Install Vocola
Install Vocola
Use the following instructions for your first installation of Vocola.
Or, see below to upgrade from an earlier version of Vocola.
Installing Vocola for the first time
- Install Dragon NaturallySpeaking,
version 3.5 or later, any edition.
- Install Python. Version 2.3
is recommended, with 2.0 and 2.2 also supported. Earlier versions are not
supported.
- Install NatLink and Vocola.
- Associate the .vcl file extension (used for Vocola command files)
with your favorite text editor. This allows you to open your Vocola files
using built-in voice commands. An easy way to set up this association is to
right-click on any .vcl file (such as Vocola\Samples\notepad.vcl),
select "Open With" or "Open", and pick your favorite text editor
(for example, Notepad).
Note that Scott's installer associates the .vcl file extension with
the free editor Notepad2,
which it also installs.
Emacs users should install
gnuserv and associate the .vcl file extension with gnuclientw.exe.
(Make sure the directory containing gnuclientw.exe is included in
your PATH environment variable.)
- Test Vocola.
- Copy the sample command file for Notepad (Vocola\Samples\notepad.vcl)
to the Vocola\Commands folder.
- Say "Start Notepad" to launch Notepad.
- Say "Test Simple Command". The phrase "It works!" should appear.
- Say "Edit Voice Commands". Vocola\Commands\notepad.vcl should
be opened using the editor you picked in step 4.
- Change the "Test Simple Command" command to type "It really works!"
- Save the file, say "Switch to Notepad", and say "Test Simple Command". "It
really works!" should appear.
Upgrading from an Earlier Version of Vocola
If you originally installed NatLink + Vocola using Scott Weinstein's installer,
you must upgrade using the latest
version of that installer. The installer will detect if there is an older
version, and upgrade correctly. (You can't change any installed files manually
because the current version of the installer automatically changes them back
when you start NatSpeak.)
If you originally installed Vocola directly you can either switch to the installer
or follow these steps:
- Rename your existing Vocola folder (it's in your NatLink folder)
- Install Vocola as described below.
- Copy all files from your old Vocola/Commands folder to your new Vocola/Commands
folder
- Restart NatSpeak
Installing Vocola Directly
- Download the Vocola zip file.
- Extract the Vocola zip file into the NatLink directory. For example, if
you installed NatLink in C:\NatLink, you should choose C:\NatLink
as the folder to extract to. After unpacking you should see folder C:\NatLink\Vocola,
with subfolders Commands, Doc, Exec, Samples,
and Simpscrp.
- From the Vocola\Exec folder, copy the files _vocola_main.py
and VocolaUtils.py to the NatLink\MacroSystem folder. This
activates Vocola's built-in voice commands.
|