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2015/05/11 09:17:59 (permalink)

Reading "-" as "Minus"

I am using this app to read some accounting material. For the most part, everything is working out great. One issue that I have is that I need for this app to read some formulas. I have been successful in getting it to read words and symbols the way I want. For example, it now reads the"/" sign as "Divided by" instead of "slash". However, I can't get it to read the minus sign as "minus" instead of skipping it altogether. Can someone tell me if there is anything I can do to make this possible? If I can get it to do this then I will consider it one of the best apps ever written.

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    Re: Reading "-" as "Minus" 2015/05/11 13:36:35 (permalink)
    Did you use the speech replacement (under Settings - Edit Speech) function to read "/" as "Divided by"? You could use the same to replace "-" with a word "minus". However, there are several Unicode characters that look like a '-', but differ in the character code, and maybe the length of the dash. So to make sure that you get the right minus to be replaced, copy it from the original formula text and paste into the "Edit Speech" - Pattern field.
     
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    Re: Reading "-" as "Minus" 2015/05/11 14:29:59 (permalink)
    Greg,
    Your suggestion worked like a charm! It was indeed the type of character that was the problem. When I pasted the minus sign from the formulas, I realized it was actually longer than what I was typing in. Thanks again
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    Re: Reading "-" as "Minus" 2015/05/11 15:16:29 (permalink)
    You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that my little app is useful. Good luck to you with everything you do!
     
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    Re: Reading "-" as "Minus" 2015/05/12 13:01:07 (permalink)
    Greg, one thing that I wish was there is the page numbers and the ability to jump to a page(Unless I am missing some setting). I have been using ezPDF for a long time and I am trying to use your app as the only pdf reader. The advantage of having the page number especially if it matches the original document is that I can continue to read a copy of my document from where I left using my computer. What do you think about that?
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    Re: Reading "-" as "Minus" 2015/05/13 14:35:56 (permalink)
    Good idea, thank you! Only problem is finding time to implement all the ideas in the app...
     
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