Bug 157166 - 'Read Text' extension voice configuration
Summary: 'Read Text' extension voice configuration
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Extensions (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.6.0.3 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL: https://sites.google.com/site/readtex...
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Reported: 2023-09-09 08:55 UTC by uzi lewin
Modified: 2023-09-09 14:42 UTC (History)
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Description uzi lewin 2023-09-09 08:55:13 UTC
I'm using the marvellous LibreOffice and I need your help.
My version is 7.6 and my operative system is Windows 11.
I've downloaded and added Read Text 0.8.7.0 but the reading voice is of a woman. How can I find a masculine voice for that extension?
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2023-09-09 14:42:29 UTC
Available from the project extensions page:

https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/read-text

Configuration and extension help are on the extension's project page
https://sites.google.com/site/readtextextension/

Looks like by default on Windows this cross platform extension will use the native WindowsSpeach/Natator speech generator to parse highlighted selections, but you can configure to point it to the more functional eSpeak program when installed--but make a voice choice as preferred.

However, I would strongly suggest an install of NVDA, or commercial JAWS, for proper screen reading based on LibreOffice's IAccessible2 framework.

But this is a bug tracker against the LibreOffice project, not a Help channel.