TTalker V1.0 a Delphi1 component to interface to First Bytes Text to speech engine. By Chris Newham 1996 Email 100027.16@Compuserve.Com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Chris_Newham Licensing/Disclaimer ==================== This component is hereby placed into the public domain, in acknowlegement of all the FREE components and code samples I have used in the past which others have made freely available. I make no claims to it's accuracy or fittness for purpose it is up to you to decide if you wish to use it AT YOUR OWN RISK. If you find any bugs or make any enhancements I would be most grateful if you would drop me a E mail to the address above so I can update this package. Installation. ============= Refer to your Delphi manuals and install as per any component. Requirements. ============= In order to use this component you must have the first byte speech engine DLL's installed in you system directory. The First byte speech engine is supplied with most sound cards. Properties/Methods. =================== There is only one property (run time read only ) Enabled, this is true if the component has managed to load and dynamically link to the first byte speech engine. There is only one method Talk( S: string ); simply call this method passing a string containing the text you want to be spoken. Files in this archive ===================== Talker.PAS - Source code for Talker component Talker.DCU - Compiled talker component Talker.DCR - Talker resource for tool palllete Project1.DPR - A very simple project showing usage Unit1.PAS - A very simple project showing usage Unit1.DFM - A very simple project showing usage Enjoy. Chris.