Getting to know Killers VoiceCommand

The What Can I Say? dialog is your main interface for knowing what to say when you are in your favorite game or application.  Once you have started the Killers VoiceCommand application and you see the skull icon in the task bar next to the clock just say the words What Can I Say to show this dialog.  NOTE: You can also double click the icon in the task bar to bring up the What Can I Say? dialog.  You can also right click on the skull icon to show its right click menu and selet "What Can I Say?..." menu.

The What Can I Say? dialog now comes with a brand new Toolbar for quick access to functionality.

• Template... button for quick access to the Template Manager.
• Auto suggestion dropdown for quick access to templates.
• Add new voice voice command button.
• Edit voice command button.
• Delete voice command button.
• Copy Voice Command Set button for copying and entire command set to a new command set.
• Show dropdown for access to the following command sets.
  • Show System Commands
  • Show Open Commands
  • Show Command Sets
  • Show Emotes
  • Show Amazon Commands
  • Show eBay Commands
  • Show iTunes Commands
  • Show Google Commands
  • Show Yahoo Commands
• Find auto suggestion dropdown for quik access to voice commands of the current command set.
• Advanced Find button to access the Advanced Find dialog that allows you to search for a voice command by phrase or keys.
• Options... button for quick access to the Killers VoiceCommand Options dialog.
• Speech... button for quick access to the Speech Properties of Windows.

Killers VoiceCommand contains three types of commands:

System Commands

System commands represent system level phrases that control Killers VoiceCommand and the What Can I Say? dialog.

1. cancel key down - This command phrase cancels a "Hold Down" on a key for a voice command.  You can also press the same key that is designated as a "Hold Down" key to cancel the key down.
2. cancel mouse down - This command phrase cancels a "Hold Down" on a mouse button for a voice command.  You can also press the same mouse button designated as the "Hold Down" mouse button to cancel the mouse down.
3. end voice command - This command phrase closes down the Killers VoiceCommand application.
4. hide keystrokes - This command phrase hides the actual keystrokes that are tied to individual commands for the active command set in the What Can I Say? dialog.
5. pause voice command - This command phrase pauses the Killers VoiceCommand application from responding to commands.
6. select main process - This command phrase selects the main process window.
7. select process one - This command phrase selects process 1 window.
8. select process two - This command phrase selects process 2 window.
9. select process three - This command phrase selects process 3 window.
10. select process four - This command phrase selects process 4 window.
11. show amazon commands - This command phrase shows the Amazon voice commands.
12. show command sets - This command phrase the currently loaded command set.
13. show e bay commands - This command phrase shows the eBay voice commands.
14. show emotes - This command phrase shows the emote voice commands that are part of the voice command set.
15. show google commands - This command phrase shows the Google voice commands.
16. show i tunes commands - This command phrase shows the iTunes voice commands.
17. show keystrokes - This command phrase shows the actual keystrokes that are tied to individual commands for the active command set in the What Can I Say? dialog.
18. show open commands - This command phrase shows the open command items that are associated with open commands in the What Can I Say? dialog.
19. show system commands - This command phrase shows the system commands in the What Can I Say? dialog.
20. show yahoo commands - This command phrase shows the Yahoo voice commands.
21. start voice command - This command phrase enables the Killers VoiceCommand application to listening to commands.
22. trace off - This command phrase hides the trace window in the What Can I Say? dialog.
23. trace off - This command phrase shows the trace window in the What Can I Say? dialog.
24. what can I say - This command phrase shows the What Can I Say? dialog.

Show Command Sets

New to Killers VoiceCommand 2.0 are show command sets.  These represent voice command sets that can be easily access via the new Show drop down button on the main toolbar or from the show menu in the right click context menu or from the View\show menu.  If you have system commands enabled you can say any of these voice commands to show their respective voice command sets.

• show system commands - If enabled, this voice command will display all the system commands as show above for System Commands.
• open commands - If enabled, this voice command will display all open commands in the open command set.
• show command sets - If enabled, this voice command will display the currently loaded voice command set. (example: World Of Warcraft).  NOTE: No matter what other voice command set is loaded this represents the currently loaded template voice command set file.  So you can load for example the amazon commands and then come back to the active voice command set (example: World Of Warcraft) without having so select it again.
• show emotes - This represents the associated emotes for the active voice command set currently loaded.  (example:  emotes for World Of Warcraft)
• show amazon commands - If enabled, this voice command will display all the search voice commands available for Amazon, allowing you to search www.amazon.com using the dictation features of windows with the new Killers Search dialog.  (Example: search grocery, search v h s, search magazines)
• show ebay commands - If enabled, this voice command will display all the search voice commands available for eBay, allowing you to search www.ebay.com using the dictation features of windows with the new Killers Search dialog.  (Example: search antiques, search business and industrial, search e bay)
• show google commands - If enabled, this voice command will display all the search voice commands available for Google, allowing you to search www.google.com using the dictation features of windows with the new Killers Search dialog.  (Example: search maps, search news, search images)
• show i tunes commands - If enabled, this voice command will display all the search and voice commands available for controlling iTunes.  iTunes voice commands cover a wide range of voice commands for controlling all aspects of iTunes itself.  See iTunes Support for a complete help on controlling iTunes.
• show yahoo commands - If enabled, this voice command will display all the search commands available for Yahoo, allowing you to search www.yahoo.com using the dictation features of windows with new Killers Search dialog.  (Example: search autos, search music, search finance).

Command Sets

Command sets represent one or more command phrases tied to an application.

1. I recommend using at least two words for a command phrase or a long word so that the Microsoft Speech Recognition doesn't react if you say something similar.  For example, I had used the word blink only when playing World Of Warcraft but often times I would say something similar and I would blink into a crowd of enemies ;)  I changed that to blink now and now I don't have that problem.
2. To add a new command set simply right click in the What Can I Say? dialog and select Add Command Set... from the dropdown menu.
3. Do not prefix your new command set phrase with the word activate because Killers VoiceCommand will automatically do this when loading the command set.
4. Once you have added a new command set you will automatically get an untitled command phrase to get you started.



5. To change this default command phrase simply double click it or right click it and select the Edit... menu item.
6. I myself use Killers VoiceCommand to control several of my characters in World Of Warcraft and specifically my main character Killers who is a fire mage.
7. In World Of Warcraft, I have bound each of the {ALT} keys to Action Bar items and then I enter those keystrokes in Killers VoiceCommand



For example, here I clicked Record to add the {F1} key which selects my character Killers in World Of Warcraft.
8. I then click Record again to add the key combination {ALT}m which is tied to a Right Action Button 1 command below in World Of Warcraft.
9. To setup World Of Warcraft for Killers VoiceCommand visit the support page to get started.

Open Commands

Open commands represent command phrases that allow you to start your favorite application or open a particular website. Killers VoiceCommand contains several examples of open commands.

1. To edit an open command simply double click or right click on a open command and select the Edit... menu



2. Here you can test opening an application or a website that you will use.