Speecher Assistive Kit

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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


How to use it ?


Copy the sakit folder into your application-folder. Add also sak.pas, uos_portaudio.pas and uos_espeak.pas into your application-folder.


In your uses section add:

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;