This is apis entry point it returns an instance of speechsynthesis. On windows, firefox has only 3 voices, all english. We can make our pages on the web talk using the speechsynthesis part of the web. For instructions to install firefox on windows, see how to download and install firefox on windows. Speechsynthesisutterance returns a new speechsynthesisutterance object instance. The lang property of the speechsynthesisutterance interface gets and sets the language of the utterance. I used to think it was the addons that kept me on firefox, but while tackling an upgrade to geeklog the content engine that powers mac os x hints that reqiured testing multiple pages in. Shared components used by firefox and other mozilla software, including handling of web content.
The speechsynthesis interface is the scripted web api for controlling a. Windows7 and android chrome33beta or mac s safari works fine. Firefox and the web speech api mozilla hacks the web. If you are updating from a previous version of firefox, see update firefox to the latest release. Windows7 and android chrome33beta or macs safari works fine. The beta version is unstable, and the platform is still in the testing and development phase and sends data to firefox about any issues encountered. This article explains how to download and install firefox on a mac. The issue can be reproduced on all specified above versions of firefox and on different machines. Introduced in 2014, its now widely adopted and available in chrome, firefox, safari and. Mac speech service when accessing speech synthesis on firefox or. The voice property of the speechsynthesisutterance interface gets and sets the voice that will be used to speak the utterance this should be set to one of the speechsynthesisvoice objects returned by speechsynthesis.
Lets see what this speechsynthesisutterance object is, and how to use it. On launch days, i let it run in the background of my mac and when a new. It contains the content the speech service should read and information about how to read it e. Speechsynthesis api for chinese firefox stack overflow.
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