Add option to ignore code blocks in text-to-speech

[doggy8088]

The text-to-speech function vocalizes the content within code fences in Copilot's responses, which typically contain code and are not designed for vocalization. Could there be a feature to bypass the code fences in text-to-speech?

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[bpasero]

Opening up for help wanted. A new setting makes sense to me. Here is where we get the text from the response and send it to the synthesizer:

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/b0cd9493fadea98992735b8b1cdc2c187c099c23/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/electron-sandbox/actions/voiceChatActions.ts#L825

It would probably require changes in the response model to filter out code pieces.

[syson16]

Hello! @bpasero. I'm a first time contributor and I would like to work on this.

[bpasero]

Sure go for it 👍

[burkus]

Hey @bpasero I have it working in a rough state (no tests, no settings). Where would I create the new setting? I can't find any settings for speech, would it be chat setting?

[bpasero]

👍 , I suggest to add it to accessibility.voice.*.

[burkus]

👍 , I suggest to add it to accessibility.voice.*.

Where do I create the setting? I've been looking around and I'm confused by how settings are created/stored/updated. Do you have any examples of how a setting is created/accessed?

Would that be added here in speechService.ts:

export const enum AccessibilityVoiceSettingId {
    SpeechTimeout = 'accessibility.voice.speechTimeout',
    AutoSynthesize = 'accessibility.voice.autoSynthesize',
    SpeechLanguage = 'accessibility.voice.speechLanguage',
}

How do I check this setting in the voiceChatActions after I declare it?

[bpasero]

Yeah I would follow along an existing setting such as speechTimeout. Just copy that where you find it in the files.