[ruuk]

hi ruuk - really do like this addon after testing it out these past few days. humbly request these features if possible:

1. addon audio is immediately is disabled once video or music is playing. that way you can browse for songs or music videos & not be interrupted when listening to music until or if you make your next selection.

I could possibly add that as an option in settings.

2. master volume that controls audio regardless of the tts engine: sapi, google, etc.

It might be possible for me to add a master volume in addition to the individual volumes. I will think about it.

3. delay feature of audio in seconds ( 1 sec., 2 secs., 3 sec., etc.) like tvtunes. that way it doesn't try to say everything before you get to your selection. it's less disruptive.

I could possibly add this as a settings option.

4. a greeting when xbmc finishes loading up & goodbye when exiting xbmc. (not really necessary)

The addon has sound effects when loading and shutting down. I could add the option to say a text as well.

love this addon. i just wanna help & bring this addon to the next level.

I have been spending an average of 15-20 hours a week working on this, and I am mostly focused on stability, speaking the entire XBMC interface and making it work on as many platforms as possible and having a wide range of speech engine support. The 'next level' will come when it comes The purpose of this addon is first and foremost to allow the visually impaired to use XBMC. I do intend eventually to make this more generally useful, such as making it available as a module for other addons to use for speech. That doesn't mean I won't add the features you requested soon, but they aren't necessarily a top priority either.

also wanted to ask you this. with music videos, it announces the music artist & the title of the song which i prefer...but yet with music it announces just the title only. i guess, what i preferred would be beneficial in compilation albums, but i guess not in solo albums. depending each individual preference. is this a xbmc thing, a skin or a addon thing?

For the most part I am trying to represent what is on the interface. Sometimes that is not possible so I put information that may be relevant, but doesn't necessarily match the current skins display. It's still a work in progress. Having more customization options for what is said where is something that will come down the road when there isn't so much work to do on the core functionality.