--- a/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Thu Feb 13 22:05:39 2020 +0100
+++ b/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Thu Feb 13 22:05:58 2020 +0100
@@ -7037,6 +7037,34 @@
     "Created: / 23-07-2019 / 10:17:07 / Claus Gittinger"
 !
 
+defaultVoiceMapping
+    "return a mapping from common (OS-independent) voice names
+     to OS-specific names or IDs.
+     The speak:voiceName interface will recognize both.
+     For portable programs, always use the OS-independent name and
+     let every OS xlate to its internal name."
+
+    "The mapping here maps all common names to the default"
+
+    ^ { 
+        ( 'male' -> nil ) .
+        ( 'female' -> nil ) .
+        ( 'computer' -> nil ) .
+        ( 'default' -> nil )
+    }
+
+    "on OSX, this could be:
+        ^ {
+            'male' -> 'Alex' .
+            'female' -> 'Fiona' .
+            'computer' -> 'Zarvox' .
+            'default' -> 'Fiona'
+        }
+    "
+
+    "Modified (comment): / 29-08-2018 / 09:42:40 / Claus Gittinger"
+!
+
 initializeDefaultVoice
     "OS specific default voice setup"
 
@@ -7141,6 +7169,10 @@
      OperatingSystem speak:'hello world - this is a female voice' voiceName:'female'
      OperatingSystem speak:'hello world - this is a computer voice' voiceName:'computer'
 
+    non-portable (Windows only):     
+     OperatingSystem speak:'hello world - this is a british female voice' voiceName:'Microsoft Zira Desktop'
+     OperatingSystem speak:'hello world - this is a german female voice' voiceName:'Microsoft Hedda Desktop'
+
     non-portable (OSX only):     
      OperatingSystem speak:'hello world - this is a scottish female voice' voiceName:'Fiona'
      OperatingSystem speak:'hello world - this is an irish female voice' voiceName:'Moira'
@@ -7158,11 +7190,11 @@
 
     Diaresis: 
      OperatingSystem speak:'üben Österreich ärgerlich' voiceName:'Anna'
-     OperatingSystem speak:'español' voiceName:'Anna' - anna cannot speak spanish!!
-     OperatingSystem speak:'español' voiceName:'Fiona' - fiona neither!!
+     OperatingSystem speak:'español' voiceName:'Anna'                      - anna cannot speak spanish!!
+     OperatingSystem speak:'español' voiceName:'Fiona'                     - fiona neither!!
      OperatingSystem speak:'español' voiceName:'Diego'
      OperatingSystem speak:'español' voiceName:'Paulina'
-     OperatingSystem speak:'日本語' voiceName:'Kyoko' - yes, she can say 'Nihongo'
+     OperatingSystem speak:'日本語' voiceName:'Kyoko'                      - yes, she can say 'Nihongo'
 
      DefaultVoice := 'Fiona'
      DefaultVoice := 'Miora'
@@ -7212,11 +7244,23 @@
         #('Zosia' 'pl_PL' 'Witaj. Mam na imię Zosia, jestem głosem kobiecym dla języka polskiego.')
         #('Zuzana' 'cs_CZ' 'Dobrý den, jmenuji se Zuzana. Jsem český hlas.')
      )     
+
+     On Windows:
+     #(
+        ('default'     'en_US' 'the default system voice')
+
+        #('Microsoft Zira Desktop'  'en_US' 'Isn''t it nice to have a computer that will talk to you?')
+        #('Microsoft Hedda Desktop' 'de_de' 'Danke, daß Sie mir zuhören')
+     )     
     "
 
     ^ #(
         ('default'     'en_US' 'the default system voice')
     )
+
+    "
+     OperatingSystem voiceInfo
+    "
 !
 
 voiceMapping
@@ -7229,21 +7273,7 @@
     "The mapping here maps all common names to the default"
 
     VoiceMapping notNil ifTrue:[^ VoiceMapping].
-    ^ { 
-        ( 'male' -> nil ) .
-        ( 'female' -> nil ) .
-        ( 'computer' -> nil ) .
-        ( 'default' -> nil )
-    }
-
-    "on OSX, this could be:
-        ^ {
-            'male' -> 'Alex' .
-            'female' -> 'Fiona' .
-            'computer' -> 'Zarvox' .
-            'default' -> 'Fiona'
-        }
-    "
+    ^ self defaultVoiceMapping
 
     "Modified (comment): / 29-08-2018 / 09:42:40 / Claus Gittinger"
 !