[Bug 38776] New: Readplease/SAPI 4.0 wont load non US Engels Voice

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38776

Bug ID: 38776
           Summary: Readplease/SAPI 4.0 wont load non US Engels Voice
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.7.44
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

After update to wine 1.7.44 i have the problem that the all non Engels Voice
that readplese2003 wont load.

And i get this when i start ReadPlease in site the terminal:
fixme:ole:RemUnknown_QueryInterface No interface for iid
{00000019-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
err:ole:COMPOBJ_DllList_Add couldn't load in-process dll
L"C:\windows\LHSP\System\LHSAPI30.DLL"
err:ole:create_server class {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000} not
registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000}
could be created for context 0x7
err:ole:COMPOBJ_DllList_Add couldn't load in-process dll
L"C:\windows\LHSP\System\LHSAPI30.DLL"
err:ole:create_server class {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000} not
registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000}
could be created for context 0x7
err:ole:COMPOBJ_DllList_Add couldn't load in-process dll
L"C:\windows\LHSP\System\LHSAPI30.DLL"
err:ole:create_server class {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000} not
registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000}
could be created for context 0x7
err:ole:COMPOBJ_DllList_Add couldn't load in-process dll
L"C:\windows\LHSP\System\LHSAPI30.DLL"
err:ole:create_server class {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000} not
registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {5fb67320-bf4b-11d1-af19-444553540000}
could be created for context 0x7
fixme:ole:RemUnknown_QueryInterface No interface for iid
{00000019-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}

Test case:
1. download readplease from the website:
https://sites.google.com/a/readerpal.com/readplease/
(licens code is in clude on the website)
2. download one of all of the fowling files (Microsoft Agent Speech Components)
from: http://htmlbible.com/MicrosoftSpeechComponents/index.htm
lhttsdun.exe
lhttseng.exe
lhttsfrf.exe
lhttsged.exe
lhttsiti.exe
lhttsptb.exe
lhttsspe.exe

3. install ReadPlease
4. one of the all Microsoft Agent Speech Components
5. open ReadPlease Free or ReadPlease Pro
6. if there a flag right under a a pitcher than load the add on voice correct
else you see a rectangle of dots.

[Bug 38776] Readplease/SAPI 4.0 wont load non US Engels Voice

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38776

--- Comment #1 from jean-paul anceaux  ---
Created attachment 51708
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=51708
WINEDEBUG=warn+all de bug log

This is my debuglog (stderr)

[Bug 38776] Readplease/SAPI 4.0 wont load non US Engels Voice

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38776

jean-paul anceaux  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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  Attachment #51708|WINEDEBUG=warn+all de bug   |Readplease2003 debug Log
        description|log                         |

--- Comment #2 from jean-paul anceaux  ---
Comment on attachment 51708
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=51708
Readplease2003 debug Log

Debug log for ReadPlese2003
command: $WINEDEBUG=warn+all wine /path/to/ReadPleasePlus2003.exe
1>~/winedebug1 2>~/winedebug2

[Bug 38776] ReadPlease 2003 (SAPI 4.0) won't load non-English Text to Speech Engine

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38776

Anastasius Focht  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                URL|                            |https://web.archive.org/web
                   |                            |/20190311202317/http://gros
                   |                            |sgang.com/tts/sapi_voices/s
                   |                            |etupreadplease2003.exe
                 CC|                            |[e-mail]
         Resolution|---                         |FIXED
            Summary|Readplease/SAPI 4.0 wont    |ReadPlease 2003 (SAPI 4.0)
                   |load non US Engels Voice    |won't load non-English Text
                   |                            |to Speech Engine
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
           Keywords|                            |download

--- Comment #3 from Anastasius Focht  ---
Hello folks,

the original download is gone/abandoned:

https://web.archive.org/web/20131003203632/https://sites.google.com/a/reader...

I've found a website with lots of TTS/SAPI related downloads, including apps
for testing, custom voices etc. = goldmine.

http://grossgang.com/tts/

--- quote ---
Welcome to the official website of Jake Gross. This site has podcasts,
recordings, software, operating systems, and other things that I am involved
in.
--- quote ---

Very useful for reproducing many (old) Wine TTS bugs.

http://grossgang.com/tts/sapi_voices/

In this case:

http://grossgang.com/tts/sapi_voices/setupreadplease2003.exe
http://grossgang.com/tts/sapi_voices/lhttsenu.exe

I've created snapshots via Internet Archive just in case:

https://web.archive.org/web/20190311202317/http://grossgang.com/tts/sapi_voi...

https://web.archive.org/web/20200412195158/http://grossgang.com/tts/sapi_voi...
> From the other site:

http://htmlbible.com/MicrosoftSpeechComponents/TextToSpeechEngines/French/lh...

'ReadPlease 2003' bundles MS SAPI 4 and runs the sub-installer during install.

--- snip ---
$ tree --charset=ANSI .wine/drive_c/windows/speech/
.wine/drive_c/windows/speech/
|-- spchtel.dll
|-- speech.cnt
|-- speech.dll
|-- speech.hlp
|-- vcauto.tlb
|-- vcmd.exe
|-- vcmshl.dll
|-- Vdict.dll
|-- VText.dll
|-- vtxtauto.tlb
|-- WrapSAPI.dll
|-- Xcommand.dll
|-- Xlisten.dll
|-- XTel.Dll
`-- Xvoice.dll

0 directories, 15 files
--- snip ---

I've installed English and French engines and could select between both with
multiple voice actors each. French Speech synthesis works fine. Mr. Baguette
reads the text as expected. *KEKW*

I've tested with Wine 1.7.44 and the app crashes right away on startup without
showing any UI up to Wine 1.7.52. With Wine 1.7.55 the app starts and French
voice can be selected. I assume it's fixed somewhere in between these Wine
1.7.x releases. Maybe I do a bisect one day when I'm too bored.

$ sha1sum setupreadplease2003.exe 
f49ce55ed99e7448fce3bf57cd9d3c80751fb6cb  setupreadplease2003.exe

$ du -sh setupreadplease2003.exe 
11M    setupreadplease2003.exe

$ sha1sum lhtts*
c4ab3e808c786cb09103148891648556374e97ca  lhttsenu.exe
fe843fa9998b282fe5d5ea7a0f11c78478b46d54  lhttsfrf.exe

$ du -sh lhtts*
3.3M    lhttsenu.exe
2.3M    lhttsfrf.exe

$ wine --version
wine-5.6

Regards

[Bug 38776] ReadPlease 2003 (SAPI 4.0) won't load non-English Text to Speech Engine

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38776

Alexandre Julliard  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #4 from Alexandre Julliard  ---
Closing bugs fixed in 5.7.