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Screenshot Agent Screen Reader reads all elements menus or screen text pointed by mouse.
This software has been done for people with visual troubles.
Notice : this software has been replaced by ScreenReader
 
Last Update  June 14 2003
Version  1.0
Software
Download Software  Download Agent Screen Reader 53 Kb
Source Code
Download Source Code  Sources v1.0 71 Kb
Compatibility  Windows, .Net Framework 1.1 , Microsoft Agent Components
License  Freeware under GPL license
Language  C#
Status
 Replaced by Screen Reader Improvement Request 
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When you launch application, a microsoft agent will appear.
To access options, just right click on the agent.
In the Options windows, you can change the agent character (they are located in your windows directory, in the folder msagent/chars/); choose the language voice, language voice options; if you want to see ballon containing read text; and if the agent should read windows element and the function of these elements
Voice options
Voice options

Sample of use
Sample of use


Microsoft Agent Components

System Requirements
   Windows 8 and upper
   Windows Vista and 7
   Windows 2000 Window XP
   Windows 95/98/NT 4

Resources
   Agent Character
   Agent Character Tools
   SAPI 4 Text To Speech Engines (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Vista/Seven only)
   SAPI 4 Languages (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP only)


System Requirements

System Requirements for Windows 8 and upper
   - Double agent (an open source project) for adding support to Microsoft Agents on windows 8 and newer http://doubleagent.sourceforge.net/    [Binaries Mirror]    [Sources Mirror]
   - At least one Agent Character

System Requirements for 7
   - MS Agent control http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969168    [MsAgent for 7 x64 Mirror]    [MsAgent for 7 x86 Mirror]
   - At least one Agent Character

System Requirements for Windows 2000/XP
   - SAPI 4 runtime support
   - At least one SAPI 4 Text To Speech Engine
   - At least one Agent Character

System Requirements for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0
   - Internet Explorer 4.0 or Above
   - MS Agent 2.0 Control
   - SAPI 4 runtime support
   - At least one SAPI 4 Languages
   - At least one Agent Character



Resources

Agent Character (.acs file)
    Notice: They are usually located under "C:\Windows\MSAgent\chars\"
Merlin Genie
Peedy Robby
James Leo
Al Becky
Bonzi Max (Parot)
Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck
Links (Ms Office cat) Rocky (Ms Office dog)
Clippit (Ms Office) Rover (WinXp Explorer dog)
More agents characters can be found at
   - https://bellcraft.com/mash/chars.aspx
   - https://tmafe.com/
   - Internet Archive



Agent Character Tools
   - Microsoft agent character editor
   - Agent Property viewer
   - Microsoft Agent Decompiler
   - MSAgent Character Data Specification (.acs,acf,aca format documentation)



SAPI 4 Text To Speech Engine (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Vista/Seven only)

SAPI 4 Languages (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP only)

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