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Step 1: Installing NVDA
Step 2: Installing the Plugin
Step 3: Selecting the Irish Synthesizer
Step 4: Switching between Irish Dialects

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Installation

Step 1: Installing NVDA

In order to use the Irish voices, you have to install the free screen reader NVDA. You can download the latest version here.

On the download page, NVDA may ask you for a donation, but you can skip this step by clicking on the link "Skip donation this time", which will take you directly to the download. Save the download to the hard disk of your computer. Once you have downloaded the file, which will have a name like "nvda_2019.x.x.exe" , double-click on it and follow the installation instructions.

Step 2: Installing the Plugin

Download the ABAIR voice called "abairTTS.nvda-addon" from this page. Once you've saved it to your hard disk, start NVDA by pressing Ctrl+Alt+N or Caps Lock+Alt+N (depending on your configuration). Then double-click on "abairTTS.nvda-addon". NVDA will recognize the file automatically as a plugin and will ask you, if you want to install it. Choose "Yes". NVDA will then ask you to restart NVDA in order to activate the plugin. Choose "Yes". NVDA will restart automatically. After NVDA has restarted, the Irish synthesizer should be available. Next you will have to select the Irish synthesizer.

Step 3: Selecting the Irish Synthesizer

The ABAIR Irish synthesizer is now one of the synthesizers available in NVDA. To get to the dialog where you can select it make sure that NVDA is running and follow these steps:

go to the NVDA menu by pressing Insert+N or Caps Lock+N
move the cursor down to "Preferences"
move the cursor to the right to open the "Preferences" submenu
once you're in the submenu, move the cursor down to "Synthesiser..." and press "Enter". This will open a dialog where you can select the voice.
in the dialog, you will land on a combo box. Press up or down arrow to get to "Irish HTS Synthesis by ABAIR". Press enter to select this voice and NVDA will start to speak in Irish. By default it is set to Connemara Irish. The next step explains how you can switch between different dialects.

Step 4: Switching between Irish Dialects

go to the NVDA menu by pressing Insert+N or Caps Lock+N
move the cursor down to "Preferences"
move the cursor to the right to open the "Preferences" submenu
once you're in the submenu, move the cursor down to "Voice settings..." and press "Enter". This will open a dialog where you can select the voice.
Under "Voice:" you can choose between "gaeilge_conamara" (for Connemara Irish) and "gaeilge_mumhain" (for Munster Irish).

In case you have questions regarding the plugin, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions and have a look at our Known Issues section.
For questions concerning the use of NVDA we recommend the NVDA User Guide.

NVDA User Guide

The NVDA User Guide gives you an overview of NVDA's features and how to use them. If you are not yet familiar with NVDA or screen readers in general, we recommend you read this user guide carefully.

System Requirements

NVDA runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows XP or later. NVDA has no additional hardware requirements beyond those of the operating system and requires around 50 MB of disk space.
NVDA is bundled with eSpeak, a free multi-lingual speech synthesizer. Additionally, NVDA can use both SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 speech engines.
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License

The ABAIR plugins for the NVDA screen reader can be downloaded free of charge for private, non-commercial purposes. If you plan to use any of the plugins for commercial and / or public purposes, a permission to do so has to be obtained first. You can contact the ABAIR team here.

License Statement

Read the license for the ABAIR Plugin.

Third Party Licenses

The ABAIR plugin for the NVDA screen reader uses third party software. Please consider their respective licenses.