Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT)

Languages

The Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) is available in multiple languages including English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. ACAT can be extended to other languages as well.
 

ACAT User Guide

The Base English Version

You must install this version of ACAT before installing any of the ACAT language packs.

Download from GitHub*

  1. If you have a previous version of ACAT or its dashboard already installed and running, close it.
  2. Uninstall ACAT by doing the following:                    
    a. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program.
    b. Right-click Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT), and then select Uninstall.
    c. When prompted to remove ACAT and all its contents:
         • If you are upgrading from a previous version and want to retain your user settings, select No.
         • Otherwise, select Yes. This deletes all the contents under the ACAT folder.
  3. From the GitHub link, save ACATSetup.exe to your computer. This is the default English version.
  4. Run ACATSetup.exe.
  5. In the installation wizard, accept all defaults.
  6. When installation is complete, a shortcut to ACAT Dashboard appears on your desktop. The dashboard has shortcuts to all of the ACAT applications.

  1. Download and install the base English version.
    Note You must install this program in same destination folder as the base English version. The default location is C:\Intel\ACAT.
  2. If you have a previous version of the ACAT French Language Pack already installed, uninstall it. To do this:
    a. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program.
    b. Right-click Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) - French Language Pack, and then select Uninstall.
  3. From the GitHub link, save ACATPack-French.exe to your computer.
  4. Run ACATPack-French.exe.
  5. In the installation wizard, accept all defaults. This installs the French language extensions.

Note To switch between languages, do one of the following:

  • In the ACAT Config utility, select Language.
  • In the ACAT application,  select the Main menu, and then select Language.

  1. Download and install the base English version.
    Note You must install this program in same destination folder as the base English version. The default location is C:\Intel\ACAT.
  2. If you have a previous version of the ACAT Spanish Language Pack already installed, uninstall it. To do this:
    a. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program.
    b. Right-click Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) - Spanish Language Pack, and then select Uninstall.
  3. From the GitHub link, save ACATPack-Spanish.exe to your computer.
  4. Run ACATPack-Spanish.exe.
  5. In the installation wizard, accept all defaults. This installs the Spanish language extensions.

Note To switch between languages, do one of the following:

  • In the ACAT Config utility, select Language.
  • In the ACAT application, select the Main menu, and then select Language.

  1. Download and install the base English version before installing the language pack.
    Note You must install this program in same destination folder as the base English version. The default location is C:\Intel\ACAT.
  2. If you have a previous version of the ACAT Spanish Language Pack already installed, uninstall it. To do this:
    a. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program.
    b. Right-click Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) - Spanish Language Pack, and then select Uninstall.
  3. From the GitHub link, save ACATPack-Portuguese.exe to your computer.
  4. Run ACATPack-Portuguese.exe.
  5. In the installation wizard, accept all defaults. This installs the Portuguese language extensions.

Note To switch between languages, do one of the following:

  • In the ACAT Config utility, select Language.
  • In the ACAT application,  select the Main menu, and then select Language.

Extend ACAT to Other Languages

  1. From GitHub, download ACATResources.en.resx.
  2. Use a resource editor to translate strings.
    Tip SimpleResx works well. It has built-in support to translate strings into several languages.
  3. Generate the resource .RESX file in the target language.
  4. Identify the source material to create the word prediction database. The source must be free of copyrighted material or other violations.
  5. Send an email with the following information to the team:
    a. The translated resource .RESX file
    b. A link to the source material for the word prediction database
  6. The ACAT team then does the following:
    a. Generates the word-prediction database for the target language
    b. Creates the ACAT language pack for the target language, and then uploads it to GitHub

 

Notes

  • ACAT doesn’t include Stephen Hawking's voice for text-to-speech. It uses the Microsoft* Speech Synthesis API and the default text-to-speech (TTS) voice on the target machine. To change the default voice, see the ACAT FAQ or ACAT User Guide.
  • Developers can extend ACAT to support other speech engines.
  • The UI look and feel is different from what Stephen Hawking used. Developers can create UIs to support the needs of different users.
  • ACAT Vision is not an open source product.

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