Use Spells to Control Your Computer!, Other Crafts - Muggle Technology |
 Apr 1 2008, 10:48 AM
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Super Jenn!  Posts: 2,371 Joined: 5:43pm March 19, 2006 Location: Knitting elf socks & scarves in the Hufflepuff Common Room. . .   |
© Nick McGill Supplies Computer with Windows XP or Windows Vista Voice Activated Commands software A microphone Some time and patience Instructions Download the software from the VAC download page. Note: This software is currently only available for Windows XP or Vista. Gathering spells Some examples to use are:
Enter the Incantations Boot up VACBuilder and create a new profile.  Start making spells by going into the "Action Description" box and hitting the "Add" button. Enter the spell name and click "OK".  Go to the "Command List" box, which is where you will program what will happen when a certain phrase is said. Qualifier keys can be anything from "Alt" to "Shift", so just explore both lists. The extended keys reach almost anything, including browser commands and media player commands. To check to make sure that you have the right key, boot up the Keyboard Tester program that came with VAC. Click the button in the top left to change it from "Disabled" to "Enabled". When enabled, your keyboard will light up buttons when you push them. You can do multiple things with one voice command. Just add another command and repeat the last step. The "Command Attributes" can be used for more personal commands, dealing with the duration the combo is held, the pause before it is executed, and the number of times to repeat the combo. "Profile Activation Keys" deal with activating and deactivating the voice commands by using key combinations. Note: The author did not use "Profile Activation Keys" with his project, but you certainly can if the mood strikes you. Finally, you want to test your phrase to make sure the computer can recognize the voice commands. To do this, simply hit the "Test Phrase" button in the bottom right corner. If it matches your voice command with the correct spell, you're golden. If it doesn't just try again or pick a different phrase to say. And of course, save your profile with the button in the bottom right before you close.  Categories If you are going to be using this program for more than one project, you may want to make categories for the different commands. To do this, go into "Tools" and "Category Setup".  Hit "Add", make one, and hit "Okay."  This post has been edited by hardhat_cat: May 27 2008, 11:59 PM -------------------- Jenn   |
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. I'll put up more spells if I can think of anything good.
