Rocrail Speaking, Train Announcement

[Buddace]

Example in a bloc with IN event can send string (and speak ): Train "%s" incoming ad track "%d" from "%s".
This isn't a run a recorded Wav or MP3

espeak example...I don't know voice quality in only idea
http://espeak.sourceforge.net/commands.html

1) need call espeak.exe "string"
2) string can be created dynamically with action (rob )

My suggestion of string:

constant1 %parameter1 constant2 parameter2 etc....
parameter may be:
-location from location table
-track number, I don't know if is present in rocrail / location property
-destination
-coming from
-train number
-train type

I think need more event for activate action:
-in present in block (...train incoming at track)
-wait (...train is ready to depart to)
-passing (..attention train passing in track keep clear platform)

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

This feature should be also available for layout text objects to be updated by generated text.

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

The string should have a simplified printf format:

"Train %s has arrived on platform %s."

This string is the parameter for the External action type.

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

Revision 1713 can speak:

20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OAction 0613 Action Speak2Me [tx-text1:update]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OAction 0289 Action execution Speak2Me [tx-text1:update]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OAction 0319 setting text [text1] to [update]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OText 0126 text event [BR216-2][Train %lcid% enters %bkid%]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OText 0075 try to resolve [lcid]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OText 0075 try to resolve [bkid]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OText 0137 new text [Train BR216 enters 2]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OAction 0613 Action espeak [ext-:espeak]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OAction 0289 Action execution espeak [ext-:espeak]
20100702.112922.714 r9999I BR216 OAction 0331 executing [espeak "Train BR216 enters 2"]
20100702.112922.715 r9999I BR216 OLcDrive 0175 Found destination for "BR216": "3" (from 2)
20100702.112922.736 r9999I OSystem OSystem 0341 system = espeak "Train BR216 enters 2"

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

Until now there are only 2 variables implemented:

%lcid% = Loco ID
%bkid% = Block ID

More to come.

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

Dynamic text: %lcid%, %lcdest%, %lcnr%, %frombkid%, %bkloc%, %frombkloc% and %bkid% will be replaced with real values.

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

http://wiki.rocrail.net/doku.php?id=text-en#actions

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

The locations are fixed in revno 1716.

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

Add new block status: depart.
This should be set after the route is set to the next destination.

The action is called a few line too early for the reserved state: FromBlock is not set.

[Rocrail (r.j.versluis)]

Add a block/location list in Rocview to 'speak' for them.

New needed attributes in the ini file:
speak4block="A,F,..."
speakcall="espeak -vnl+f2"