Playing with (some) Speech recognition?

[rasend]

I was thinking of using windows speech recognition macros to activate key binds for some spell casting.

Has anyone given this ago and what was their experience?

(if anyone has working macro code written, my laziness would appreciate you posting it)

[UurlockYgmeov]

not I - but would be interesting. kindly keep us updated with your endeavours!

[rasend]

Well I have given it a try, and it works very well.

Windows 7 has 'Windows Speech recognition; alreay installed. but you also need 'Windows Speech recognition macros'

For those that want to give it ago: http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/downl....aspx?id=13045
The website says the macros software is for Vista but works on Windows 7.

You may need to record a few words for it to work (In 'Windows Speech Recognition'. I was trying 'Dimensional Door' but it kept hearing 'door' as random other stuff .
To record your own words you use 'open the speech dictionary'.

I recorded 'door' and then it understood me. So I recorded 'Grrr' to use with my Barbarian too.

You then use the Macros software to create send key commands.
as a quick trial I used 'web' , 'door' for some spells, 'heal me' (for the hireling to do some work) and also used the 'Grrr' for cleave

The macros are all very simple (and self record - but is quicker to then edit):

my examples:
<command>
<listenFor>Web</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}{{SHIFT}}1</sendKeys>
</command>

<command>
<listenFor>door</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}{{ALT}}5</sendKeys>
</command>

<command>
<listenFor>Heal Me</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{SHIFT}}1</sendKeys>
</command>

<command>
<listenFor>grrrr</listenFor>
<sendKeys>0</sendKeys>
</command>

[Rubix]

Windows 10, when it releases, is supposed to have the best speech recognition from Microsoft yet. Probably still not going to be as good as, say, Dragon, but better than anything pre-installed in the past. That said, I would thing that you are likely to experience quite a bit a a delay / lag between when you issue the command when when it "procs". If you've used speech recognition before, especially for things such ad dictation, you will know that the system takes quite a bit of time to listen and "think" about what you are saying to it. "Training" speeds up the process, but I wouldn't ever thing that it'd be fast enough to pop an emergency heal in the middle of combat.

[TrinityTurtle]

For your sake I hope the speech recognition in Window's works better than the one I my phone. I use it when I think my friends need a good laugh, never fails to mangle my messages.

[jambajuicey]

What is the proper way to pronounce Hjeal meh - so that I can tune in my speech recognition of course!

Well I have given it a try, and it works very well.

Windows 7 has 'Windows Speech recognition; alreay installed. but you also need 'Windows Speech recognition macros'

For those that want to give it ago: http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/downl....aspx?id=13045
The website says the macros software is for Vista but works on Windows 7.

You may need to record a few words for it to work (In 'Windows Speech Recognition'. I was trying 'Dimensional Door' but it kept hearing 'door' as random other stuff .
To record your own words you use 'open the speech dictionary'.

I recorded 'door' and then it understood me. So I recorded 'Grrr' to use with my Barbarian too.

You then use the Macros software to create send key commands.
as a quick trial I used 'web' , 'door' for some spells, 'heal me' (for the hireling to do some work) and also used the 'Grrr' for cleave

The macros are all very simple (and self record - but is quicker to then edit):

my examples:
<command>
<listenFor>Web</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}{{SHIFT}}1</sendKeys>
</command>

<command>
<listenFor>door</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{CTRL}}{{ALT}}5</sendKeys>
</command>

<command>
<listenFor>Heal Me</listenFor>
<sendKeys>{{SHIFT}}1</sendKeys>
</command>

<command>
<listenFor>grrrr</listenFor>
<sendKeys>0</sendKeys>
</command>

[UurlockYgmeov]

What is the proper way to pronounce Hjeal meh - so that I can tune in my speech recognition of course!

"Ouch!" or "Green Warrior is about to die!" or "OH *****************"

[Phoenix-daBard]

More like "Pass the BBQ sauce."