How do I tailor and configure Chant Developer Workbench for fast app development and testing?
Last reviewed: 7/26/2022
HOW Article ID: H072226
The information in this article applies to:
- Chant Developer Workbench 2022
- GrammarKit 8
- LexiconKit 8
- ProfileKit 8
- SpeechKit 11
- VoiceMarkupKit 8
- VoiceXMLKit 5
Summary
Tailoring and configuring the Chant Developer Workbench environment and features accelerates and simplifies app development and testing.
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Chant Developer Workbench environment and features may be tailored and configured to speed up development and testing of apps that speak and listen.
The 2022 Start Page provides streamlined shortcuts for accessing and creating documents, training profiles, testing speech recognition, testing speech synthesis, and reviewing developer product and support information.

The Chant Developer Workbench environment may be tailored and configured to facilitate fast development and testing of apps that speak and listen. To adjust settings, select the View->Options menu item to display the Options page.
After changing any options, click the save toolbar button or Edit->Save menu item to save changes. Close the Options page tab without saving to cancel changes.
The preselected window layout is tabbed pages that are pinned or closed by clicking the applicable icon on the tab. Recently opened files have open links listed on the Start page. The maximum number of recent files displayed may be adjusted. Additional Start page shortcut visibility may be adjusted by selecting or deselecting the shortcut.

Stay up-to-date with the latest information about products and support with links to developer news articles. Control the maximum number of links displayed on the Start page.

Select the preferred user interface theme as Dark or Light.

Select the preferred user interface language used for the text displayed in menus, tooltips, and buttons.

Set license or evaluation credentials in the field associated with the product. Valid Chant Developer Workbench credentials unlock the use of all products in the Chant Developer Workbench with one setting.

Select speech recognizers that are enumerated for grammar development and testing, speech recognition testing, and VoiceXML testing.

Select speech synthesizers that are enumerated for lexicon testing, speech synthesis testing, voice markup testing, and VoiceXML testing.

Some synthesizer SDKs require configuration and license information.

Several text editor editing and display options are preselected for developing and testing grammars, lexicons, voice markup, and VoiceXML.

Document line numbers may be displayed when developing and testing grammars, lexicons, voice markup, and VoiceXML.

Line numbers may provide helpful reference information when developing and testing grammars, lexicons, voice markup, and VoiceXML.

Indentation guides may be displayed when developing and testing grammars, lexicons, voice markup, and VoiceXML.

Indentation guides may provide helpful visual cues when developing and testing grammars, lexicons, voice markup, and VoiceXML.

Special characters may be displayed for non-printable whitespace characters such as tabs, spaces, and returns.

Whitespace characters may provide helpful visual cues when developing and testing grammars, lexicons, voice markup, and VoiceXML.
