=?Utf-8?B?d3d3Lk15TVNTcGVlY2guY29t?= <wwwMyMSSpeechcom
discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> "Mark Conrad" wrote:

>> Vista Speech (WSR) has a so-called "Help" section which needs a
>> lot of rework, in my opinion.
>>
>> I am fairly certain that MacSpeech can handle "proper names"
>> such as: StÇôckigt
>>
>> ....however look as I might in WSRs Help section, I could not
>> track down how to do it.

<Snipped the usual Marty Spam>

>> Macros are not the answer here, as they require too much
>> memorization on the part of a harried doctor, it is just not
>> practical to memorize the "trip" terms for a thousand medical
>> macros.

> I will just mention again in all capital letters, WSR WAS NOT
> DESIGNED FOR SPECIAL VERTICAL MARKETS BUT FOR GENERAL BUSINESS
> APPLICATIONS.

The lead programmer told me that Windows Speech Recognition was
being developed for "casual users".

















>
> Marty Markoe
>
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"John Doe" <> wrote in message
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> =?Utf-8?B?d3d3Lk15TVNTcGVlY2guY29t?= <wwwMyMSSpeechcom
> discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> "Mark Conrad" wrote:
>
>>> Vista Speech (WSR) has a so-called "Help" section which needs a
>>> lot of rework, in my opinion.
>>>
>>> I am fairly certain that MacSpeech can handle "proper names"
>>> such as: StÇôckigt
>>>
>>> ....however look as I might in WSRs Help section, I could not
>>> track down how to do it.
>
> <Snipped the usual Marty Spam>
>
>>> Macros are not the answer here, as they require too much
>>> memorization on the part of a harried doctor, it is just not
>>> practical to memorize the "trip" terms for a thousand medical
>>> macros.
>
>> I will just mention again in all capital letters, WSR WAS NOT
>> DESIGNED FOR SPECIAL VERTICAL MARKETS BUT FOR GENERAL BUSINESS
>> APPLICATIONS.
>
> The lead programmer told me that Windows Speech Recognition was
> being developed for "casual users".

Yep! I use it casually and I am very pleased with it. Easy as pie to use.