Shortcut request – Start Read Aloud from cursor position

[Matrix8444]

Hi,

I’ve been using the new Read Aloud feature extensively and it is honestly one of the best features I’ve ever used.

I work much better with numbers, coding and technical information than large amounts of reading, and Read Aloud has probably increased my work performance by around threefold.

I currently have these custom shortcuts:

[
Cmd = CmdReadAloud
Key = Ctrl-shift-R
Name = Read Aloud
]
[
Cmd = CmdStopReadAloud
Key = Ctrl-shift-S
Name = Stop Read Aloud
]

I also really like Start Reading From Cursor Position in the right-click menu.

Would it be possible to expose this as a command so I could add something like:

[
Cmd = CmdReadAloudFromCursorPosition
Key = Ctrl-shift-C
Name = Read From Cursor
]

Being able to point at a paragraph and press one shortcut would make an already fantastic feature even better.

Thanks very much for adding text-to-speech. It has made a real difference in how I work. Unfortuantely I am not someone that can read quickly and think of answers whilst reading at the same time.

[GitHubRulesOK]

Just a comment that for a paragraph you can already select and use

[
Cmd = CmdReadAloudSelection
Key = Ctrl-shift-T
Name = Read Aloud Selection
]

KJK there are many variations on such ability but perhaps most common is "Read Aloud from Here"

The SumatraPDF equivalence is

[Matrix8444]

Yep, thanks, awesome, use that one already. Happy with that, but it would also be good not to have to select the text.

I'm amazed at Sumatra's progress!!

[kjk]

Added CmdReadAloudFromCursorPosition. It starts reading from the text under the mouse pointer. It will be available in the next pre-release.

[
    Cmd = CmdReadAloudFromCursorPosition
    Key = Ctrl-shift-C
]

[Matrix8444]

Thank you