Dragon NaturallySpeaking, probably for historical reasons,
internally uses the character set Windows-1252
(a superset of Latin-1) rather than the newer Unicode. This is
the default Windows character set for Western languages and
includes the usual accented letters. Accordingly, Vocola 2
uses this character set as well for its input files.
If you want to use non-ASCII characters such as accented
letters in your commands, then you will need to tell your
editor to save using this character set. How to do this is
editor dependent; for notepad, choosing encoding "ANSI" appears
to work. With Emacs, adding the line
# -*- encoding: windows-1252 -*-
to the top of your file should do the trick.
Accented letters may be used in words and keystroke sequences,
but not in variable names (e.g., <direction>) or function
names. Note that Dragon uses different names for keys
depending on the language; for example, {Center} becomes
{Centre} in French. Consult your manual for the key names to
use with SendDragonKeys and SendSystemKeys for the language you
are using.
The combined installer contains a modified unofficial version
of Vocola courtesy of Quintijn that better supports the other
languages Dragon NaturallySpeaking supports, including Dutch,
French, German, and Spanish. Among other changes, it detects
the language being used and changes Vocola's built-in commands
appropriately. You will find a list of these command
variations below organized by language.
Another unofficial change is that if you select the "Vocola
Multi languages" option (under the Vocola section of the
configure GUI program), Vocola will automatically create
additional subdirectories for each non-English language you
use. For example, the first time you use Dutch with this
option turned on, a subdirectory called "nld" (Dragon
NaturallySpeaking's abbreviation for Dutch) will be created in
your Vocola command directory. While you are using Dutch,
Vocola will use the command files in that subdirectory.
Similarly, for other non-English languages. When you are using
English, Vocola will use command files in the top of your
command directory as usual. Thus by switching languages, you
can automatically switch between different sets of Vocola
command files. As a convenience, the first time you use a new
language, all of your English command files will be
automatically copied to the new subdirectory for editing.
Dutch built-in commands
| When you say |
Vocola will |
| "Toon (NatLink|Vocola) venster" |
Show the Vocola messages window. |
| "(Eddit|Bewerk|Sjoo|Toon) [stem|vojs] (Commandoos|Commands)" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application. |
| "(Eddit|Bewerk|Sjoo|Toon) (Global|globale) [stem|vojs] (Commandoos|Commands)" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications. |
| "(Eddit|Bewerk|Sjoo|Toon) Machine [stem|vojs] (Commandoos|Commands)" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application
on the current computer. |
| "(Eddit|Bewerk|Sjoo|Toon) (Global|globale) Machine [stem|vojs] (Commandoos|Commands)" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications on the current
computer. |
| "(Laad|Lood) alle [stem|vojs] (Commandoos|Commands)" |
Reload all commands you have defined. |
| "(Laad|Lood) [stem|vojs] (Commandoos|Commands)" |
Reload commands for the currently running application. |
| "(Laad|Lood) globale [stem|vojs] (Commandoos|Commands)" |
Reload global commands. |
| "Laad [stem] extensies" |
Reload extensions. |
French built-in commands
| When you say |
Vocola will |
| "[Afficher] Fenetre (NatLink|Vocola)" |
Show the Vocola messages window. |
| "Editer Commandes [Vocales]" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application. |
| "Editer Commandes [Vocales] Globales" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications. |
| "Editer Commandes [Vocales] Machine" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application
on the current computer. |
| "Editer Commandes [Vocales] Globales Machine" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications on the current
computer. |
| "Charger Toutes Les Commandes [Vocales]" |
Reload all commands you have defined. |
| "Charger Commandes [Vocales]" |
Reload commands for the currently running application. |
| "Charger Commandes [Vocales] Globales" |
Reload global commands. |
| "Charger Extensions [Vocales]" |
Reload extensions. |
German built-in commands
| When you say |
Vocola will |
| "[Zeige] (NatLink|Vocola) Fenster" |
Show the Vocola messages window. |
| "Bearbeite [Sprach] Befehle" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application. |
| "Bearbeite globale [Sprach] Befehle" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications. |
| "Bearbeite Maschinen [Sprach] Befehle" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application
on the current computer. |
| "Bearbeite globale Maschinen [Sprach] Befehle" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications on the current
computer. |
| "Lade alle [Sprach] Befehle" |
Reload all commands you have defined. |
| "Lade [Sprach] Befehle" |
Reload commands for the currently running application. |
| "Lade globale [Sprach] Befehle" |
Reload global commands. |
| "Lade [Sprach] Extensions" |
Reload extensions. |
Italian built-in commands
| When you say |
Vocola will |
| "[Mostra] Finestra Di (NatLink|Vocola)" |
Show the Vocola messages window. |
| "Modifica Comandi [Vocali]" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application. |
| "Modifica Comandi [Vocali] Globali" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications. |
| "Modifica Comandi [Vocali] [del] Computer" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application
on the current computer. |
| "Modifica Comandi [Vocali] Globali [del] Computer" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications on the current
computer. |
| "Carica Tutti I Comandi [Vocali]" |
Reload all commands you have defined. |
| "Carica I Comandi [Vocali]" |
Reload commands for the currently running application. |
| "Carica Comandi [Vocali] Gliobali" |
Reload global commands. |
| "Carica Estensioni [Vocali]" |
Reload extensions. |
Spanish built-in commands
| When you say |
Vocola will |
| "[Mostrar] Ventana De (NatLink|Vocola)" |
Show the Vocola messages window. |
| "(Modificar|Editar) Comandos [de voz]" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application. |
| "(Modificar|Editar) Comandos [de voz] Globales" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications. |
| "(Modificar|Editar) Comandos [de voz] De (este ordenador|La Computadora)" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for the currently running application
on the current computer. |
| "(Modificar|Editar) Comandos [de voz] Globales De (este ordenador|La Computadora)" |
Open the Vocola file defining commands for all applications on the current
computer. |
| "(Recargar|Cargar) Todos Los Comandos [de voz]" |
Reload all commands you have defined. |
| "(Recargar|Cargar) Comandos [de voz]" |
Reload commands for the currently running application. |
| "(Recargar|Cargar) Comandos [de voz] Globales" |
Reload global commands. |
| "(Recargar|Cargar) Extensiones [de voz]" |
Reload extensions. |