Nuance Vocalizer Developer's Guide - Avaya Support

Enabling loggingYou can edit the Dictionary.bat file to enable debug information to be sent to a logfile (dictionaryEditor.log) in the %VOCALIZER%\bin\win32 directory:1 From the %VOCALIZER%\bin\win32 directory, open Dictionary.bat as a textfile.2 Before -D"INSTALL_PATH", add the parameter setting -D"debug=true". Forexample:"C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3\bin\java" -jar -cp"C:\Program Files\Nuance\Vocalizer3.0\java"-D"debug=true"-D"INSTALL_PATH=C:\Program Files\Nuance\Vocalizer3.0""C:\Program Files\Nuance\Vocalizer3.0\java\DictionaryEditor.jar"Adding new entriesTo add a new word or acronym to the dictionary:1 In Word Options, click New to open the Word Editor or Acronym Editor.2 In the Spelling field, enter the new word or acronym.Make sure to enter the correct spelling for text transcriptions sent to the TTSengine; dictionary entries are not case-sensitive.If you are entering a new word, the User Pronunciation field willautomatically display a phonetic translation based on the text in the Spellingfield.3 From the Part of Speech drop-down menu, make the appropriate selection,for example, “noun, proper” or “adverb.”4 If you are entering a new acronym, in the Say As field, enter the expansion.For example, with the acronym “TTS” you would enter “text-to-speech.”The User Pronunciation field automatically displays a phonetic translationbased on the text in the Say As field.5 In the User Pronunciation, build or modify the phonetic pronunciation foryour word:abThis field is filled automatically, but you can modify the phonetictranslation using the Phoneme Set. See “Phoneme set” on page 63.Add Primary or Secondary Stress symbols before the syllable to beaccented; see “Inserting stress markers” on page 63.Chapter 8 Customizing your application’s dictionaryUsing the Dictionary Editor65