Develop software hands-free by utilizing Vocola2. Support for a variety of languages/frameworks.

The following applications are supported by voice commands. Below is a list of commands that can be used with the following applications.

• Chrome
• Visual Studio Code
• Putty
• Sourcetree

Voice commands are available for the followinng languages. To properly code by voice, it is necessary to use Visual Studio Code and the associated extensions.

• C++
• Vocola2

• Windows 10 (Home+)
• Dragon NaturallySpeaking (13+)

The following instructions are condensed from the unimacro website. Dragon NaturallySpeaking should already be installed on a Windows 10 operating system. Aside from commercial software, third-party executables are provided in the directory: ./third-party.

1. Clone the code-by-voice repository
2. Install Python 2.7, use the Windows x86 MSI installer
3. Install wxpython, pywin32, six, and future by executing the following in Command Prompt as administrator

cd \python27\Scripts
pip install wxpython==4.0.3
pip install pywin32 six future

4. Install Natlink/Vocola 2/Unimacro
5. Open Configure NatLink via GUI from the start menu
6. Enable Natlink, Vocola and Unimacro.
7. Use the cloned code-by-voice repository for Vocola User Directory
8. Create link for code-by-voice extensions by executing the following in Command Prompt as administrator

mklink \Natlink\Natlink\Vocola\extensions\vocola_ext_common.py <install>\code-by-voice\extensions\vocola_ext_common.py

10. Create link for code-by-voice snippets by executing the following in Command Prompt as administrator

mklink <user>\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\snippets\<language>.json <install>\code-by-voice\snippets\<language>.json

Note: For troubleshooting, refer to Problems with installation?

The following instructionns cover the setup for C++ in Visual Studio Code. Coding by voice leverages the use of snippets available in VS Code. The steps below are condensed from the website: Using GCC with MinGW.

1. Install Visual Studio Code
2. Install mingw-get-setup
3. Run MinGW Installation Manager. Under Basic Setup, select and install the two packages:
   • mingw32-base-bin
   • mingw32-gcc-g++-bin
4. Open the run dialog (Win+r) and paste the sequence, use (Ctrl+Shift+Enter) to run:

rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables

5. Under System variables, select Path and Edit.
   • Add the MinGW binary directory (C:\MinGW\bin)
6. Add the extensions to VS Code
   • C/C++
   • Code Runner
7. Set snippets to top of suggestions in VS Code
   • Open settings: Ctrl+,
   • Text Editor->Suggestions->Snippet Suggestions set to "top"