About dictionaries
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Topic: About dictionaries
Posted By: Sixwheels
Subject: About dictionaries
Date Posted: 10/Jun/2012 at 12:46pm
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So I eventually broke down and bought Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home version 11.5. I struggled with the accuracy levels of Windows Speech Recognition for so long, that I decided to just go ahead and try something different. After using Dragon NaturallySpeaking now for a few days, I can absolutely, definitively, tell you all that it is eerily accurate. Without fudging the truth even one little bit, I can claim 99.9% accuracy. In fact, I have typed this entire paragraph without one mistake. Not one. Now the thing is this, while the accuracy level is through the roof for this program, I actually do not like it for anything else. It simply isn't very good at controlling the computer. It has a lot of difficulty launching programs, and it has nothing like the Show Numbers feature of Windows Speech Recognition. Also, to get macro recording, you have to buy the extremely expensive professional version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. My theory about the program is that it is so accurate because it has a massive dictionary of words, and so I wanted to ask here whether there was a way to add a text-based dictionary to Windows Speech Recognition? I know that you can add words one at a time, but I would like to insert a whole mass of words at one time. Is there any way to do that? |
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Posted By: mmarkoe_admin
Date Posted: 10/Jun/2012 at 11:18pm
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Dragon is more accurate out of the box. You can get Dragon Premium edition for about $150.00 and it will allow you to create text macros and I think basic navigation macros but better check this out before purchasing. Did you know you can have WSR and Dragon running at the same time. Just switch the microphone off in one and on in the other. For example, dictate with Dragon, say Go to Sleep. Then say Start Listening to activate the WSR Speech Bar and then say, "Show numbers." Marty
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Posted By: Sixwheels
Date Posted: 11/Jun/2012 at 10:39am
| I don't know about that, Marty, Dragon is already somewhat of a resource hog. Running two speech recognitions together, might slow my machine down to an unusable point. ;-) Still, it's an idea I will have to try. In the end, I will probably just return this version of Dragon, and buy the more expensive one. Seems a shame that they don't just include the macro recording features in all versions. :-( |
Posted By: mmarkoe_admin
Date Posted: 11/Jun/2012 at 11:23am
Unless you have an antiquated computer with less than 3 GB RAM there should be no problem using both. I just checked the Dragon feature matrix and it looks like Premium will let you create Text and
Graphics Custom
Commands but not scripting. http://www.nuance.com/ucmct/groups/dragon/@web-enus/documents/collateral/nd_004125.pdf - to see the matrix. Marty
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Sixwheels wrote:Posted By: Sixwheels
Date Posted: 12/Jun/2012 at 4:26pm
| Now I'm starting to consider getting rid of Dragon altogether. Yes, it is as accurate as anyone could ask for when it comes to dictation, but I've realized something… I use speech recognition more for controlling my computer than I do for dictation, and as far as I'm concerned, Dragon fails at control miserably. One of the biggest problems is that it tends to wake up far too easily, and there is no audible signal to let me know that it has started to listen. So, consequently, all kinds of commands are issued before I know that anything is going on. By comparison, Windows Speech Recognition can be asleep while I'm having normal conversations in the household, and it never wakes up until I issue the proper command. |
Posted By: Sixwheels
Date Posted: 21/Jun/2012 at 7:15pm
| Well, last week I got rid of Dragon. I must say, I do miss its accuracy. I believe that Nuance is making an incredible mistake by dividing their product into so many versions. The only difference between Professional and Premium is the macro recording, and the excessive price tag of $500 (at Amazon) for the former. When Microsoft gives us the same level of accuracy, I am going to make it my duty in life to make sure that the disabled are aware that speech recognition is built into the operating system, and then Nuance can go fly a kite. |