Re: [vtp-dev] Problem with PlayPrompt before OptionSet

["Brendan Sterne" <SterneB@xxxxxxxxx>]

Trip,

Thanks for your response.

We are using our browser (Interact Inc, SPOT VoiceXML browser), which was
written from scratch.  I think the behavior you outline is common to the
OpenVXI-based browsers (but I could be wrong here), so this will work with
them. But our reading of the spec, and our implementation won't support
this.  Not a big deal as the workaround is to place the prompt into the
'OptionSet' node as the prompt for one of the options.  What I would like
to see, if possible, is a field in the OptionSet config page for an
OptionSet level prompt. Right now all we can do is assign prompts for each
option.  The would be cleaner for us.  Implementationally it shouldn't be
too complicated.  I would be happy to try and contribute this myself,
though it'll take a little bit to learn my way around the codebase.

Your thoughts?

Cheers,
- Brendan

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Brendan Sterne
Interact Inc Austin R&D
sterneb@xxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: Trip Gilman <trip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Vtp-Dev <vtp-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:05:32 -0500
Subject: Re: [vtp-dev] Problem with PlayPrompt before OptionSet

> This is true.  However, a voice browser typically reads ahead in the
> application until it reaches a waiting state (field, menu, record)
> before
> beginning to execute that section of the application.  You can think of
> an
> application broken into segments each consisting of a virtual turn that
> can
> span multiple pages:
> 
> ----Turn 1-----
> Page 1. Form->Block->Prompt
> Page 2. Form->Block->Prompt
>         Form->Block2->Prompt
> Page 3. Menu
> ----Turn 1 End----
> 
> ----Turn 2----
> Page 4. Form->Block->Prompt
>         Form->Field
> ----Turn 2 End----
> 
> In the example, the first 3 pages are read before the prompt on page 1
> is
> played.  Each prompt is queued up and the system begins listening for
> Menu
> input.  Voice bargeins are available as there are no "page transitions"
> while the prompts are playing.  This of course is an over
> simplification of
> the process but it outlines the general process.  Not all platforms
> operate
> in this way but it is rather common to see.
> 
> What voice browser are you using with loquendo?
> 
> Trip Gilman