eSpeak 1.18

1. Asynchronous modes added to libespeak. Speech
can either be played or retrieved asynchonously.

2. eSpeak API changed to accommodate asynchonous
modes, see speak_lib.h.

3. Changed eSpeak library functions and
speak_lib.h to use C compatible function calls.

4. Two versions of the command-line program:
 espeak, which uses the libespeak library.
 speak, which is a standalone program.

5. Windows SAPI5 version made, with installer.

6. Added "voice variants" feature, so that different
 sounding voices can be used with any language.
 See "docs/voices.html"

7. Added languages (* naive initial draft only)
 ro Romanian
 fr French
 sv Swedish *
 no Norwegian *
 hi Hindi *
 vi Vietnamese *

 Improved languages
 af Afrikaans
 de German
