Is there a way to enable text to speech so that I can listen to a sourcebook while working on something else? Turning on accessibility on my Apple phone only reads one paragraph at a time, and does not auto advance. I have not tried on my Android device yet. I know from experience that tables become an audio mess when being read in this way, but it lets me work on other things (mowing the lawn, housework) while learning more about the books.
I've been playing D&D since I was 13, and now I'm 50, so I do really enjoy this game. Our DM just switched from 3.5 to 5th edition. We are pretty excited about some of the new things we can do with it. But now I'm having a problem with reading all of it in my tablet. I am not able to read clearly because of all the surgeries from having brain cancer. I must have rolled a 20 every time when dealing with cancer, but now I need to use a good text to speech program to read for me so I won't have a seizure. I Can read, just too slowly, and it makes my head hurt. Too much and I'm out for the day. Most tablets already have TTS (text-to-speech) built into the software. How hard would it be to add it to the D&D Beyond software for players to use it with their tablet? I was just looking up information about my ranger, when I realized that I can't cut and paste from there with my tablet. I'm currently going back to my desktop so I can get caught up on everything with my ranger for now, but it would be quite helpful (when we are playing) if someone in D&D Beyond could add the TTS to their tablet software. Thank you.
BTW, I'm using ReadPlease 2003 on Windows 7 and Ubuntu when I'm using the desktop.
D&D Beyond is working with the charity DOTS to help improve its site wide accessibility. As for the apps, I'm sure some consideration has been given to that but with all things app-based, it can be a much more difficult proposition.
Thank you for replying so soon. Maybe some day someone who is good with that software will be willing to volunteer enough time to make those improvements in the app. With an achievement like that, looking for work may get a bit easier for them. Then again, there are not that many people who actually need to use the TTS software.
I mentioned it to them a while back while checking out embedded screen readers in browsers and Windows (as my eyesight is getting worse). They're already working on making the D&D functionality work with screen-reading/TtS standards (which are still evolving) even though I don't see it on the roadmap - or my bad eyes missed it. They told me that they welcome feedback on their Twitter regarding our experiences with various methods.
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I would still love this feature. My ADHD absolutely kills my ability to sit a read text for a long time and makes it near impossible to prep from the adventure books. This would be a game changer and it honestly doesn't need to be that good. If it could skip tables and just focus on block text that's perfect.
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Is there a way to enable text to speech so that I can listen to a sourcebook while working on something else? Turning on accessibility on my Apple phone only reads one paragraph at a time, and does not auto advance. I have not tried on my Android device yet. I know from experience that tables become an audio mess when being read in this way, but it lets me work on other things (mowing the lawn, housework) while learning more about the books.
Thank you for your time.
I love this idea. Life is busy. The ability to listen to a book in the car would be a great way to study up on an adventure when I have "free" time.
I've been playing D&D since I was 13, and now I'm 50, so I do really enjoy this game. Our DM just switched from 3.5 to 5th edition. We are pretty excited about some of the new things we can do with it. But now I'm having a problem with reading all of it in my tablet.
I am not able to read clearly because of all the surgeries from having brain cancer. I must have rolled a 20 every time when dealing with cancer, but now I need to use a good text to speech program to read for me so I won't have a seizure. I Can read, just too slowly, and it makes my head hurt. Too much and I'm out for the day.
Most tablets already have TTS (text-to-speech) built into the software. How hard would it be to add it to the D&D Beyond software for players to use it with their tablet? I was just looking up information about my ranger, when I realized that I can't cut and paste from there with my tablet. I'm currently going back to my desktop so I can get caught up on everything with my ranger for now, but it would be quite helpful (when we are playing) if someone in D&D Beyond could add the TTS to their tablet software.
Thank you.
BTW, I'm using ReadPlease 2003 on Windows 7 and Ubuntu when I'm using the desktop.
D&D Beyond is working with the charity DOTS to help improve its site wide accessibility. As for the apps, I'm sure some consideration has been given to that but with all things app-based, it can be a much more difficult proposition.
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Thank you for replying so soon. Maybe some day someone who is good with that software will be willing to volunteer enough time to make those improvements in the app. With an achievement like that, looking for work may get a bit easier for them. Then again, there are not that many people who actually need to use the TTS software.
I mentioned it to them a while back while checking out embedded screen readers in browsers and Windows (as my eyesight is getting worse). They're already working on making the D&D functionality work with screen-reading/TtS standards (which are still evolving) even though I don't see it on the roadmap - or my bad eyes missed it. They told me that they welcome feedback on their Twitter regarding our experiences with various methods.
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider.
My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong.
I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲
“It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.
Did this ever get any traction. It would be a great feature to have.
I would still love this feature. My ADHD absolutely kills my ability to sit a read text for a long time and makes it near impossible to prep from the adventure books. This would be a game changer and it honestly doesn't need to be that good. If it could skip tables and just focus on block text that's perfect.