Nuance Vocalizer Developer's Guide - Avaya Support

WordemoticonladenPronunciation encodingi ' m o - t I . k A n' l A - d * nAudio scratchpadUsing the Dictionary EditorThe Scratchpad lets you send text to Vocalizer to test pronunciations in thecontext of your application. You can enter text strings in which your modifiedentries may be used, then click the Play button below the Scratchpad to hearyour text synthesized.Choosing either User or System determines if the Scratchpad plays your entryaccording to the system’s pronunciation or the phonetic translation you’veentered.See “Testing your entries in Scratchpad” on page 67.To use the Dictionary Editor:1 Make sure the vocalizer process is started.2 Start the Dictionary Editor:■■On Windows, from the Programs group in your Windows Start menu,select Nuance→ Nuance Vocalizer 3.0→ Executables→ Dictionary EditorOn Solaris, enter:> DictionaryEditor.shNote: Changes are not saved automatically when you close the editing tool. Afterfollowing the procedures for adding or modifying dictionary entries, make sureto save your changes before closing the Dictionary Editor.64Nuance Vocalizer 3.0Developer’s Guide