Comparison of Utter Command and NaturallySpeaking wording

These comparisons of Utter Command and NaturallySpeaking commands highlight UC's efficiency, consistency and ease-of-use. The sample of UC commands that have no NatSpeak equivalents shows the power of the UC speech interface.

UC vs. NatSpeak wording examples

UC:  "Touch"
NS:  "Mouse Click" (or "Left Click")

UC:  "Touch Twice"
NS:  "Mouse Double Click"

UC:  "Touch Right"
NS:  "Mouse Right Click"

"Touch" is easy on your voice while "Click" is particularly hard on your voice.

UC:  "Control a-z"
NS:  "Press Control-Key a-z"

"Press" and "Key" are extraneous and hard on your voice.

UC:  "Go Home"
NS:  "Go to beginning of line"

UC:  "Go End"
NS:  "Go to end of line"

"To" and "of line" are extraneous; "beginning" differs from the words on the equivalent key and is long.

UC:  "Go Top"
NS:  "Go to beginning of document"

UC:  "Go Bottom"
NS:  "Go to end of document"

"To" and "of document" are extraneous; "beginning" is long.

UC:  "1-200 Up/Down/Left/Right"
NS:  "Move Up/Down/Left/Right 1-20"

There is no need to include "Move" in the cursor-moving commands.

UC:  "1-20 Right/Left/After/Before"
NS:  "Move Right/Left 1-20 Characters/Words"

UC:  "1-20 Line/Graph/Line Up/Graph Up"
NS:  "Move Up/Down 1-20 Lines/Paragraphs"

"Move" is extraneous; "Characters" and "Paragraphs" are long and awkward; it is more direct and thus cognitively easier to say where you want the cursor to go than to give directions.

UC:  "1-20 Rights/Lefts/Afters/Befores"
NS:  "Select Next/Last 1-20 Characters/Words"

UC:  "1-20 Lines/Graphs/Line Ups/Graph Ups"
NS:  "Select Next/Last 1-20 Lines/Paragraphs"

"Select" is extraneous; "Characters" and "Paragraphs" are long and awkward; it is cognitively easier to say what you want to select than to give directions about how to select.

UC rewording of NatSpeak Select-and-Say commands
(you can choose to use UC with either UC or NatSpeak Select-and-Say wording)

UC:  "Words <any words on the screen>"
NS:  "Select <any words on the screen>"

UC:  "Words <any words on the screen> Through <any words on the screen>"
NS:  "Select <any words on the screen> Through <any words on the screen>"

"Words" is a little easier to say than "Select" and is more precise because it identifies what is being selected.

UC:  "Nope"
NS:  "Correct That"

UC:  "Nope <any words on the screen>"
NS:  "Correct <any words on the screen>"

The NatSpeak command "Correct That", clashes with the NatSpeak command "Correct <any words on the screen>" when the word "That" is on the screen. "Nope" eliminates the problem and is easier and more fun to say.

UC:  "Add Caps"
NS:  "Cap That"

UC:  "Add All Caps"
NS:  "All Caps That"

UC:  "Add No Caps"
NS:  "No Caps That"

The NatSpeak "Cap That" commands that change the capitalization of the previous phrase clash with the NatSpeak text commands that return the word "That" with various capitalizations.

Sample UC commands that have no NatSpeak equivalents

"1-20th Word"
Selects the nth word of the current line

"<any file in your file list> File"
Opens a file

"Date Short/Long"
Types a short or long form of the current date: "6/15/07" or "June 15, 2006"

"Window Close Yes"
Closes a document and saves changes

"Window 1-20"
Opens a program from the taskbar

"Copy To Window 1"
Copies selected text to the open program of your choice


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