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A
Address context: A set of TTS Engine pronunciation rules defined in "Speech Normalization".
These rules include how to pronounce abbreviations in addresses, phone numbers,
web addresses, etc.
Animation: Either a character animation or a PowerPoint slide animation, also called a custom
animation.
B
Balloon: A cartoon-like balloon or bubble that appears over a character's head and displays
the text being spoken by that character.
C
Character animation: One of a list of discreet animations that a character can perform. Each
character has its own unique list of animations.
Click: A Vox Proxy script command that sends a "next build" command to the active
PowerPoint slide show. The result is essentially the same as the user pressing the left
mouse button. The Click command is used to invoke the next "custom animation" on
the slide.
Context: A set of TTS Engine pronunciation rules defined in "Speech Normalization". These
rules include how to pronounce abbreviations in addresses, phone numbers, web
addresses, etc. See E-mail Context and Address Context.
Custom animation: Animation rules for a PowerPoint slide object. Custom animations can be
invoked from a script using the Click command.
E
E-mail Context: A set of TTS Engine pronunciation rules defined in "Speech Normalization".
These rules include how to pronounce abbreviations in addresses, phone numbers,
web addresses, etc.
I
Idle animation: One of a special set of character animations beginning with the word "idle".
These animations are played randomly after several seconds of inaction by the
character.
L
List box: A dialog box containing a list of items from which the end user may make a
selection. The dialog box is displayed during a slide show and the selection result can
be acted upon in the script. See the "ListBox" command.
Looping animation: A character animation that loops until it is explicitly stopped. Animation
names usually end with "ing". Special care must be taken using looping animations.
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