A countdown timer that speaks in English, using Google Voice. Built with Java 7.
- Something that runs Java
- Java
- Internet connection
You can either compile the source code yourself or download a build from the releases page.
If you download a build, you can just run the .jar file using the command-line. Need help? Google is your friend.
If you're compiling the source code yourself, I guess you know what you're doing, so you probably don't need any help.
Once the application is running, it will ask you two questions:
- How much time do you want to count (in minutes)?
- How much time do you want between warnings (in minutes)?
NOTE: The time between warning should be a multiple of the total time!
If no errors showed up, press ENTER when you're ready to start. You should hear a voice saying x minutes left.
The program will create a temporary folder called audioFiles on the directory you're running the application, but it will get deleted when the countdown finishes.
Although it isn't supported, it's possible to change the language of the countdown by modifying the line 128.
URL url = new URL("http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=pt&q=" + encodedMessage);
If you have any question or want to report a bug, feel free to submit an issue.