ことせかい

ことせかい


Web小説の読み上げアプリ


Free

2.9.1for iPhone, iPad and more
9.9
2 Ratings
Takuji Iimura
Developer
22 MB
Size
Feb 28, 2024
Update Date
Books
Category
9+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About ことせかい

NovelSpeaker is application to read the shown novel which is "Let's become a novelist" aloud.
"listen" hears a novel when I do walking time and housework.
Because I cope with background reproduction, I can continue hearing a novel even when carrying out other activities with iPhone.

* quick play:

1. select "Web Import" tab
2. open some web novel
3. display the text of the novel
4. hit "Import" button
5. select "Bookshelf" tab
6. hit novel column
7. select speech start point. (hold down text area)
8. hit "Speak" button

* background play

This application support background playing.
Check Control-Center and Lockscreen for background play.
But, background play lets a lot of batteries wear out.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.9.1

Last updated on Feb 28, 2024
Old Versions
Version 2.9.1

Changes in interface/internal operation

- Changed the format of the output backup file
- Added a "Open existed novel" button to the dialog when trying to import a novel using the "Web import" function and the same novel is registered on the bookshelf and fails.

Fixing the problem

- Reduces the possibility of transitioning to the next page while reading aloud even if you are in the middle of the page
- Reduces the possibility that the message "Go to the updated XX chapter on the other device" will be displayed even if iCloud sync is turned off.
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Version History
2.9.1
Feb 28, 2024
Version 2.9.1

Changes in interface/internal operation

- Changed the format of the output backup file
- Added a "Open existed novel" button to the dialog when trying to import a novel using the "Web import" function and the same novel is registered on the bookshelf and fails.

Fixing the problem

- Reduces the possibility of transitioning to the next page while reading aloud even if you are in the middle of the page
- Reduces the possibility that the message "Go to the updated XX chapter on the other device" will be displayed even if iCloud sync is turned off.
2.8.2
Dec 5, 2023
Version 2.8.2

Changes in interface/internal operation

- Added scrollTo concept to SiteInfo
- Added "Preferred SiteInfo" to "Settings tab" -> "Internal data reference URL settings"
- Added ON/OFF setting for ``Attach the text of the novel where the problem occurs'' to the ``Settings tab'' -> ``Contact developer'' screen.

Fixing the problem

- Corresponds to problems when internal data cannot be read and malfunctions occur.
2.8.1
Aug 23, 2023
Fix the problem

- Fixed the part where the dialog message when applying the backup file was strange
- Fixed the problem that it took a long time to start and was forced to quit from the system side.
- Fixed a slow processing problem in "Sort" of "Bookshelf Screen" in "Original folder order".
2.8.0
Aug 11, 2023
Behavior changes

- Added "Bookshelf registration order" to "order" of "bookshelf screen"
- Added "Settings tab" -> "Behavior when pressing the favorite button on the bookshelf"
- Added keyboard shortcuts to the novel text screen
- Update standard dictionary

Fix the problem

- Eliminate NUL characters (0x00 characters) when saving novel text
- Fixed a problem that an empty string could not be set once some characters were entered in "Standard replacement settings" in "Setting tab" -> "Setting URL for internal data reference"

2.7.4
May 17, 2023
Version 2.7.4

- If you move to a tab other than the "bookshelf tab" while speaking, or if you display the "bookshelf tab" again after turning the app to the background, the reading position display will move to a place that is ahead of the reading position. Fixed an issue where
- Temporarily dealt with the problem that it was difficult to match around ruby tags.
2.7.3
Feb 19, 2023
- If too much memory is allocated when speaking, try to free the memory, and resume speaking if it seems to be freed.
2.7.2
Feb 3, 2023
Behavior change

- When downloading in the background, set the degree of parallelism to 1 (do not download in parallel)
- Introduced a small trick to monitor the amount of memory used and stop speaking when it is confirmed that it is being used over a certain amount, in response to the problem that it will be forcibly terminated when it is spoken on iOS 16.3.

Fix the problem

- Fixed the problem that ALPHA was [a-z] and [A-Z] was ignored for regular expressions judged as URI in "Settings tab" -> "Ignore URI".
2.7.1
Jan 12, 2023
Fix the problem

- Fixed the problem that some operations became impossible after the announcement "Now that the reading has reached the end ~" after finishing reading one novel.
2.7.0
Dec 16, 2022
Interface change, function addition, etc.

- Avoid problems caused by differences in speaker identity strings between different OSes and OS versions by using a table that absorbs the differences.
- Added "Long press menu items left behind" displayed when "Settings tab" -> "Long press only pops: corrections for pronounciation" is ON
- "Settings tab" -> Changed the notation of "Long press only pops: corrections for pronounciation" to "Reduce long-press menu items in the text"
- Expanded various definitions around searching for each website used in the "Web Search" tab

Fix the problem

- Fixed an issue that may have caused download failures on websites that use cookies, such as websites that require login

Note

From Version 2.7.0, iCloud synchronization cannot be performed because the schema of the internal database has changed from Version 2.6.* and earlier.
2.6.3
Oct 3, 2022
Interface change, function addition, etc.

- Added "Settings tab" -> "File import"
- Changed the error message to make it easier to understand when adding a novel to the bookshelf fails
- When importing a file from the share menu, etc., if it is a text file on this iPhone (or iPad, etc.), check the update of that file.
- Added HTML to supported file types for file import (import from share menu)
- Enable to receive WebURL in Share Extension
- Deprecated Action Extension
- Add "Settings tab" -> "Follow the rotation of the screen" on iOS

Fixing the problem

- Fixed an issue that caused some websites to skip pages and load
2.6.2
Jun 3, 2022
Interface changes

- "Settings tab" -> "Text display settings" now displays the character size and the respective numerical values between lines.
- Added "Search within the displayed page" button to "Settings tab"-> "Settings for the buttons displayed in the upper right corner of the novel text screen".
- Added "Copy xxx name" button to the dialog that appears when you tap "Novel name" and "Author name" on the novel details screen.
- The "Add chapter" button on the novel edit screen can now be pressed on pages other than the last page.

Fixing the problem

- When "Settings tab"-> "Display bookmarks on the Bookshelf" is ON, the color of the bookmark position display bar does not turn purple even though there is an announcement that "The Book ends here.". Fix the problem
2.6.1
Dec 22, 2021
The supported OS version is iOS 15, iPad OS 15 or later.

Interface changes

- Added "Delete all stored cookies" button to "Settings tab"
2.6.0
Aug 29, 2021
Interface changes

- Added ON / OFF setting of "Settings tab" -> "Do not enter sleep mode while reading"
- Added "Settings tab" -> "Open Q & A (Frequently Asked Questions and Answers) in Support Site"
- In the list of novels displayed when you select "Select a novel to put in this folder" from "Settings tab" -> "Edit your own folder", if the novel is registered in another folder, that folder Add a list of names
- Added "Open current page in Web import tab" to "Settings tab" -> "Edit buttons displayed in the upper right corner of the novel text screen"
- For self-made novels Added "Output the text of this novel as a single text file" to the "Detailed screen of the novel"
2.5.1
Aug 2, 2021
Interface changes

- When reading aloud on the edit screen of the text of the novel, if it is read aloud to the end of the chapter, it will stop as it is
- Changed the behavior when acquisition of SiteInfo (data used when extracting the text part of the novel, etc.) fails (to be exact, acquisition for regular update)

Fixing the problem

- Set accessibility labels for VoiceOver environment on the cursor movement buttons up / down / left / right on the novel editing screen
2.5.0
Jul 10, 2021
Interface changes

- Added "Play unread novels in the specified folder", "Play another novel by the same author", and "Play another novel on the same website" to "Settings tab" -> "What happens when playback reaches the end".
- On the "Bookshelf screen", set the order in the "Last download date and time (folder classification version)" folder to the last download date and time.
- On the "Bookshelf screen", change the order in the "Author order" folder to the novel name order.
- Added "Selection method for the next novel when playback reaches the end" that appears when "Settings tab" -> "Action when playback reaches the end" is a specific setting.
2.4.0
Jul 3, 2021
Interface changes

- Added ON / OFF setting of "Attach the contents of "Notification of in-app error" in "Contact the developer""
- When you select a link with the download attribute on the web import screen, it will be shared as a file (iOS 14.5 or higher only)
- Added "Chapter List (Table of Contents)" to "Settings tab" -> "Edit buttons displayed in the upper right corner of the novel text screen"
- Fixed the problem that the display area of the text part of the novel is not restored when the keyboard is closed on the novel edit screen.
- Added "Speak" button to the novel editing screen
- Added a cursor movement button to the novel editing screen

Change of internal specifications

- Added frame to the tag to ignore when importing HTML

Fixing the problem

- Fixed the problem that the reading position display may jump to the front once at the beginning of reading.
2.3.2
Jun 8, 2021
Interface changes

- Delete the backup file generated by "Settings tab" -> "Generate backup data" at startup
- When about: blank is displayed on the "Web Import" screen (the URL that is displayed first and is also displayed when you press the house icon), you should not be able to press the "Import" button, etc. To
- You can now delete any chapter on the novel edit screen.
2.3.1
May 14, 2021
Interface changes

- Added volume setting to "Settings tab" -> "Utterance settings"
- When "Play unread ones among favorites" is selected in "Settings tab" -> "Action when playback reaches the end", the order of the novels to be read aloud next is displayed on the screen. Changed to give priority to the upper side

Fixing the problem

- Slightly changed the behavior when an error occurs when loading from some websites
- In "Settings tab" -> "Action when playback reaches the end", either "Play unread ones in favorites" or "Play unread novels in the same folder" is selected. Fixed an issue where you might not switch to another novel after reading one novel while you are
- Fixed some issues that could cause double utterances when hitting the "Speak" button repeatedly in certain situations
2.3.0
Apr 26, 2021
Interface changes

- PickerView (UI that selects one in a drum-like display) that appears in \"Order\" on the upper right of the \"Bookshelf screen\" is changed to another format
- When \"Settings tab\" -> \"Ruby will read when available\" is ON, you can now select ON / OFF for \"Only the ruby notation derived from the NovelSpeaker is targeted\" is ON / OFF.

Fixing the problem

― In many cases, you can get some tags on websites where you can't get them.
- Fixed the problem that "Maximum continuous playback time" may become a yearly value when "Settings tab" -> "Maximum continuous playback time" is changed in an environment different from UTC such as under Japanese environment.
2.2.5
Apr 10, 2021
Fixing the problem

- Fixed the problem that when the page of the novel was opened, it was forcibly terminated when there was a setting for an empty string in "Speech change setting", "Correction of reading", and "Setting during reading".
2.2.4
Apr 3, 2021
Interface changes

- Now to go into safe mode if you restart many times in a short time

Fixing the problem

- Fixed an issue where the VoiceOver name for the "A little ahead" button that can be placed in the upper right corner of the novel text screen was not set.
- Fixed the problem that the operation may become strange when the utterance is interrupted due to the influence of another application etc. during the utterance.
- When the instruction to start reading aloud multiple times in a short time, you can avoid a part of the part that could read the same part multiple times.
- Forcibly add a replacement setting that converts to blank when 5 or more "-" are consecutive at startup.
2.2.3
Mar 23, 2021
Fixing the problem

- Fixed the problem that "All novels" was always set to "Applicable target" when moving from "Settings tab" -> "Correction of reading" to "Details of correction of reading".
- In "Settings tab" -> "Correction of reading" -> "Details of correction of reading", try to select "Save" etc. with either "Before reading" or "After reading" blank. Fixed an issue that caused strange behavior after an error occurred
- When I pressed "Settings tab" -> "Re-acquire SiteInfo", "Manual SiteInfo loading was completed" was added to "In-app error notification" without waiting for SiteInfo loading to finish. Fixed a problem that had been closed
2.2.2
Mar 6, 2021
Interface changes

- Easy to delete all when trying to edit the title part that is being temporarily read by Web import etc.
- Easy to delete all when trying to add a novel by selecting "Settings tab"-> "Add new self-made novel"
- ON / OFF of "Synchronize speed setting" in "Settings tab"-> "Speech settings" will save the state until the application is closed.

Fixing the problem

- Fixed the problem that the displayed item name was sometimes omitted in the search setting that can be set ON / OFF in the scene where the search condition of "Web search tab" is entered.
- Fixed the problem that the first character of Japanese input immediately after emptying "Start character" and "End character" in "Settings tab"-> "Utterance change setting" does not work well.
- Fixed the problem that the order set in "Settings tab"-> "Edit self-made folder" was not reflected in "Bookshelf screen"
- Fixed the problem that the file may not be read normally (nothing may happen) when the file is passed to "NovelSpeaker" from the share menu.
- If the content of the previous page is exactly the same as the content of the previous page during download, the download will be stopped as an error.
- Fixed an issue where the bookshelf screen could be forcibly terminated when there was a novel whose reading position was incorrect.
2.2.1
Mar 1, 2021
Bug fix

- Slightly strengthened VoiceOver support on bookshelves
- Changed the initial value of the novel to be corrected for reading created when pressing "+" in "Settings tab"-> "Modify reading" to "All novels".
- Fixed the problem that "correction of reading" and "speech change setting" could not be restored when restoring from a backup file created with Version 2. *

In addition, we plan to increase the supported iOS (iPad OS) version of NovelSpeaker from 10.0 or higher to 14.0 or higher after a while. This will prevent iCloud syncing between the latest version of NovelSpeaker and the fact that it is running on an unsupported iPhone (eg iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, etc.) and may not work. In that case, you can continue to use it by turning off iCloud synchronization, so please take such measures.
2.2.0
Feb 21, 2021
Interface changes

- Added ON / OFF setting of "Settings tab" -> "Allow page turning by swiping left and right on the novel text screen"

Fixing the problem

- When "!" Is attached to the tab side Of "Settings tab", even if you open "Notice from developer" or "Notification of in-app error" with "!", "!" On the tab side. Fixed an issue where "!" did not disappear
- When there is a new notification in "Settings tab" -> "Notice from developer" at startup, "!" Is added on the "Settings tab" side, but "Settings tab" -> "Notice from developer" Fixed an issue where "!" Was not added to "!"
- Fixed the problem that novels containing characters that are likely to be URL encoded, such as Japanese, cannot be opened (or the text cannot be read even if they are opened).

ことせかい FAQ

ことせかい is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Tunisia
ことせかい supports English, Japanese
Click here to learn how to download ことせかい in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of ことせかい.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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