css-module-speech.xml

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<CssModule name="Speech" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/" status="WD" pub-date="2012-03-20">

  <CssProperty name="voice-volume" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="volume, enum" description="Refers to the amplitude of the waveform output by the speech synthesizer. The value of 'silent' is mapped to '0' and 'x-loud' is mapped to '100'. The mapping of other values to numerical volume levels is implementation dependent and may vary from one speech synthesizer to the next." syntax="&lt;decibel&gt; | silent | x-soft | soft | medium | loud | x-loud" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-volume">
    <entry value="silent" description="Volume value 0." />
    <entry value="x-soft" />
    <entry value="soft" />
    <entry value="medium" />
    <entry value="loud" />
    <entry value="x-loud" description="Volume value 100." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="voice-balance" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="number(-100-100)" description="Refers to the balance between left and right channels, and presumes a two channel (stereo) model that is widely supported on consumer audio equipment." syntax="&lt;number&gt; | left | center | right | leftwards | rightwards" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-balance">
    <entry value="left" description="Same as -100." />
    <entry value="center" description="Same as '0'." />
    <entry value="right" description="Same as '100' or '+100'." />
    <entry value="leftwards" description="Moves the sound to the left, relative to the inherited voice balance. More precisely, subtract 20 from the inherited value and clip the resulting value to the range '-100' and '100'." />
    <entry value="rightwards" description="Moves the sound to the right, relative to the inherited voice balance. More precisely, add 20 to the inherited value and clip the resulting value to the range '-100' and '100'." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="speak" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="enum" syntax="div { $(name): normal; }" description="Specifies whether text will be rendered aurally and if so, in what manner." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#speak">
    <entry value="none" description="Suppresses aural rendering so that the element requires no time to render." />
    <entry value="normal" description="Uses language-dependent pronunciation rules for rendering an element and its children. Punctuation is not spoken, but instead is rendered naturally as various pauses." />
    <entry value="spell-out" description="Spells the text one letter at a time (useful for acronyms and abbreviations). In languages where accented characters are rare, it is permitted to drop accents in favor of alternative unaccented spellings." />
    <entry value="digits" description="Speak numbers one digit at a time, for instance, 'twelve' would be spoken as 'one two', and '31' as 'three one'." />
    <entry value="literal-punctuation" description="Similar to 'normal' value, but punctuation such as semicolons, braces, and so on are to be spoken literally." />
    <entry value="no-punctuation" description="Similar to 'normal' value but punctuation is not to be spoken nor rendered as various pauses." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssPropertyValue type="pause-time">
    <entry value="none" />
    <entry value="x-weak" />
    <entry value="weak" />
    <entry value="medium" />
    <entry value="strong" />
    <entry value="x-strong" />
  </CssPropertyValue>

  <CssProperty name="pause-before" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="time" description="Specifies a pause or prosodic boundary to be observed before an element or, if any 'cue-before' is specified, before these. Values indicate the prosodic strength of the break in speech output." syntax="h3 { $(name): 30ms; }" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#pause-before" type="pause-time" />

  <CssProperty name="pause-after" ref="pause-before" version="2.0" browsers="none" description="Specifies a pause or prosodic boundary to be observed after an element or, if any 'cue-after' is specified, after these. Values indicate the prosodic strength of the break in speech output." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#pause-after" />

  <CssProperty name="pause" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="time, enum" type="pause-time" description="Shorthand for setting 'pause-before' and 'pause-after'. If two values are given, the first value is 'pause-before' and the second is 'pause-after'. If only one value is given, it applies to both properties." syntax="h2 { $(name): 30ms 40ms; }" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#pause" />

  <CssProperty name="rest-before" version="3.0" browsers="none" type="pause-time" restriction="time" description="Specifies a rest or prosodic boundary to be observed before an element's content." syntax="h3 { $(name): 4s; }" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#rest-before" />

  <CssProperty name="rest-after" ref="rest-before" description="Specifies a rest or prosodic boundary to be observed after an element's content." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#rest-after" />

  <CssProperty name="rest" ref="rest-before" description="Shorthand for setting 'rest-before' and 'rest-after'. If two values are given, the first value is 'rest-before' and the second is 'rest-after'. If only one value is given, it applies to both properties." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#rest" />

  <CssProperty name="cue-before" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="url, volume, enum" description="Auditory icons are another way to distinguish semantic elements. Sounds may be played before and/or after the element to delimit it." syntax="h1 { $(name): url(dong.wav) -3dB;}" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#cue-before">
    <entry value="none" description="No auditory icon is specified." />
    <entry value="silent" description="Value of '0'" />
    <entry value="x-soft" />
    <entry value="soft" />
    <entry value="medium" />
    <entry value="loud" />
    <entry value="x-loud" description="Value of '100'" />
    <entry value="url()" />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="cue-after" ref="cue-before" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#cue-after" />

  <CssProperty name="cue" ref="cue-before" description="Shorthand for setting 'cue-before' and 'cue-after'. If two values are given the first value is 'cue-before' and the second is 'cue-after'. If only one value is given, it applies to both properties." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#cue" />

  <CssProperty name="voice-family" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="number, string" syntax="[[&lt;specific-voice&gt; | &lt;generic-voice&gt; ],]* [&lt;specific-voice&gt; | &lt;generic-voice&gt; ]" description="Comma-separated, prioritized list of voice family names (compare with 'font-family')." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-family">
    <entry value="neutral" description="Neutral voice for 'generic-voice'" />
    <entry value="male" description="Male voice for 'generic-voice'" />
    <entry value="female" description="Female voice for 'generic-voice'" />
    <entry value="child" description="Child voice for 'age'" />
    <entry value="young" description="Young person voice for 'age'" />
    <entry value="old" description="Old person voice for 'age'" />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="voice-rate" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="percentage" description="Controls the speaking rate. The default rate for a voice depends on the language and dialect and on the personality of the voice." syntax="&lt;percentage&gt; | x-slow | slow | medium | fast | x-fast" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-rate">
    <entry value="x-slow" />
    <entry value="slow" />
    <entry value="medium" description="Equivalent to 100% and means the normal rate for this voice." />
    <entry value="fast" />
    <entry value="x-fast" />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="voice-pitch" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="percentage, number, frequency, semitones" syntax="h2 { $(name): absolute 30Hz; }" description="Specifies the average pitch (a frequency) of the speaking voice. The average pitch of a voice depends on the voice family. For example, the average pitch for a standard male voice is around 120Hz, but for a female voice, it's around 210Hz." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-pitch">
    <entry value="absolute" />
    <entry value="x-low" />
    <entry value="low" />
    <entry value="medium" description="Equivalent to 100% and means the normal pitch for this voice" />
    <entry value="high" />
    <entry value="x-high" />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="voice-range" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="percentage, number, frequency, semitones" syntax="h2 { $(name): +10Hz; }" description="Specifies variation in average pitch. Human languages are spoken with varying inflection and pitch; these variations convey additional meaning and emphasis." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-props-voice-range">
    <entry value="absolute" />
    <entry value="x-low" />
    <entry value="low" />
    <entry value="medium" />
    <entry value="high" />
    <entry value="x-high" />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="voice-stress" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="enum" syntax="h2 { $(name): moderate; }" description="Indicates the strength of emphasis to be applied. Emphasis is indicated using a combination of pitch change, timing changes, loudness and other acoustic differences) that varies from one language to the next." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-stress">
    <entry value="none" description="Inhibits the synthesizer from emphasizing words it would normally emphasize." />
    <entry value="normal" />
    <entry value="moderate" />
    <entry value="strong" />
    <entry value="reduced" description="Effectively the opposite of emphasizing a word. For example, when the phrase 'going to' is reduced it may be spoken as 'gonna'." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="voice-duration" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="time" description="Allows authors to specify how long it should take to render the selected element's content. This property overrides the 'voice-rate' property." syntax="&lt;time&gt;" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#voice-duration" />

  <CssProperty name="speak-as" version="3.0" browsers="none" restriction="enum" syntax="div { $(name): spell-out; }" description="Determines in what manner text gets rendered aurally, based upon a basic predefined list of possible values." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-speech/#speak-as">
    <entry value="normal" description="Uses language-dependent pronunciation rules for rendering the element's content." />
    <entry value="spell-out" description="Spells the text one letter at a time (useful for acronyms and abbreviations)." />
    <entry value="digits" description="Speak numbers one digit at a time, for instance, 'twelve' would be spoken as 'one two', and '31' as 'three one'." />
    <entry value="literal-punctuation" description="Punctuation such as semicolons, braces, and so on is named aloud (i.e. spoken literally) rather than rendered naturally as appropriate pauses." />
    <entry value="no-punctuation" description="Punctuation is not rendered: neither spoken nor rendered as pauses." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="volume" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="percentage, number" description="Volume refers to the median volume of the waveform. In other words, a highly inflected voice at a volume of 50 might peak well above that." syntax="&lt;number&gt; | &lt;percentage&gt; | silent | x-soft | soft | medium | loud | x-loud" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/aural.html#propdef-volume">
    <entry value="silent" description="No sound at all. The value '0' does not mean the same as 'silent'." />
    <entry value="x-soft" description="Same as '0'." />
    <entry value="soft" description="Same as '25'." />
    <entry value="medium" description="Same as '50'." />
    <entry value="loud" description="Same as '75'." />
    <entry value="x-loud" description="Same as '100'." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="play-during" version="2.0-2.1" browsers="none" restriction="url" description="A sound to be played while an element's content is rendered." syntax="&lt;uri&gt; [ mix || repeat ]? | auto | none" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/aural.html#propdef-play-during">
    <entry value="mix" description="Sound inherited from the parent element's 'play-during' property continues to play and the sound designated by the &lt;uri&gt; is mixed with it" />
    <entry value="repeat" description="Sound will repeat if it is too short to fill the entire duration of the element. Otherwise, the sound plays once and then stops." />
    <entry value="auto" description="The sound of the parent element continues to play." />
    <entry value="none" description="Silence. The sound of the parent element (if any) is silent during the current element and continues after the current element." />
    <entry value="url()" />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="azimuth" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="angle" syntax="&lt;angle&gt; | [[ left-side | far-left | left | center-left | center | center-right | right | far-right | right-side ] || behind ] | leftwards | rightwards" description="Sound spatial information" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-CSS21-20070719/aural.html#propdef-azimuth">
    <entry value="behind" />
    <entry value="center" description="Same as '0deg'. With 'behind', '180deg'." />
    <entry value="center-left" description="Same as '340deg'. With 'behind', '200deg'." />
    <entry value="center-right" description="Same as '20deg'. With 'behind', '160deg'." />
    <entry value="far-left" description="Same as '300deg'. With 'behind', '240deg'." />
    <entry value="far-right" description="Same as '60deg'. With 'behind', '120deg'." />
    <entry value="left" description="Same as '320deg'. With 'behind', '220deg'" />
    <entry value="left-side" description="Same as '270deg'. With 'behind', '270deg'." />
    <entry value="leftwards" description="Moves the sound to the left, relative to the current angle. More precisely, subtracts 20 degrees." />
    <entry value="right" description="Same as '40deg'. With 'behind', '140deg'." />
    <entry value="right-side" description="Same as '90deg'. With 'behind', '90deg'." />
    <entry value="rightwards" description="Moves the sound to the right, relative to the current angle. More precisely, adds 20 degrees." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="elevation" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="angle" syntax="&lt;angle&gt; | below | level | above | higher | lower" description="Sound spatial information" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-CSS21-20070719/aural.html#propdef-azimuth">
    <entry value="below" description="Same as '-90deg'." />
    <entry value="level" description="Same as '0deg'." />
    <entry value="above" description="Same as '90deg'." />
    <entry value="higher" description="Adds 10 degrees to the current elevation." />
    <entry value="lower" description="Subtracts 10 degrees from the current elevation." />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="richness" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="number(0-100)" syntax="A value between '0' and '100'. The higher the value, the more the voice will carry. A lower value will produce a soft, mellifluous voice." description="Specifies the richness, or brightness, of the speaking voice. A rich voice will 'carry' in a large room, a smooth voice will not." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/aural.html#propdef-richness" />

  <CssProperty name="stress" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="number(0-100)" syntax="A value, between '0' and '100'. The meaning of values depends on the language being spoken. For example, a level of '50' for a standard, English-speaking male voice (average pitch = 122Hz), speaking with normal intonation and emphasis would have a different meaning than '50' for an Italian voice." description="Specifies the height of 'local peaks' in the intonation contour of a voice. For example, English is a stressed language, and different parts of a sentence are assigned primary, secondary, or tertiary stress." standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/aural.html#propdef-stress" />

  <CssProperty name="pitch" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="frequency" description="Specifies the average pitch (a frequency) of the speaking voice. The average pitch of a voice depends on the voice family. For example, the average pitch for a standard male voice is around 120Hz, but for a female voice, it's around 210Hz." syntax="&lt;frequency&gt; | x-low | low | medium | high | x-high" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/aural.html#propdef-pitch">
    <entry value="x-low" />
    <entry value="low" />
    <entry value="medium" description="Equivalent to 100% and means the normal pitch for this voice" />
    <entry value="high" />
    <entry value="x-high" />
  </CssProperty>

  <CssProperty name="pitch-range" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="number" description="Specifies variation in average pitch. The perceived pitch of a human voice is determined by the fundamental frequency and typically has a value of 120Hz for a male voice and 210Hz for a female voice." syntax="&lt;number&gt;" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/aural.html#propdef-pitch-range" />

  <CssProperty name="speech-rate" version="2.0" browsers="none" restriction="number" description="Controls the speaking rate. The default rate for a voice depends on the language and dialect and on the personality of the voice." syntax="&lt;number&gt; | x-slow | slow | medium | fast | x-fast | faster | slower" standard-reference="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/aural.html#propdef-speech-rate">
    <entry value="x-slow" description="Same as 80 words per minute." />
    <entry value="slow" description="Same as 120 words per minute." />
    <entry value="medium" description="Same as 180-200 words per minute." />
    <entry value="fast" description="Same as 300 words per minute." />
    <entry value="x-fast" description="Same as 500 words per minute." />
    <entry value="faster" description="Adds 40 words per minute to the current speech rate." />
    <entry value="slower" description="Subtracts 40 words per minute from the current speech rate." />
  </CssProperty>
</CssModule>