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Old 02-11-2024, 05:51 AM   #1
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autoscroll while reading aloud

I followed this advice to introduce smooth scrolling with mouse with epub.

Code:
body.calibre-viewer-scrolling::before, body.calibre-viewer-scrolling::after
{ display: block; height: 100%; content: ""; }
Now I can scroll without jumping at page breaks.

But when I use "read aloud" I can't even scroll with mouse. Any advice? Scrolling with mouse while reading aloud would be great but auto-scrolling with the speed of reading aloud would be totally fantastic.

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Old 02-11-2024, 08:02 AM   #2
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read aloud scrolls automatically. You can scroll while it is in progress since it highlights the currently being read word on screen.
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Old 02-11-2024, 09:26 AM   #3
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So, it doesn't work for me. Do I need to enable some options to have this or is it default behavior?
When I use "read aloud" it reads text from next page but it doesn't scroll automatically nor I can scroll with mouse.

It also doesn't highlight text while reading.

I use Calibre e-book viewer 7.3.0-1 on Manjaro Linux.
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Old 02-11-2024, 09:49 AM   #4
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That will be because whatever engine you are using to provide TTS is not sending word completion data. Configure it to do so and you will be fine.
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Please can you give more hints? I use piper and on its github I haven't found anything searching for "word completion data".

Do I need to edit epub properly? Do page breaks make any difference? I exported from LO Writer, so epub maybe not clean. Would using different format than epub make a difference?
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No Idea, I dont use pied, switch to something like espeak or festival and you will be fine.
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You are correct. It works with espeak just fine. But it has such terrible voices.
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You should contact the developrs of ur preferred engine and ask them to implement word notifications.
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