The upstream author of libgnome-speech (the library used by Gnopernicus, the GNOME screen reader) recently announced that version 0.2.4 will include support for the theta engine. I did not verify though that it really works yet. the brilliant beast <hanksmith4@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > can they also work with x windows screen reader? > if so I may just do that. > I have the windows version of theose voices and love them. > thanks > hankMario Lang > staggered into > view and mumbled: > >> Before you buy dectalk, you might want to look >> at cepstral's voices too, they are only $29.90 >> http://www.cepstral.com/ >> >> the brilliant beast <hanksmith4@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > does the dectalk synth from fonix work with yasr? >> > if so how do you get it configured to work? >> > I am considdering buying the 50 dollar software.L. C. Robinson staggered >> > into view and mumbled: >> > >> >> On 31 Jul 2003, Krishnakant Ramesh Mane wrote: >> >> >> >> > you were talking about flite and eflite. Well I >> >> > don't know what is the latest in that. >> >> >> >> Neither do I, which is partly why I >> >> asked/suggested you check. >> >> >> >> > I just downloaded flite and eflite some 3 months >> >> > back and I did not like the voices. >> >> >> >> Yes, I did so too, and the original 8 bit voice >> >> was as a demo, and they said it was very poor, and >> >> better ones would be coming. >> >> >> >> > is there a latest upgrade? >> >> >> >> Part of what I was trying to point out, though >> >> probably not clearly enough, was that it might be >> >> time to check for a new version. Those of us who >> >> are experienced in the open source world can take >> >> it for granted that others know how amazingly fast >> >> projects develop, improve, and change. Flite >> >> seems to be one of those, with promises of better >> >> voices. I have already been able to get a newer >> >> version with a much better 16 bit voice, but have >> >> not checked the web site lately to see if more >> >> voices have been converted from the older festival >> >> project. So I am suggesting you check >> >> periodically. >> >> >> >> You can already see the problems that can come >> >> from using proprietary binary packages like >> >> ViaVoice, even if they are "free", as in cost. >> >> Long term, flite and it's java counterpart (clone) >> >> have far more potential utility, in terms of soft >> >> speech. >> >> >> >> I view the development of open source soft speech >> >> on today's cheap hardware as of extreme importance >> >> to the blind community, most of whom have no >> >> access to computing, for economic reasons, >> >> according to what I read in a past thread on this >> >> list (wish I could remember the numbers). It >> >> appears to me that we are on threshold of the >> >> realization of this, as soon as enough of the >> >> better quality voices are converted, and the >> >> binaries are packaged conveniently enough that >> >> non-techie newbies to linux (and for that matter, >> >> any OS -- M$ and add-ons cost too much) can get at >> >> them easily. Once that happens, the tide of new >> >> computer users into the blinux community should >> >> help to "lift all boats", as it were -- something >> >> that could not happen in the proprietary markets. >> >> >> >> > I have not been reading all the mails on the >> >> > blinux list so I may have missed it. >> >> >> >> I don't think that each minor release will >> >> necessarily be announced: it may be best to check >> >> the web site periodically, especially if new >> >> voices are what you are primarily interested in. >> >> Let us know if you find anything new, and how it >> >> sounds to you. >> >> >> >> LCR >> >> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > >> > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- CYa, Mario | Debian Developer <URL:http://debian.org/> | Get my public key via finger mlang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | 1024D/7FC1A0854909BCCDBE6C102DDFFC022A6B113E44 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list