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Topic Title: DragonPad and Dictation Box Topic Summary: What is the difference between DragonPad and Dictation Box? Created On: 02/24/2010 03:31 PM Status: Post and Reply |
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- Tiger Feet | - 02/24/2010 03:31 PM |
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- Chucker | - 02/24/2010 03:39 PM |
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- R. Wilke | - 02/24/2010 04:17 PM |
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- Chucker | - 02/24/2010 04:33 PM |
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- Tiger Feet | - 02/24/2010 05:17 PM |
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- Chucker | - 02/24/2010 06:43 PM |
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- Lunis Orcutt | - 02/24/2010 10:43 PM |
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- Tiger Feet | - 02/25/2010 07:58 AM |
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- Lunis Orcutt | - 02/25/2010 10:52 AM |
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- R. Wilke | - 02/26/2010 06:22 AM |
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- Tiger Feet | - 03/02/2010 09:06 AM |
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- DEBRADEW | - 11/12/2020 04:58 PM |
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- Tiger Feet | - 11/15/2020 01:37 PM |
 02/24/2010 03:31 PM
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I know I could very easily do some research and find out the answer to this, but hey, it is probably just as quick to ask in here. You can dictate into both of them, I know this and DragonPad looks like another version of WordPad but do DragonPad and the dictation box perform different functions in some way? I mean, where would you use one over the other and what is each of their real purposes? Cheers ;-)------------------------- Tiger Feet |
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02/24/2010 03:39 PM
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Tiger Feet, Yes, they are different. DragonPad uses basically Microsoft Word (Doc) and/or RTF (Rich Text), along with plain ASCII text (*.txt) formats. By default, DragonPad uses RTF, which allows you to bold, underline, etc. ad infinitum including some commands that are not accessible in the dictation box. The dictation box is purely for the purpose of providing Select-and-Say capability and some basic commands, but it lacks the breadth and depth of DragonPad. In addition, DragonPad has features supported only in the Professional versions that neither the dictation box nor WordPad have. So, yes there is a difference and the difference can be quite significant under certain conditions. Chuck Runquist "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people, those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there." -- Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) ------------------------- VoiceComputer: the only global speech interface. |
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02/24/2010 04:17 PM
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Chuck & Tiger feet, I think the most crucial difference hasn't yet been mentioned, you can use DragonPad to save, reopen and edit files in full functionality, which makes it a fully functional wordprocessing editor. In my job, where there is just production of texts in large amounts involved for me, while all the formatting and sort of things are delegated to the "style department", I use it for almost 95% of my dictation. It is good enough for me, all I have to concentrate on is the text that I am dictating, and it has a very small footprint. Rüdiger -------------------------
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02/24/2010 04:33 PM
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Rüdiger, I keep forgetting that you folks don't have access to the same dictation box that's available in DNS 10.1 Medical. If you had Medical, you would find the dictation box much more suitable to what you're doing (i.e., not being concerned with formatting). On the other hand, one of the problems with the dictation box vs. DragonPad is that when you're using the dictation box in any other version of DNS aside from DNS 10-10.1 Medical, the dictation box is locked to your current application window, which makes the dictation box limited in terms of practical use under some conditions. In this case, DragonPad is much better supported whether or not formatting is an issue. What I do like about WordPad in Windows 7 is that it is a much more robust application and more closely approximates Microsoft Word, being fully Select-and-Say enabled along with some of the Natural Language Command bells and whistles. In Windows 7, I use WordPad regularly because of this. WordPad in Windows 7 is much more robust and even some of the Microsoft Word Natural Language Commands work. Nevertheless, DragonPad has much more functionality relative to what you can do with it and DNS than anything except Microsoft Word, does have a smaller footprint as Rüdiger points out, does have extra features for Professional version users, and is generally better supported as far as DNS commands are concerned. One additional feature is DragonPad documents don't have a lot of excessive underlying formatting as is the case with Microsoft Word. Yes, the formatting is there but it is less obtrusive. Chuck Runquist "Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." -- Aldous Huxley ------------------------- VoiceComputer: the only global speech interface. |
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02/24/2010 05:17 PM
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Ah I see now. Very different indeed.In DragonPad, if you save the document, where does it get saved to? I mean if you want to pull it out again and edit it.I tried out the dictation box while I was in Microsoft Office Word 2007. Funny thing is, when I clicked on 'Transfer', it did not transfer all the text into Microsoft Office Word 2007. Instead the page changed to a completely different application where text could not be put in.When I had the dictation box open above a 'Post Reply' in the KnowBrainer forums, when I said "Transfer" that time, instead where I thought it would go and that is into the message text window, the application changed again and all the text went into Microsoft Office Word 2007. Very strange! I know I can cut and paste it and do it that way but how do you work it so that when you click 'Transfer', the text all goes into the application you have open at the time?Do I need to change something in the settings within the dictation box for this to happen?Cheers.
------------------------- Tiger Feet |
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02/24/2010 06:43 PM
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Quote: In DragonPad, if you save the document, where does it get saved to? I mean if you want to pull it out again and edit it. I tried out the dictation box while I was in Microsoft Office Word 2007. Funny thing is, when I clicked on 'Transfer', it did not transfer all the text into Microsoft Office Word 2007. Instead the page changed to a completely different application where text could not be put in. When I had the dictation box open above a 'Post Reply' in the KnowBrainer forums, when I said "Transfer" that time, instead where I thought it would go and that is into the message text window, the application changed again and all the text went into Microsoft Office Word 2007. Very strange! I know I can cut and paste it and do it that way but how do you work it so that when you click 'Transfer', the text all goes into the application you have open at the time? Do I need to change something in the settings within the dictation box for this to happen? Tiger Feet, This is certainly unusual behavior for the dictation box. The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is whether or not you open the dictation box in one application and tried to transfer the contents to another. The dictation box is hooked to the application that was in focus at the time that you open the dictation box. You shouldn't be able to move away from that application until you click the transfer button or say "transfer". Perhaps it would be easier to understand the behavior that is occurring on your system if you would describe in detail, step-by-step exactly what you do and exactly what happens. On the other hand, what are the settings when you open the dictation box settings from within the dictation box? Something is either wrong with the dictation box itself or you're not describing the exact step-by-step behavior sufficiently or precisely. Even though I use other versions besides DNS 10.1 Medical, I've never seen the behavior that you're experiencing in either DNS 10.1 Professional or DNS 10.1 Preferred, or DNS 10.1 Legal for that matter, all of which perform exactly the same. Only DNS 10.1 Medical has a completely different functionality, which allows the user to open the dictation box anywhere and transfer the text contained therein to any other open window by simply placing the cursor in that window and saying "transfer text". Unfortunately, that's not possible with any version other than DNS 10.1 Medical. Regardless, I'm simply waiting for a little more detail, but I will try testing it myself on my laptop with DNS 10.1 Preferred just to see if there's anything that I'm missing that might be obvious under that condition and which I may be missing by not using it all the time with versions other than DNS 10.1 Medical. Have you tried running it Repair (Windows Control Panel, Programs and Features)? If not, try it and see if that makes a difference. Chuck Runquist The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001) PS, not a criticism just a simple request. Whatever you transferred the text from in your previous post made the text so small that us blind folks find it hard to read (tiny, tiny, tiny) ------------------------- VoiceComputer: the only global speech interface. |
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02/24/2010 10:43 PM
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02/25/2010 07:58 AM
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I answered my first question myself. The DragonPad documents can be saved in "My Documents" or anywhere really.
Quote: Perhaps it would be easier to understand the behavior that is occurring on your system if you would describe in detail, step-by-step exactly what you do and exactly what happens.
Here is a simplified example of what happens as in a step-by-step guide. Say for example I have two applications open. Notepad and Microsoft Office Word 2007. Say Microsoft Office Word 2007 is up on the screen and the dictation box is on top of that. I do all the dictation in there first and when I hit the 'Transfer' button instead of all the text going into Word, where I assume it should go, the screen will flash momentarily and all of the text will go into Notepad, which is the application that is not up on screen at the time. Now if I reverse that and have Notepad up on the screen and the dictation box on top of that. When I have finished dictating in the dictation box and hit the 'Transfer' button, the screen flashes again then all the text will go into Word, which is not the application up on screen at the time and directly behind the dictation box itself. So to broaden that, if I had multiple applications up on screen at the same time, the text from the dictation box when transferred seems to want to be applied in the application directly behind the one on screen. Surely this must be able to be resolved in the dictation box's settings?
Quote: remove the checkmark from the Activate box or delete/rename this command which you'll find in the KnowBrainer system.dvc (global commands).
Where will I find and how do I get to the "Activate box"? By removing the checkmark how will this affect Notepad? I still wish to keep Notepad in any shape or form it is just the dictation box is handy for putting text down first and then transferring it.
------------------------- Tiger Feet |
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02/25/2010 10:52 AM
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Do you experience the same issue if you close KnowBrainer? If you do, we would recommend a Repair of NaturallySpeaking or simply switching to the KnowBrainer commands which utilize Notepad. Our personal preference is to use notepad of the Dictation Box is specifically designed for this purpose and should work.
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02/26/2010 06:22 AM
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Quote: So to broaden that, if I had multiple applications up on screen at the same time, the text from the dictation box when transferred seems to want to be applied in the application directly behind the one on screen. Surely this must be able to be resolved in the dictation box's settings? Tiger Feet, no, there is no setting in the options for the Dictation Box to control where the text dictated in there is to go to after executing the transfer function, by default, this will be at the current cursor position prior to opening the Dictation Box, and there is nothing you could do about in the Pro version. I have also tested the scenario that you have described with both Word and Notepad open, but just one of them having focus at a time, of course, and for me it works the way it should. So, either there is something wrong with your install, or you are doing something wrong. Besides, I would recommend putting a checkmark in "Keep transferred text in clipboard...", because that can save you a lot of bothering at times when things go wrong. Rüdiger
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03/02/2010 09:06 AM
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Quote: Besides, I would recommend putting a checkmark in "Keep transferred text in clipboard...", because that can save you a lot of bothering at times when things go wrong.
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you guys. I have done the above anyway. I haven't tried Lunis' experiment because it doesn't matter anyway and it is no big deal. Instead of clicking on the ‘Transfer’ button, I can just as easily cut & paste it in. You are also right. Using the DragonPad is better. Thanks for all your help
------------------------- Tiger Feet |
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11/12/2020 04:58 PM
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I'm utilizing and learning today from an inquiry made 14 years ago… I get just about all my good answers from KnowBrainer topics already answered. Just wanted to say how much appreciation so many people must have for that effort y'all put into answering questions. You are positively the best resource I've ever found since the 90s pertaining to using Dragon. & So many of us have no other options because we are handicapped. I write, and about you guys might just not be possible. ------------------------- Debra Scruggs-formerly a homeschooling mother of nine, general aviation pilot -currently a quadriplegic in a nursing home for 15 years from multiple sclerosis caused from being vaccinated
former owner of Jupiter ice company in Jupiter Florida and ice machine rentals; homeschooling family |
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11/15/2020 01:37 PM
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My God Debra, that takes me back! You'll learn a lot about Dragon in here as everybody is very helpful. ------------------------- Tiger Feet |
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