extension method must be defined in a non-generic static class

[Abdolhamid Shariat]

Hi
When I run Read4Me on windows 10 visual studio 2014 I got this error "extension method must be defined in a non-generic static class" Perhapse from this part .
namespace Read4Me
{
partial class Read4MeForm

{
    static Thread oThread;
    bool StopConversion = false;

How can I resolve this error

[Yassen Dobrev]

Sorry, I'm not actively developing the project anymore. What are you trying to achieve?

[Abdolhamid Shariat]

what the Read4Me does I mean "text to speech" and I would like to know how this software works as well

[Yassen Dobrev]

Are you interested in developing Read4Me further and do you have any programming skills?

[Abdolhamid Shariat]

Yes but with vb.net

[Abdolhamid Shariat]

But I would like to learn c# as well

[lain-iwakura]

To answer Abdolhamid Shariat’s question. Move the extension method “SplitByLength” to a static class.

public static class ExtensionMethods
    {

        public static IEnumerable<string> SplitByLength(this string str, int maxLength)
        {
            for (int index = 0; index < str.Length; index += maxLength)
            {
                yield return str.Substring(index, Math.Min(maxLength, str.Length - index));
            }
        }
    }

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9238114/extension-method-must-be-defined-in-a-non-generic-static-class

Also, I have a bugfix for Read4Me. It has been periodically crashing. The issue seems to be with passing certain characters to TTSVoiceClipboard.Speak.

My fix:
toRead = toRead.Replace("<", "Less Than");

I have the source code if you are interested.

[Yassen Dobrev]

Thanks Adam! If you're interested to help develop r4m I can give you update permission. Please let me know.

[lain-iwakura]

I would love to be a contributor. I have been using your program for a long time. I have tested several TTS applications, but nothing compares to Read4Me for day to day use. It Is one of the best accessibility tools I have ever used. And as luck would have it, I am comfortable developing in C#. So, I can bug test as I go.

[Yassen Dobrev]

Hi, I've just given you permissions! Can you contact me by email (yassendobrev at gmail dot com) to talk about the details. I'm looking forward to working with you :)