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   Wolf Greenblatt to Herbert Kleebauer   
   Re: {rightclick} New | Text Document (1/   
   25 Nov 24 18:04:40   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: wolf@greenblatt.net   
      
   On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:42:09 +0100, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
      
   > On 09.11.2024 05:14, Wolf Greenblatt wrote:   
   >   
   >> Many of my programs are those you wrote that I found on the archives for   
   >> this newsgroup whenever I search for things - like your spelling program.   
   >>   
   >> I love that it gives me three chances to spell a word and if I get it   
   >> right, then it removes the word from my misspelled word list.   
   >   
   > Just found out, that it doesn't work properly in Win11, you have to   
   > insert a small pause before the word is spoken:   
   >   
   > cscript //nologo speak.vbs  " %*"   
   >   
   >:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::   
   >:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::   
   >   
   > @echo off   
   >:: you have to create spell.txt with the words to be spoken   
   >:: enter x to terminate program   
   >   
   > chcp 65001>nul   
   >:: win11 Terminal doesn't support mode con   
   >:: MODE CON: COLS=50 LINES=10   
   >:: color f0   
   > cls   
   >   
   >::echo createobject("sapi.spvoice").speak wsh.arguments(0)>speak.vbs   
   >   
   >:: or with rate/volume specified   
   > echo Set sapi = createObject("sapi.spvoice") >speak.vbs   
   > echo sapi.Rate = -3 >>speak.vbs   
   >::echo sapi.Volume = 100 >>speak.vbs   
   > echo sapi.Speak wsh.arguments(0) >>speak.vbs   
   >   
   > for /f "tokens=*" %%i in (spell.txt) do call echo %%random%% %   
   i>>spellerr.txt   
   > sort /o spelltmp.txt spellerr.txt   
   > del spellerr.txt   
   > set /a ok=0   
   > set /a not_ok=0   
   >   
   > for /f "tokens=1*" %%i in (spelltmp.txt) do call :sub %%j   
   >:end   
   > del speak.vbs   
   > del spelltmp.txt   
   > echo.   
   > echo %ok% Wörter richtig,  %not_ok% Wörter falsch   
   > echo.   
   > pause   
   > exit   
   >   
   >:sub   
   > echo.   
   > set /a n=0   
   >:sub1   
   > set /a n=n+1   
   > if %n%==3 goto :sub2   
   >:: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/   
   esktop/ms717077(v=vs.85)   
   > cscript //nologo speak.vbs  " %*"   
   > set a=   
   > set /p a=   
   > if /i "%a%"=="x" goto :end   
   > if /i not "%*"=="%a%" goto :sub1   
   > set /a ok=ok+1   
   > goto :eof   
   >   
   >:sub2   
   > echo 0 %*>>spellerr.txt   
   > echo ---------- %*   
   > set /a not_ok=not_ok+1   
   > timeout /t 2 >nul   
      
   Thanks for that update. I'm on Windows 10 so I wasn't aware of this change.   
   I'll fix mine so that when I move to Windows 11, it will still work.   
   The way I run it is I have an app paths key called "spell".   
      
   So I bring up the Runbox and then I type "spell" to add a squiggled word.   
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\   
    spell.exe = C:\path-to\spelltxt.txt   
      
   Then when I have time, type "bee" to test my personal spelling errors.   
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\   
    bee.exe = C:\path-to\spellingbee.bat   
      
    @echo off   
    REM spellingbee.bat for Windows 10, originally by Herbert Kleebauer 20220211   
    REM A self-test of redsquiggled words with a self-reinforcing misspelled DB.   
    REM  Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.msdos.batch,alt.usage.english   
    REM  Message-ID:    
    REM Customized for only the words that YOU misspell (just yours!)   
    REM   Randomly speaks thos words giving you a chance to type them correctly.   
    REM   Strategy being it _must_ be quick & easy; otherwise you won't do it.   
    REM   Purposefully uses audio instead of a visual to present the word.   
    REM   Strategically, this uses a visual to reinforce the correct spelling.   
    REM   Logic being that seeing it _before_ trying to spell it taints memory.   
    REM   Logic being seeing it _after_ an attempt tends to reinforce memory.   
    REM   Tactic is auto-honing of just the words _you_ have recently misspelled.   
    REM   Tactic is repetition specifically for the words _you_ misspelled most.   
    REM Recommended one-time setup:   
    REM 1. Set up an AppPath for a quick command: "Run > spell"   
    REM     (Use that command to add redsquiggled words into spelltxt.txt)   
    REM     HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\   
    REM     spell.exe = C:\data\database\tts\spelltxt.txt   
    REM 2. Set up an AppPath for a quick command: "Run > spellingbee"   
    REM     (Use that command to initiate the audio-visual testing process)   
    REM     HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\   
    REM     spellingbee.exe = C:\data\database\tts\spellingbee.bat   
    REM 3. Optionally, choose a filespecs for the spell txt, err & tmp files   
    REM     Note any explicit path is optional (it can be %TEMP% as the default).   
    REM      spelltxt.txt is manually maintained redsquiggled words (1 per line)   
    REM      spelltxt.err is a dynamic error file autocreated & automaintained   
    REM      spelltxt.tmp is a dynamic tmp file autocreated by this script   
    REM     Note: %TEMP% defaults to C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp\   
    REM Recommended daily-use model   
    REM 4. Ad hoc, as words are redsquiggled, rightclick, correct & copy...   
    REM     Run > spell   
    REM     Paste the now-correctly-spelled redsquiggle into that spell.txt file   
    REM     Note: Most people pin a "Run" shortcut icon to their Win10 taskbar.   
    REM     Note: Otherwise, they press "Windows+R" to pop up the Run box.   
    REM 5. Periodically, as needed, to refresh & reinforce spelling memory...   
    REM     Run > spellingbee   
    REM     a. Speaks words you previously doubly misspelled (in spellerr.txt)   
    REM        (if you spell it incorrectly, another entry is added)   
    REM        (if you spell it correctly, only one entry is removed)   
    REM     b. Then randomly speaks the list of misspelled words (in spelltxt.txt)   
    REM        (if you spell it incorrectly, one entry is added to the error file)   
    REM        (if you spell it correctly, it moves to the next word in the file)   
    REM     The more you misspell a word, the more it shows up in the error file.   
    REM     Each time a word is presented you have two chances to spell it out.   
    REM     The more you correctly spell it, the less it shows up.   
    REM     When incorrect, a "pause" allows timely introspection of errors.   
    REM     Pressing "x" will end the session (as will pressing "Control+C").   
    REM   
    REM Please choose a desired filespec for the spelling text, error & temp   
   files.   
    REM set spelltxtfile=%TEMP%\spelltxt.txt   
    REM set spellerrfile=%TEMP%\spellerr.txt   
    REM set spelltmpfile=%TEMP%\spelltmp.txt   
    set spelltxtfile=C:\data\database\tts\spelltxt.txt   
    set spellerrfile=C:\data\database\tts\spellerr.txt   
    set spelltmpfile=C:\data\database\tts\spelltmp.txt   
    MODE CON: COLS=50 LINES=10   
    color f0   
    cls   
    echo createobject("sapi.spvoice").speak wsh.arguments(0)>speak.vbs   
      
    for /f "tokens=*" %%i in (%spelltxtfile%) do call echo %%random%%   
   %%i>>%spellerrfile%   
    sort /o %spelltmpfile% %spellerrfile%   
    del %spellerrfile%   
    set /a ok=0   
    set /a not_ok=0   
      
    for /f "tokens=1*" %%i in (%spelltmpfile%) do call :sub %%j   
    :end   
    del speak.vbs   
    del %spelltmpfile%   
    echo.   
    echo %ok% words correct,  %not_ok% words incorrect   
    echo.   
    pause   
    exit   
      
    :sub   
    echo.   
    set /a n=0   
    :sub1   
    set /a n=n+1   
    if %n%==3 goto :sub2   
    cscript //nologo speak.vbs "%*"   
    set a=   
    set /p a=   
      
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