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Use the -text_type option to specify which format you are using. For example, ifyou are using SSML tags, start vocalizer with the following setting:> vocalizer lm.Addresses=hostname:8471 -text_type ssmlSee “Using TTS in a VoiceXML application” on page 29 for information on howmarkup tags are supported.Enabling the emailparserVocalizer can parse and read email messages encoded in the RFC 822 standard.To enable this feature, specify the -filter option on the vocalizer command line:> vocalizer lm.Addresses=hostname:8471 -filter emailSee “Passing email messages to Vocalizer” on page 47 for information on howyou can configure the email parser.Using custom filtersYou can also use the -filter option to specify multiple filters, using acomma-separated list. (Do not include spaces between items.) For example,>vocalizer -filter filter1,filter2,[other_filters]See “Creating custom filters for text replacement” on page 52.Expected text formatsSetting the -text_type and -filter options enables Vocalizer to expect the correctdata format and treat it appropriately, as follows:Command-line option-text_type ssml-text_type vxml-text_type plaintext-text_type ssml -filter email-text_type vxml -filter email-text_type plain -filter email-filter emailExpected formatPlain text or SSMLPlain text or VoiceXMLPlain textPlain text, SSML, or emailPlain text, VoiceXML, or emailPlain text or emailPlain text or emailFor more information on creating custom filters, see “Creating custom filters fortext replacement” on page 52.Option summaryThe full usage statement for the vocalizer command-line tool is:> vocalizer lm.Addresses=hostname:8471[-num_channels number][-preallocate_licenses]14Nuance Vocalizer 3.0Developer’s Guide
[-text_type type][-voice voice_name][-region region][-voices_from_disk][-pruning value][-encoding format][-filter email][-dictionary_port port_number][-help]This table summarizes the settings for each option:Option Description Type Values Default-num_channels-preallocate_licensesSpecifies the number of engines thisinstance of Vocalizer will support. See“Specifying the number of channels” onpage 11.Indicates that licenses are to bepreallocated at startup. By default, thisoption is not included and licenses aregranted per request as described in“License issues” on page 11.Integer number 2String n/a n/a-text_typeSpecifies the markup language used in thetext to be passed to the Vocalizer TTSengine. See “Selecting the audioencoding” on page 13.Stringplainssmlvxmlplain-voiceSpecifies the voice to use for synthesis.See “Selecting voices” on page 12.StringlauriewoodsreedjohnstonclairekingstontimcoopersarahbrownjoshdonnellyjuliedeschampscatalinaromeroLaurieWoods-regionSpecifies the convention to use wheninterpreting number, date, and addresstext input for American Spanish. See“Regionalism” on page 104.StringUSCALAUS-voices_from_diskSpecifies to run the voice pack from disk.See “Running voice data from disk” onpage 12.n/a n/a n/aChapter 3 Configuring Vocalizer with the Nuance SystemIncluding Vocalizer in a Nuance configuration15
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Page 9 and 10: About this guideNuance Vocalizer pr
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Page 13 and 14: Chapter 1Introducing NuanceVocalize
Page 15 and 16: Chapter 2Installing Nuance Vocalize
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Page 19 and 20: tcsh-$] cd $NUANCEtcsh-$] source SE
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Page 55 and 56: Chapter 5Starting Vocalizer through
Page 57 and 58: ■Vocalizer configuration■■■
Page 59 and 60: Chapter 6Preprocessing text input6V
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Enabling loggingYou can edit the Di
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Testing your entries in ScratchpadW
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Chapter 9Techniques for enhancingau
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Note: The last character in a sente
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As mentioned earlier, Vocalizer exp
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NumbersCardinals and ordinalsVocali
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FractionsVocalizer recognizes fract
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Input texthello12345z4523bOutput te
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Input textOutput textU.K. formats45
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Appendix AText processing forCanadi
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Hyphens and dashesSince hyphens, da
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Measurement and numeric abbreviatio
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Input text1234ièmeOutputmille deux
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number to be recognized as an imper
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CurrencyVocalizer recognizes the fo
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Input textCO. 44666-1234OutputColor
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Input texthttp://support.nuance.com
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Appendix BText processing forAmeric
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that is laid out and punctuated in
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Homographic abbreviationsHomographi
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indicate decimals. In CALA mode, pe
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Input textOutput1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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■Dollar sign ($, $US, US$), inclu
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Input textOutput6 Ene. 2004 seis de
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Input textMrs. Chandler7449 Rupert
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IndexAalaw encoding 13APIs 27Nuance
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portschanging settings 20dictionary
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