Since I do not want to be a maintainer I can not update the official hompage of these programs but thought that others might want this information.
1) create a 32bit wineprefix.
2) Install the winetricks.
3) Install the programs.
4) create hotkeys
winetricks for Ivona + balabolka:
corefonts
d3dx9
msvcirt
speechsdk
vcrun2008
vcrun2010
wintricks for Ivona + balabolka + Dolpin EasyReader 6.04:
corefonts
d3dx9
msvcirt
speechsdk
vcrun2008
vcrun2010
ie7
msxml3
to access balabolka using a global hotkey:
create a custom shortcut to run this shellscript (If you use a bash shell: replace zsh with bash):
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#! /bin/zsh
xdotool key --window $( xdotool search --limit 1 --all --name Balabolka ) "ctrl+F5"
To download Dolphin EasyReader 6.04: https://yourdolphin.com/en-gb/support/legacy-demos
Ivona voices are ok. but not as good as a.i. voices like mimic3 that exist for linux.
I'm pondering about migrating to linux, for those who also want tts and wonder about the best solution check these links:
https://www.linuxadictos.com/en/convert ... linux.html
https://zenquest.co/team/eben-farnworth ... -tts-linux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVBAYkSxv2E
https://zenquest.co/team/eben-farnworth ... -ai-rising
Thorium reader that I think can tts: https://zenquest.co/team/eben-farnworth ... -ai-rising