Speak Program Applet

The Speak program applet is included as a practical example of how the DECtalk Software API can be used to produce an innovative Text-To-Speech application that maximizes user interaction through a highly graphical interface. A visual overview of the Speak program applet is shown below.

Visual Overview of the Speak Applet

Legend

| Menu bar: File, Edit, and Help menus |  | Speech speed-control slider
| Voice-activation buttons |  | Start, pause, and stop push buttons

| Edit window for text input |  |

* Note that the faces become cartoon characters when using VGA 16-color mode.