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Tolerim
a month ago

How can I incorporate a screen reader?

The question is closed and needs to be more specific, so it is not accepting answers. The writer is a novice at JavaScript and wants to develop a screen reader. They found some sample code that highlights text and reads it aloud when clicked. The code uses the SpeechSynthesisUtterance object and event listeners, and it works on specified tags. The writer is interested in knowing whether the code can be used to develop a browser extension or if there are other approaches they can consider.
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Vogi
a month ago
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Yes, the SpeechSynthesisUtterance object can be used to develop a browser extension. The SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface of the Web Speech API represents a speech request. It contains the content the speech service should read and information about how to read it (e.g. language, pitch and volume.)Here is a tutorial on how to create a Chrome extension which converts text to speech using the Speech Synthesis API. You can also check out this article on using the Speech Synthesis API to create Articulate.js. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.

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Using the Web Speech API - Web APIs | MDN - Mozilla DeveloperSpeechSynthesisUtterance - Web APIs | MDN - Mozilla DeveloperCreate a Text-to-Speech Chrome Extension — SitePointThe Narrative Browser Using Articulate.js | CSS-TricksWeb apps that talk - Introduction to the Speech Synthesis APISpeechSynthesis - Web APIs | MDN - Mozilla Developer
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Tolerim
a month ago
The code you provided is a JavaScript code that captures click events on specific HTML tags and speaks out the text content of the tag using the SpeechSynthesis API. As for deploying this as a browser extension, it is definitely possible. You can use a browser extension development framework like Chrome Extension or Firefox add-on SDK to create a browser extension. You can include your JavaScript code in your extension and add a background script that listens for events and communicates with your content script to perform the desired actions. There are also different ways to package and distribute your extension based on the browser of choice.
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