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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
US time format?

Here in the US Time is usually said as(12:01am or 1:02pm) "12 oh 1 am or 1 oh 2 pm ", etc. This app says "12-1 am or 1-2pm". Any chance of getting it to speak time as the old "Speaking Clock exe" says time when it is lnk'ed and clicked? A Zero spoken as...OH.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
For anyone wanting to make their own voice files for this app, this is a good place to do so.

http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php

You just enter the text you want to be said, pick a voice and you can make a .wav or mp3 file. Name it the same as the file in the Talking Clock sounds folder and copy it over. If you want to save the priginal files, copy them to your PC or rename the first. I used this website to make sound files to replace the tones on my dialer and it worked great. Had to fine tune them a bit in Audacity, but that was easy.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
sure, will do that :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
changes in v1.4:

- small bug fix

- added SayTimeNow.lnk so you can hook it to a hardware key

- 1:05 PM is now spoken as "one OH five PM"

NOTE: i didn't change the version number but i reuploaded a new cab file
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Thanks...Testing now!!

Thanks...Testing now!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Works Great....

Works Great.... Thanks for adding the features I suggested!! It seems to work perfectly even when "sleeping"!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Surfer:
I love this feature, man !!!!!!!

THANKS A LOT :D:D:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Installed it last night. Problems shortly thereafter.

1. Need a way to automatically have it not announce during sleep hours. Maybe a programmable window of 8 hours where the user sets the start time for this window in the settings.

2. Announced 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am fine. Announced 4am at 4:18am and no more announcements since.:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Started working again on its own when it announced that it was 9am at 9:20am this morning. Since them, it has been corectly announcing the hour (set to announce on the hour every hour).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] navin_bvr:
Works on Omnia 2

Wow, thaanks for this super cool application. Works fantastic on Omnia 2

:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
- set the SCHEDULE ON

- input the start time and end time

- press start
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mourad75:
Keep Up the G-R-E-A-T Work !!

First, i would like to thank your for your work,

and maybe contribute by this little add :

American English (

male

) sound, (the voice is too much more clear)

If you like the female voice :rolleyes:, let me know and I'll make American English (

female

).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] willcor:
i refer to my.. post 12... of this thread,

i manage to sort all my hd ( blackstone .."sleep/suspended.. problems out .

TalkingClock is working very, very smoothly and to me is a very handy tool.

i also added two complete extra " sound voices " folders, in TalkingClock program folder , ( so i have choice of three" voices ") and with very little editing ..alternate between them ..!

thank you

willcor
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike2nl:
One more idea about the different voices...

A menu point for: select the voice

:D:D That will be cool
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mourad75:
New Women voice

Yes, I agree with you mike2nl :cool:

oldsap; you found in attachment the Women voice.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
@mike2nl and willcor: good idea guys. i will use the original voice, and the two voice packs posted by mourad75.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wez89:
Seems a problem with extraction of the wma's. tried winrar and 7zip, both gave errors, possible you could re zip them and upload again. Regards, Wez
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike2nl:
Hi wez89,

ok i will take alook on my PC. But i am on reconstructing everything, because a new and powerfull Lenovo workstation. So please wait for it. I hope on tuesday i am ready with all installations. The base backup is working but i will install all needed apps clean and after that backup i'll take the look for the files. Nothing is gone, i only have to search.

Also dropbox says: 2 days and 14 hours to reconstruct, uff. I think there are a lot of files because all the beta groups ;).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raujaku:
Did not work on Topaz Aug 07 energy rom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wez89:
You need to set a schedule time
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] erdoke:
When I schedule talking for 10 minutes from current time it wants to start only tomorrow.

Example:

Current time 18:21, date 08/08/2010

Scheduled time: 18:30 to 19:01

Interval: 5 min

It shows time for next chime: 09/08/10 18:30. How can I set the date?

Version 1.2 worked fine except for scheduling of course.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mourad75:
Re-uploaded the Woman voice in Zip format

(The sound files are in WAV format, not in WMA)

I re-uploaded the Woman voice in Zip format with normal compression, hope it will be correct this time.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wez89:
Thats what i meant :rolleyes:

Thanks alot, working fine now (:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
after you input the schedule and interval, press Menu>Set Schedule AND Menu>Set Interval then Menu>Start
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Would it be possible......

Would it be possible......That when the Voice files are selectable they can be stored on the SD Card? That way multiple voice files do not take up Device storage memory. Just a thought. I am working on several voice file sets currently.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
sure. i'll have that selectable too :)

i'm still waiting for suggestions and also other voice sets before i add these options :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike2nl:
oldsap you have a PM

EDIT 1:

for all who want know more how to make sounds for the clock, look here.

And here for the MS guys.

EDIT 2:

my search string for goolge
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] erdoke:
That's what I did yesterday. Just tried it again and "Next Chime Will be on: 10/08/10 09:40:00" that is tomorrow...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
"Theme Folder"

Could the voices be in a "Theme Folder" so that "voice packs" can be easily added and removed? That way the app can be customized easily for all users and all added packs are visible and selectable. Kind of the way the "Neko" UI works.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
British Female Voice

British Female Voice....There are also "optional" intros in an enclosed folder for the "timeis.wav" ....they can be renamed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joshzzz2001:
great app but i got the same issue as above. have t-mobile hd2 as well.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
this might have something to do with the date format you are using. the default reads the date as month/day/year
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
changes in v1.5:

- sound files are now located in \STORAGE CARD\PROGRAM FILES\TALKINGCLOCK\SOUNDS folder

- multiple sound packs can now be added

- added "Test Sound" button

INSTALL IN DEVICE MEMORY
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Testing Now...THANKS

Testing Now...THANKS
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Working Great......

Working Great......with the multiple sound packs. They are easily selectable now!! Thanks again!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike2nl:
Hi oldsap,

so as every time..that's cool and thank you for sharing this amazing peace of little helpfull and tiny app.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
how about a simple alarm feature? any suggestions? ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] twisted:
hi,

how about an alarm off triggered by g-sensor (when you shake your device it will stop the alarm).

thanks for developing useful apps pre.

good luck

regards

mike :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
i would want to add that feature (g-sensor) but my device doesn't have g-sensor :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] willcor:
tested latest vers1.5... TalkingClock.. i agree ,

it just gets better and smoother..!!

your suggestion about an simple alarm, i agree with,

...lets say with a "full screen popup "

that allows you to " touch switch off " alarm..?

i said it in previous post and again ,

this application ,is a handy tool..!!

thank you

willcor
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vbilenko:
Hi!

How can I add this application in startup?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] geomun:
error when selecting sound folder- any ideas?

winmo 6.1 on a samsung i-760. The SaytimeNow does work. Everything else seems to work except being able to select the sound folder. Here is the error message
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Have you put any additional sound packs?

Have you put any additional sound packs? When you add additional sound packs to the Sounds folder in the SD Card the "set Folder" becomes functional. With just the default sound pack installed you will get that error.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] geomun:
I do. I have a folder on my SD card named "talking clock". Then two folders inside of it called UK Female English and Woman Voice.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Just so I'm clear....

Just so I'm clear....You have the sound packs in Storage Card/Program Files/Talking Clock/Sounds? The packs you installed, along with default should be visible when top dropdown box is clicked/tapped. Sellect one ....then do Menu/Sound Options/Set folder. You can then tap test sound to verify new voice pack install. the current time will be spoken.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] geomun:
ahhh, I do now. Did not realize that there was already a folder in the program Files directory named TalkingClock. Still getting the error though. Am I missing anything else?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] geomun:
quick work around

so as an alternative, I renamed the default folder to default1 and changed the UK voice folder to default. That works for now. thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
Are the voice packs visible....

Are the voice packs visible....in the drop down box in the UI? I believe I turned the phone off then on(soft Reset) and they showed up and were then selectable. I was getting the "error" until I figured it out.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
That's basically what I was Doing...

============

That's basically what I was Doing to change voices...before the UI option was put in the APP. So how is the UK voice pack I put together sounding to you?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] geomun:
visible voice packs

the program crashes before any voice pack options are presented. Good job on the UK voice.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] geomun:
visible voice packs

dupe post....removed text
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike2nl:
Hi oldsap,

problem:

my path to the sound files is in dutch: \Opslagkaart\Programmabestanden\TalkingClock\sounds

But the app is awaiting: \STORAGE CARD\PROGRAM FILES\TALKINGCLOCK\SOUNDS

Is the path hardcoded? I have changed the registry by hand, but the error comes up allways. Screenshot 1 and 2 fopr your information.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] brunoisa10:
hi oldsap , really interesting ;) i'll take a look for french voices )

:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
@mike2nl: yes it's hard coded. i'll try to fix this so that the sound files can be set by users anywhere they want to :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike2nl:
Hi oldsap,

the soundfiles are correct. I mean the main app *.exe in the wrong directory (dutch = \Programmabestanden\...) :D.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vbilenko:
Hey guys! What about startup?

Still no answer...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
I'm having nothing but problems with this app. I keep trying to use a schedule so that it does not announce from 11pm to 8am. I set the schedule, set the interval to 30 minutes, turn schedule on and hit start. It always says next chime is at 8am of the following morning. 8am comes and sometimes it announces on time, sometimes it announces around 8:20. Problem is, that's all I get. After that first announcement I get no more and when I check the settings the schedule is correct and it says the interval is 30 (although the drop box is blank), but that the next chime will not be until 8am the next day. What gives? I really like the app, but this is so frustrating.:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
sorry about this. can you please tell me the date and time format you are using? ex. MM/DD/YY 12hour format, etc.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joshzzz2001:
my date format is month/day/year, 12 hr. in my case, the saytimenow does not work as well. an app installed that's time related is g-alarm. i don't know if this has something to do with it.

edit: saytime.exe does not work, timenow. exe works
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
I use mm/dd/yyyy and a 12 hour clock. Right now I have it announcing every 30 minutes with no schedule and it is working. I will turn the schedule back on tonight before I go to bed and see if it works again tomorrow. SayTimeNow is working fine for me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joshzzz2001:
yup, this works for me too. with no schedule, it works at the specified interval and on the right time. but if there's a schedule, e.g. 8 am to 8 pm, the chime only works the next day and beginning at a time not close with the start or end of the set schedule nor with the current time, e.g. 2 pm.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joshzzz2001:
i think you can just create a shortcut or link of the talkingclock.exe to the startup of the windows folder using a file explorer.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
No joy.:( Set the schedule for 8am to 11pm before I went to bed last night and hit Start. It said the next chime would be at 8am on 8/12. No chime and when I checked the schedule it had reset itself to 2:30pm to 4:30pm on 8/12. Tried resetting the schedule back to 8am to 11pm, but now after hitting Start the next chime won't happen until 2:30pm on 8/13. There is a serious bug in the scheduler. You need to fix it so that it will start using the desired schedule immediately instead of jumping ahead a day. And what is the point of having 2 drop boxes for the Interval time? One lets you select a specific time, the other only says "default" in it. I would really love it if you could fix these issues. I'd even pay for this program if it worked properly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joshzzz2001:
yup, this is what happens to me too. when schedule is on, the chime is always at 2:30 pm the next day. but when it is off, it works perfectly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
It seems like.....

I am also having similar problems. It seems like if you attempt to set a time frame and the current time is within the two times it jumps to the next day. If you set it and your current time out side of the time frame ....it seems to work?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
I edited my registry and now have the schedule set to begin tomorrow at 8am. Fingers crossed.:p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
It worked! The phone just announced it was 8am without any intervention by me. I purposely did not touch it all morning to see if it would announce not only on time, but while in sleep mode. Now to see if it continues working all day (every 30 minutes) and follows the 8am-11pm schedule.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Well, 8:30 came and went as did 9:00, both without a sound. In checking the settings it appears that although the start time was as I set it last night, the program changed the end time to 3:30pm and cleared the interval. The Next Chime is now set for 8am tomorrow. I again edited the registry and reset the start/end times. I then restarted the program and set the interval to 30 and clicked on start. If it doesn't work as it should tomorrow I'm just going to dump it. I really like the idea of this program, but there's something wrong with the scheduler that makes it too frustrating to use. I don't want to have to turn it off and on every day.:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
sorry about the bugs. i'll add a temporary log button so it will save your registry entries so you can post them or send them to me. thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
Download TalkingClock.exe for Registry Entry checking

how to use:

- copy the TalkingClock.exe over the original exe file in your \Program Files\TalkingClock\ folder

- run TalkingClock.exe

- set you schedule

- if it does not speak at the scheduled time, run TalkingClock.exe again, click on MENU>Save Reg, a text file will be created in your root folder \talkingclockreg.txt

- post it at xda-dev thread or here so i can check it out
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Well, it went off this morning at 8 as scheduled, but once again the interval time was wiped out and it hasn't made a peep since. I'll try the log version and get back to you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Oldsaps, haven't done the above because I have no way to extract the .exe from the cab file. I have tried different settings and there is definitely something wrong with the way the scheduler interacts with the program. If you try setting a schedule that covers the time you are setting it, it will jump to the next day. For instance, if it is currently 10:15am and you set a schedule of 9am to 10pm the next chime will be at 9am the following day. If you set a schedule that is after the current time, the next chime will be on the same day. Problem is, that when the time comes in either scenario you will only get that one chime. There will be no subsequent chimes after that. In checking the settings after that 1st scheduled chime I see that the next chime is once again set for the following day and the interval time dropbox is again blank. I think this wiping out of the interval time is what is causing the problem. Something in your program scheduler is causing this. So, basically, the scheduling is worthless. The only way to use this program currently is to set it without a schedule and remember to turn it off at night if you don't want to hear it through your sleep. I really like the reminder because I often get lost in my work and having it chime every 1/2 hour keeps me from losing track of time. I just don't want to have to remember to turn it off every night. Anything you can do to fix this is appreciated.;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
after you download the exe file, sync you phone to your PC then navigate to \Program Files\TalkingClock in your phone memory and paste the new TalkingClock.exe over the old one
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
OK, will try that. I uninstalled the program and reinstalled. Same issues only now the program won't announce when in Sleep mode, which it was doing earlier.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
no need to uninstall the program, just copy/paste the exe file into your phone memory where the original TalkingClock.exe is located
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Three days straight and all I get is the chime at 8am, nothing after. Here's the reg file contents:

Status = 1

intro = 1

Schedule = 1

Start = 8/4/10 8:00:00 AM

End = 8/4/10 11:00:15 PM

Interval = 30

Chime = 8/21/10 8:00:00 AM

All looks right, but after it fails to announce at 8:30am I open the program and the Interval Time is always blank and the next chime is reset for the following day. Basically, the scheduler just does not work. Does it work for you? Anyone else?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
Start = 8/4/10 8:00:00 AM

End = 8/4/10 11:00:15 PM <= this means you are not pressing MENU>Set Schedule Time
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
I am doing that. Those values never change and reflect the date the program was first installed. I will try changing them in the registry and see if it makes any difference. Sure would like to hear if anyone has been able to make this app work on schedule.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
did you type in the start/end dates first before clicking on the SET SCHEDULE TIME?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] geekyhawkes:
Great app, is there scope to have it read the time out in seconds down to a specific time (in a count down style?)

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Andy-D:
Schedule

I have been using this app for a while (on an HD2) and can confirm that I have never been able to get the schedule to work. Shame....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
YES! The scheduler just does NOT work. This morning it once again announced at 8am and then no more. Here's a screen shot of what the settings look like just after 8am.

Once again, it has set the Next Chime for the following day at 8am. Instead of respecting the schedule in its entirety it is merely treating it more like an alarm and only executing the Start time and no more. I think it is completely ignoring the interval time when in schedule mode.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mike2nl:
@Andy:

why shame? Please be constructive. Oldsap have done a very giood job until now,

so please tell us/oldsap what you have done in which way. I can say too..

..my car will not drive, but the guy who will fix it, asks me what's going on.

@oldsap:

i will do a test again, because i don't use the schedule function. I will report what's going on.

Start screenshot is 5 minutes ago.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Lost in translation. He meant that it's a shame the scheduler doesn't work because it is a potentially useful program. Not that Oldsaps should feel shame personally.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] willcor:
i have been using ..TalkingClock .(.since a few versions back..)

have also worked through my own problems ...!!

( eg. ..phone going to sleep and application not working ,solved it ..!!)

to me TalkingClock ..is working very smoothly ..!!

(i dont need the scheduler.. its an option, thats all..!!)

this application is very, very handy..and usefull ,

in fact, very,very few working applications, like this around !!

...(i even " google" to see ,if so )

further,..i even use it on my morning, 10km run .

what a pleasure ,to hear " the time.. "

every few kilometres down/up the road..!!!

Oldsap....

thank you and keep it up...!!

good luck

willcor
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Andy-D:
Sorry... I meant it was a shame that the schedule function dosn't seem to work (for a number of users anyway)

I did not mean any offence... I meant it was a pity that this excellant software had a slight flaw.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Oldsaps, does the scheduler work for you? What phone/OS are you using?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
i'm using an HTC Ozone WM6.5 OS

test:

1. set start time to 8/24/10 7:25AM

2. at 7:25AM it chimed

3. changed my Date/Time to 8/24/10 7:30PM so that i will check if the scheduler works.

4. ran TalkingClock, and this is the next chime schedule: 8/25/10 7:25AM (which is tomorrow)

so it seems to work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miami_Son:
Why does the scheduler always move to the next day? The problem I'm having is not that it doesn't chime when it says it will, but that it only chimes the one time and then not again until the next day, and then only the one time again. I'm betting yours will chime tomorrow at 7:25AM and not again after that. The scheduler makes it work like an alarm clock when what I want is to schedule when it isn't chiming, like during the night when I'm sleeping. Having to remember to turn it off and back on every day is a pain.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] manbat:
I installed on my Q9m/c_WM6.1_Standard.....Scheduler works great. Now my TP2_WM6.5 is a different story. The scheduler has problems with PPC's. I am getting same results as others. My phones shut off automatically every night so it not really a problem for me that the scheduler does not stop announcing. Still a great app. I used to use Schedy and the old "Talking Clock exe" to get this result...announce time everty 15 minutes. This app makes it easier!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] oldsap:
I'm betting yours will chime tomorrow at 7:25AM and not again after that.

nope, it does chime every 5 minutes.