There is something odd happening when using text to speech in libre or open office.
When using the command the reading starts from the top of the document even if other parts are selected or the cursor is placed somewhere.
We use it to control text for a person with dyslexia, and I have not been able to understand the problem. When I sit for a while I get normal function, but then the problem occurs again.
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iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
It does work in Pages! Same file converted into pages.
And just in this instant the bug revealed itself. I saved the converted pages file to docx in pages and opened it, and it suddenly worked. I compared them and the difference was the font. So, I tried just changing the font in Libre. I'm going through the problematic files, select all and choose a new font, or apply a paragraph style, and the problem is gone.
It does work in Pages! Same file converted into pages.
And just in this instant the bug revealed itself. I saved the converted pages file to docx in pages and opened it, and it suddenly worked. I compared them and the difference was the font. So, I tried just changing the font in Libre. I'm going through the problematic files, select all and choose a new font, or apply a paragraph style, and the problem is gone.
FWIW, I found a couple .doc files that do not work correctly in LibreOffice. However, the same documents work correctly in Bean. I suspect it's a LibreOffice and possibly OpenOffice issue.
.odt and .doc, and docx is what I have tried. But now I notice that the problem is intermittent. The forums att Open Office where similar problems were discussed led me to believe that the problem is with the OS, but now I doubt it.
I don't use OpenOffice but LibreOffice seems to work with .txt, .rtf, .doc and docx files. What format are the documents you are working with?
Just to add, the same .doc files work in Pages as well.
Good find. 😎
problem with text to speech in libre office
