Chr Tag

Description

Sets the character of the voice.

Syntax

\Chr=string\

Part	Description
string	A string specifying the character of the voice. "Normal"    (Default) A normal tone of voice. "Monotone"    A monotone voice. "Whisper"    A whispered voice.

Remarks

This tag is supported only for TTS-generated output. The range of values for the parameter may vary depending on the installed TTS engine.

Ctx Tag

Description

Sets the context of the output text.

Syntax

\Ctx=string\

Part	Description
string	A string specifying the context of the text that follows, which determines how symbols or abbreviations are spoken. "Address"    Addresses and/or phone numbers. "E-mail"    Electronic mail. "Unknown"    (Default) Context is unknown.

Remarks

This tag is supported only for TTS-generated output. The range of values for the parameter may vary depending on the installed TTS engine.

Emp Tag

Description

Emphasizes the next word spoken. This tag must immediately precede the word.

Syntax

\Emp\

Remarks

This tag is supported only for TTS-generated output. The range of values for the parameter may vary depending on the installed TTS engine.

Lst Tag

Description

Repeats last spoken statement for the character.

Syntax

\Lst\

Remarks

This tag enables a character repeat its last spoken statement. This tag must appear by itself in the Speak method; no other text or parameters can be included. When the spoken text is repeated, any other tags included in the original text are repeated, except for bookmarks. Any .WAV and .LWV files included in the text are also repeated.

Map Tag

Description

Maps spoken text to text displayed in the word balloon.

Syntax

\Map="spokentext"="balloontext"\

Part	Description
spokentext	A string specifying the text for spoken output.
balloontext	A string specifying the text for word balloon output.

Remarks

This tag enables you to use different spoken text than that displayed in the word balloon.

Example

Agent1.Characters("Genie").Speak "This is \map=" + chr(34) + "Spoken text" _
+ chr(34) + "=" + chr(34) + "Balloon text" + chr(34) + "\."

Mrk Tag

Description

Defines a bookmark in the spoken text.

Syntax

\Mrk=number\

Part	Description
number	A Long integer value that identifies the bookmark.

Remarks

When the server processes a bookmark, it generates a bookmark event. You must specify a number greater than zero (0) and not equal to 2147483647 or 2147483646.

Pau Tag

Description

Pauses speech for the specified number of milliseconds.

Syntax

\Pau=number\

Part	Description
number	The number of milliseconds to pause.

Remarks

This tag is supported only for TTS-generated output. The range of values for the parameter may vary depending on the installed TTS engine.

Pit Tag

Description

Sets the baseline pitch of the output to the specified value in hertz.

Syntax

\Pit=number\

Part	Description
number	The pitch in hertz.

Remarks

This tag is supported only for TTS-generated output. The range of values for the parameter may vary depending on the installed TTS engine.

Rst Tag

Description

Resets all tags to the default settings.

Syntax

\Rst\

Spd Tag

Description

Sets the baseline average talking speed of the speech output.

Syntax

\Spd=number\

Part	Description
number	Baseline average talking speed, in words per minute.

Remarks

This tag is supported only for TTS-generated output. The range of values for the parameter may vary depending on the installed TTS engine

Vol Tag

Description

Sets the baseline speaking volume of the speech output.

Syntax

\Vol=number\

Part	Description
number	Baseline speaking volume: 0 is silence and 65535 is maximum volume.

Remarks

The volume setting affects both left and right channels. You cannot set the volume of each channel separately. This tag is supported only for TTS-generated output.