Motorola 1 manual EMP Element

VoxML 1.0 Element Reference

EMP Element

EMP Element

The EMP element is used to identify a context within text that will be read to the user where emphasis is to be applied. The EMP element can be used anywhere that text is read to the user.

The EMP element can be contained within a PROMPT, EMP, PROS, HELP,

ERROR, CANCEL, or ACK element.

Syntax

<EMP [LEVEL="value"] > text </EMP>

Attributes

Attribute Name Allowed Values

LEVELNONE

REDUCED

MODERATE *

STRONG

Examples

1<PROMPT>

2This example is

3<EMP LEVEL="strong"> really </EMP>

4simple.

5</PROMPT>

The above code illustrates the use of the EMP element to apply “strong” emphasis to the word “really” in a simple prompt.

The actual effect on the speech output is determined by the text-to-speech (TTS) software used by the voice browser. Since the desktop simulator uses different TTS software than the voice browser in the highly-scalable network system, the output may vary. To achieve a specific emphatic effect, use the PROS element instead of the EMP element.

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