About systemSpeakExample

Learning Objectives

This example demonstrates how to invoke a system level command on Windows or OS and in this particular example, to "say" the word.

In the code, pay attention to:

• Creation of command which differs for the OS cmd = "say -v "+voice+" "+words[step]+" "; for OSX and string cmd = "data\\SayStatic.exe "+words[step]; for Windows
• Use system(cmd.c_str()); to invoke the command
• Loading of text file and getting contents using ofBufferFromFile("lyrics.txt").getText();

Expected Behavior

When launching this app you will get a gray screen with:

• The current word being spoken show in black text in the middle of the screen
• The current word changing as it cycles through the entire loaded text

When the key r is pressed:

• The application will toggle between selecting a random voice from the list of system voices or the default.

Instructions for use:

• Run the application and let it play through the text. Press the r key to select a random voice.

Other classes used in this file

This Example uses no other classes.