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TalkingClock 2.00 April 19, 1997
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written by Gunnar Kempke, Norderstedt/Hamburg, Germany, in April 1997
e-mail: AnniGunn@t-online.de
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CONTENTS
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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 zΘro
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 fⁿnf
GE_6 sechs
GE_7 sieben
GE_8 acht
GE_9 neun
GE_10 zehn
GE_11 elf
GE_12 zw÷lf
GE_14 vierzehn
GE_16 sechzehn
GE_17 siebzehn
GE_20 zwanzig
GE_30 drei▀ig
GE_40 vierzig
GE_50 fⁿnfzig
GE_ESIST es ist
GE_UHR uhr
GE_UND und
Japanese:
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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 tvσ
SW_3 tre
SW_4 fyra
SW_5 fem
SW_6 sex
SW_7 sju
SW_8 σtta
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 Σr
SW_OCH och
6. THE AUTHOR
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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
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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--
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