Add TTS Readout for Plugin Chat Output (E.g. via local OrpheusTTS)

[heuselm]

Awesome plugin and integration with local LLMs was so smooth - Thank you for this!!

I wanted to suggest an enhancement related to audio output. Since the plugin generates so much valuable text in the chat pane (summaries, answers, etc.), it would be a huge quality-of-life improvement if we could add a "Read Aloud" function specifically for that generated content.

This feature would allow users to select or click an answer and have Zotero read it out loud. If possible, supporting local TTS models (like OrpheusTTS) would be amazing for privacy and offline use, i.e. in settings add TTS model to the local LLM config and then add a read aloud button next to response in paper chat --> boom.

Wouldn't that be something?

In any case, Xie Xie & keep up the good work!

[yilewang]

Hi Thanks for your encouragement and suggestions! I think it's a good idea but unfortunately I may not be able to implement it in the near future. currently I am in a late stage of my phd so I may have to prioritize my time and effort on my dissertation. Those new feature developments may require a large amount of testing before shipping to users, so even we have help from AI today, it still cost much of my time and energy. but I would like to revisit it after my graduation.