Speecher Assistive Kit

sak is the Speecher Assistive Kit who transforms your applications into multi-language speaking assisted applications.

Easy and independent, you do not have to change anything in your original code.

You do not need external libraries like at-spi, sapi, nor install anything in your system...

All is included in the kit (+- 1 mega). sak uses eSpeak and PortAudio Open Source libraries. Of course the kit can be shared with other applications.

Download it from gitHub here : sak Speecher Assistive Kit

sak uses eSpeak who is GPL license. So the license differs if you use eSpeak executable or eSpeak library.

sak > for all types of licenses, included commercial applications without source. It uses eSpeak executable and old Portaudio static library.

sak_dll > for applications with GPL Open Source licences. It uses eSpeak dynamic library and new Portaudio dynamic library.

How to use it ?

Copy the sakit folder into your application-folder (from sak or sak_dll, depend of the license you give..).

For sak_dll, add also sak_dll.pas, uos_portaudio.pas and uos_espeak.pas into your application-folder.

For sak, add also sak.pas and uos_portaudio.pas into your application-folder.

In your uses section add:

For sak_dll : uses sak_dll,...

For sak : uses sak,...

In your program : When you want your application becomes assistive call:

SAKLoadLib;

To unload it :

SAKUnLoadLib;

You may change the default gender and language.

gender : male or female

language : langage code

Here example for Portugues/Brasil woman

SAKSetVoice(female,'pt');

In addition you may add your own speech with :

SAKSay(Text: string);

When you close your application, call :

SAKFreeLib;