This is version 10
, the basic version. It is designed for the casual user of speech recognition, for writing letters, correspondence, etc. It can dictate intÂo a variety of applications, provided that those applications have a relatively simple interface AND are themselves running on wine.
It can also be used to dictate a great deal of text very fast without pausing for correction, into something like Notepad or Notepad2.
DNS also comes in other versions, such as Preferred, Professional, Legal and Medical, with more features.
Selected Test Results (selected in 'Test Results' table below)
What works
Installs from CD
Runs with compiled release version of wine 1.1.30.
Works using "alsa" sound in winecfg!
What does not
Dostro package wine-1.1.29 for x86_64 failed with a stack overflow. I downloaded wine version 1.1-30 from the git repository and compiled it as a distro package. It also failed. It turns out that the distro installs both x86_64 and i586 versions. After removing the x86_64 version rpms with yum, it worked fine.
OSS did not work for me. Fedora 11+ disables OSS in /etc/modprobe.d/dist-oss.conf
It can be enabled, but then the Fedora desktop sounds quit working and you can't do other things like play music while you dictate. (wine takes exclusive control of the OSS sound)
I am not sure if this helped anything, but during the process of getting this to work Fedora 11 barked out a lot of SELinux errors relating to mmap(0), which were fixed with setsebool -P allow_unconfined_mmap_low=0
What was not tested
Training modules will not start at startup, so I do not recommend enabling them. I enabled them, but I will probably edit the registry and remove the run= entries.
Editing commands now work in notepad, and the recognition is still almost as fast as in DictationBox. For right now, I recommend dictating directly into Notepad because, when the program crashes, you can still save your work. (When the program crashes and you are using DictationBox, you lose all unsaved work.)
HOWTO
In terminal:
wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
sh winetricks gdiplus fontfix
winecfg
(in winecfg, go to audio tab and check oss driver only)
navigate to CD rom and type
wine setup
When evaluating install-menu options, remember that the program will need to run simply. Disable options that require searching your hard drive, automatic updating, sending data to Nuance, etc.
HINT: IF YOUR FONTS SHOW UP TOO SMALL ON THE DRAGONBAR AND IN DICTATIONBOX:
in terminal
wine regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / System / CurrentControlSet / Hardware Profiles / Current / Software / Fonts
edit LogPixels from 60 to about 80.
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Can you run DNS w/ less memory?
by R. Sheng-Chieh Cheng on Sunday October 18th 2009, 15:39
After getting sidetracked with various things, I'm now about to try
installing DNS. But before I do so ...
I noticed on the box it says minimum requirement of 512 RAM (and
suggest 1G RAM). I have only 256 MB on this dinosaur desktop and
500 MB on the eee netbook. Will DNS runs on either machine? I.e.,
is 512 MB RAM minimum requirement that Nuance suggested an absolute
minimum or a recommended minimum value?
which version?
by R. Sheng-Chieh Cheng on Wednesday September 16th 2009, 12:55
I decided to take the plunge and buy DNS 10 standard and am now
installing DNS. I use cruncheee 08.10.04, crunchbang for the eee
laptop, an ubuntu-derivative. In Synaptic package manager I
noticed the wine version is 1.0.1.0-ubuntu2. Is it easier to use
this version or use a development version? I'm NOT a geek, so I
prefer the easiest path to getting DNS installed and running.
[And I only need the basic function of DNS working - using voice
recognition for captioning instead of editing.]
I noted wine download page has
Latest stable release: Wine 1.0.1
Latest development release: Wine 1.1.29
So 1.0.1.0-ubuntu2 is not that old. But I also noted the test
results for DNS 10-std has later versions. I.e., 1.1.25, 1.1.13,
and 1.0-rc5. So which version do you recommend? Will version
1.0.1.0-ubuntu2 works without hacking?
RE: which version? by Susan Cragin on
Wednesday September 16th 2009, 14:00
RE: which version? by R. Sheng-Chieh Cheng on
Thursday September 17th 2009, 12:59
RE: which version? by R. Sheng-Chieh Cheng on
Friday September 18th 2009, 12:42
DNS 9 preferred or DNS 10 standard?
by R. Sheng-Chieh Cheng on Friday March 20th 2009, 12:53
To All:
Background: I want to use DNS for captioning, not productivity. I.e.,
let DNS listens to a 15-20 minutes sermon and provides caption. Then
I would like to train DNS by post-correction (a few days later somewhere
else).
A few questions before I buy.
1)
I noted DNS 10 standard crashes every 10 minutes on Notepad. Is this
crash true for any application (like Notepad)? i.e., is there any
way to have DNS 10 not crash after 10 minutes?
2)
When DNS 10 crashes, how long DNS 10 takes to reboot? [Time to reboot
DNS 10 is important in the middle of a sermon.]
3)
The introduction quoted "The accuracy "tuning tests" do not run". Does
this implies I cannot train DNS as you go? Or is this a separate issue?
I'm not familiar with DNS so I don't understand what the tuning test
does.
4)
What is the accuracy difference between DNS 9 and 10?
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Bottom line:
The choice is between DNS 10 standard and DNS 9 preferred - No earlier
versions are acceptable since it is unrealistic to ask the speaker to
read a training script - I need to train DNS "as you go". So far I see
Advantage of DNS 10 standard:
- easier installation
- more current program
Advantage of DNS 9 preferred:
- do not crash after 10 minutes
If you were in my position, would you go with DNS 10 standard or DNS 9
preferred? Again, I just want to use DNS for captioning, not productivity.
And post-train DNS based on the speakers. (There are several preachers,
so I would want a training file for each one. I am not a geek, so
easier installation does appeal to me.
I asked earlier about DNS 9 and decided to stall because things weren't
ready at my church. Now things are almost ready. I could stall alittle
longer and wait for more obstacles to be removed. What do you think?
PS This page links back to an article of Susan's on how to get things up and running, from scratch (ie installing and configuring Wine): ossri.harvee.org/NaturallySpeakingWine
Dragon 10 into Notepad: How?
by sam on Tuesday November 18th 2008, 23:33
I have DNS 10 working.
DragonPad works for a few minutes beautifully. Then I get severe latency, with text coming out in splurges. Then Dragon crashes.
How can I dictate into eg NotePad?
Also, can I directly access the Dragon API, and write my own Linux GUI to turn the mic on when I push down left-ctrl, and off when I release it, and catch the recognised text?
