_ILEST il est FR_ET et FR_HEURE heure FR_SHEUR z__heure German: ------- wave-file contains... GE_0 null GE_1 eins GE_1b ein GE_2 zwei GE_3 drei GE_4 vier GE_5 fünf GE_6 sechs GE_7 sieben GE_8 acht GE_9 neun GE_10 zehn GE_11 elf GE_12 zwölf GE_14 vierzehn GE_16 sechzehn GE_17 siebzehn GE_20 zwanzig GE_30 dreißig GE_40 vierzig GE_50 fünfzig GE_ESIST es ist GE_UHR uhr GE_UND und Japanese: --------- wave-file contains... JP_0 zero / rei JP_1 ichi JP_2 ni JP_3 san JP_4 yon / shi JP_5 go JP_6 roku JP_7 nana / shichi JP_8 hachi JP_9 kyu / ku JP_10 ju JP_JI ji JP_FUN fun JP_DESU desu Swedish: -------- wave-file contains... SW_0 noll SW_1 en SW_1B ett SW_2 två SW_3 tre SW_4 fyra SW_5 fem SW_6 sex SW_7 sju SW_8 åtta SW_9 nio SW_10 tio SW_11 elva SW_12 tolv SW_13 tretton SW_14 fjorton SW_15 femton SW_16 sexton SW_17 sjutton SW_18 arton SW_19 nitton SW_20 tjugo SW_40 fyrtio SW_KLOCK klockan är SW_OCH och 6. THE AUTHOR ------------- If you like TalkingClock, please send US$ 5.00 to the address below, OR send us a postcard from your city OR at least an e-mail. Any comments or suggestions on TalkingClock and bug reports are also very welcome! Thanks in advance! snail mail: GnuffSoftDesign - GSD c/o Gunnar C. Kempke Beerbuschring 21 22395 Hamburg Germany e-mail: AnniGunn@t-online.de 7. DISTRIBUTION --------------- You are allowed to copy this program and give it to other people. You are not allowed to sell it! 8. LAST BUT NOT LEAST --------------------- The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. The information in all of these files is supplied without liability! --Hamburg, April 19, 1997-- =========================================================================