Recording Script

A script specifies which items are to be recorded. A script consists of two parts, a header containing meta-data items, and the recording script proper. The recording script is divided into sections. A section is an organizational unit that specifies the presentation order, and progress mode for the recording items it contains.

A recording item or recording consists of the instructions, the prompt item, and a comment. Instructions and comment are optional. A prompt item consists of text, an image, or an audio clip. The text may be stored in the recording script, or fetched from an external file or URL. Images and audio clips must be loaded from external sources, e.g. a file or a URL.

Figure 2: Structure of a SpeechRecorder recording script

A recording script is stored as an XML document. The current Docuemt Type Definition $($DTD$)$ is given in Appendix A. It will also be copied to each new project as file $SpeechRecPrompts_3.dtd$.