text.to.speech inline pause

[foxpur]

ok, pretty basic but for some reason I'm not getting it...

tried {} and [] and it still doesn't work as a command:

say "I am? [PAUSE:5.5] How am I doing that?"

[Pfeil]

The "[PAUSE;]" marker is used only in the "Quick Input" action, it is not compatible with the "Say Something with Text-To-Speech" action.

The simplest way to add a pause is to use the actual "Pause" action:

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Say, 'I am?'
Pause 5,5 seconds
Say, 'How am I doing that?'

You can also use SSML:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<speak version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis
                   http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/synthesis.xsd"
         xml:lang="en-US">
I am?<break time="5.5s"/>How am I doing that?
</speak>Make sure you check the "Use Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)" option.

[foxpur]

Thing is I need it in the "Say Something with Text-To-Speech" action.
I have several random to chose from in this plan.

[Pfeil]

You can still use dynamic response sections when SSML is enabled:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<speak version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis
                   http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/synthesis.xsd"
         xml:lang="en-US">
[option 1;option2;I am?<break time="5.5s"/>How am I doing that?;option 4]
</speak>

[foxpur]

Oh, well then, I will give that a try shortly.