This article explains how to import the German speech model ‘debx’:
1. Remove old directories via Ubuntu terminal:
rm --recursive /home/ubuntu/.kde/share/apps/simon
rm --recursive /home/ubuntu/.kde/share/apps/simond
2. Stop simon. Stop simond.
3. Start simon.
4. Download the speech model, and extract it. On my computer, the extracted speech model is located at /home/ubuntu/Documents/german-speech-model-debx.
5. simon > Manage scenarios > Import > Import from file (location: /home/ubuntu/Documents/german-speech-model-debx/scenario-debx.xml)
6. Move the available scenario de-bx from the ‘Available’ column to the ‘Selected’ column. Press OK.
7. simon > Settings > Configure simon … > Model Settings > General > Static model. Set the paths to the static (base) model:
file:///home/ubuntu/Documents/german-speech-model-debx/hmmdefs-debx
file:///home/ubuntu/Documents/german-speech-model-debx/tiedlist-debx
file:///home/ubuntu/Documents/german-speech-model-debx/macros-debx
file:///home/ubuntu/Documents/german-speech-model-debx/stats-debx
Press Apply. Press OK.
8. Start ksimond. simon > Press the Connect button. simon is now activated. Let’s dictate a few words:
Gedankenreichtum Gedankenganges Gedankengangs Gebudeflche Geburtstagsparty Geburtstagspartys Geburtstagsfeier Geburtstagsfeiern Geburtshelfers Geburtenbeschrnkung Gebrauchtwagenabteilung Gebrauchtwagenhandel Gebrauchtwagenkaufs Gebrauchtwagenmarkt Gebrauchsfahrzeug Gebirgsbewohner Gebietsforderung Gebietskrperschaft Gattungsalternative
Almost all words were recognized correctly. But where are the German special characters (äöüß)? They are missing.
9. Press the Activated button to stop recognition.
10. You now know how to import a static speech model.