Insert Custom Pause Duration for Text to Speech Content!

well... I am not sure exactly what TTS is, nor do I feel like looking it up.

You can write a bash script that can probably do what you want, basically to the effect of

loop [ condition ]

do

say < textfiletoread

sleep 10

operation to select next text file

done

Probably not what you had in mind, but I'm in a Unix mood.

And I just realized it stands for text to speech.

Hi Roosevelt P,

You can use embedded commands within the text.

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/ SpeechSynthesisProgrammingGuide/FineTuning/FineTuning.html

Use the slnc command. Here's the example from that page in AppleScript:

say "Don't forget to bring your hat, [[slnc 400]] sunglasses, [[slnc 400]] sandals, [[slnc 400]] and towel."

gl,

kel

Here's your example:

set t to "density is mass over volume

what is the density? [[slnc 10000]]

1 Kelvin is Celcius plus 273 point 1 5

1 Kelvin is Celcius plus [[slnc 5000]] point [[slnc 10000]]"

sayt

beep 1

gl,

kel

Is there a way of programming a quick key short cut to pause the speech, then have it start again from the point at which it was paused?