[Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers
Dave Burnett
d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 11 11:55:27 GMT 2011
Maybe take a step back and see if it is set up to work at all first:
TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Text-to-Speech To determine if Text-to-Speech is working properly, use the
following tests.
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Preview Voice. The text in Preview Voice should be spoken audibly with each word highlighted in turn. If
so, TTS and the speakers are working. If you cannot hear the Preview Voice and
see words highlighted as they are spoken, see "Possible Text-to-Speech
Problems" section of this article for troubleshooting solutions. Possible Text-to-Speech Problems If you do not hear speech after testing the system, consider the
following:
The speaker volume is not turned up or is muted. Some
speakers have external controls for volume and muting. Make sure the volume is
turned up sufficiently or that muting is off. The speakers may not be selected as the current output
device. On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Audio Output to make sure that the speakers are selected.The speakers might not be connected properly. Consult the
speaker hardware documentation for additional information. Make certain that
the sound card for the computer is also properly seated and installed, and that
the correct drivers are available. See "Set Up Speakers" for additional
connection information. The Text-to-Speech engine may be corrupted. To test for
corruption, switch to another engine. See the "Changing the TTS voice or
engine" section of this article. If another engine is working properly,
reinstall the specific engine from the original source. If no engine is working
properly, reinstall the speech engine from the original source or CD.
From: ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:43:23 +0000
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers
Hi KerrieThis is obviously in IE only and as I put as a question I'm not 100% certain that this isn't specific to my laptop/configuration so would be good to hear from others but anyway what I found was that regardless of the active x settings if I had protected mode enabled the tts didn't work, with it unchecked it does work. Tools > Internet Options > Security > uncheck enable protected mode and click apply Then visit your LO/refresh the page, tick the tts checkbox, enable the prompt and then tab around. Let us know if that works for you? HTHRon From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kerrie Stephenson
Sent: 11 March 2011 11:29
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers Hello everybody, I have changed my active settings but still have no sound for TTS. Ron has said to uncheck "Enable Protected mode”, I’m not sure what this means, could you tell me how to do it, it may then work for me. Regards, Kerrie. From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 09 March 2011 12:00
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers Hi Julian/alla couple of reasons for posting a reply to this older topic... 1. In response to the recent question about tts I tried searching the list archives via and used Active X changes in web browsers as the search term but it didn't find the thread below. Thinking about Johnathan's thread about not finding messages he posted either I'm wondering if something has gone awry with the list search? 2. Also to update the thread below with what I've found in relation to the tts problem I had: I compared and matched the settings for Internet zone and Local Intranet zone because I was getting TTS working via a http://localhost install but not a web based url. However what I noticed was that the Internet zone had the Enable protected mode checked whereas the local intranet zone didn't have this checked. Un-checking this for Internet zone got TTS working again for web based URL's. So we know that the active x setting that must be set to prompt or enabled is “Initialise and script active x controls not marked as safe for scripting” but is it also the case that "Enable Protected mode" must be unchecked? That's certainly the case for me but just wondering if there's another combination of some sort that stops the TTS from working if Protected mode is enabled? CheersRon From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 16 February 2011 08:00
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers For all zones? Where is the content playing from? The local machine zone can’t be easily accessed anymore, but does have its own settings… From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 15 February 2011 16:43
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers Well in changing setting on my laptop to try to verify this I'm now not getting any sound from the TTS :-( I get sound from other sources and still get prompted when selecting the TTS options but when I then tab around no TTS is heard - which I hadn't tried testing this now! From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 15 February 2011 16:31
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers The only one I’ve ever had to change is ‘Initialise and script Active X Controls not marked as safe for scripting’. Pretty certain about that. The ActiveX control in question is the Microsoft SAPI one, and it’s part of windows: it doesn’t need downloading. Why they can’t mark it as safe beats me: why shouldn’t Microsoft software distributed as part of a Microsoft OS running in a Microsoft browser be anything other than completely safe? ;-) From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 15 February 2011 16:28
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers I'm wondering if one setting prompts for the control if it's already installed and the other (the unsigned one) prompts for it to download if it's not already available? I just seem to recall having to change that setting in order to get it to work on presentation machines when delivering training. However I could be wrong as it's often a last minute thing to try to get working before a training session and often on machines that have all the settings locked down. Not sure I can properly test on my laptop because it works already which obviously means that the control is already available. From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 15 February 2011 15:39
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers No, it’s the one for “Initialise and script active x controls not marked as safe for scripting” to prompt, at least for the TTS – were you thinking of something else? Unsigned ones should be left alone, I think…? From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 15 February 2011 15:29
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Active X changes in web browsers The main one is changing unsigned activex controls to prompt rather than disabled. Alistair and I were talking about guidnace on this recently and Alistair did a screenshot of his long scrolling list of settings - see attached. From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Andy Epps
Sent: 15 February 2011 15:16
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Subject: [Xerte] Active X changes in web browsers Hi all I have recently rolled out our institutional version of Xerte and remember Ron mentioning that you need to make some active x changes in your institutions browsers. Can somebody please clarify what these changes are as I remember that they make a significant improvement to the end users Xerte experience. ThanksAndy This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bridgwater College. If you are not the intended recipient be advised that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it together with any attachment and contact the sender. This email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. Please note that Bridgwater College reserves the right to monitor all incoming and outgoing email communications, especially if there is some evidence of illegal or serious misuse of facilities. Bridgwater College, Bath Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4PZ | 01278 455464 | enquiries at bridgwater.ac.uk
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