Best ask on the Speakup list. I haven't used it. Others have. hank writes: > From: hank <hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > how do you use speak up knopix? > - - > Don't judge me because I'm blind. Judge me by what's inside. if you judge me > because I am blind, then it is you who is blind. > "time is the fire in which we burn," Tollian Soran. > "grudges aren't worth holding--One who holds them shows his self-weakness." > Contact info: > hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Email: Same as MSN. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 6:16 AM > Subject: Re: speakup on fedora? > > > > The advantage of Oralux, and any Knopix for that matter, is precisely as > > you describe. The disadvantage is that it only does what it does and > > won't easily do anything else--because it's on static media. > > > > As for Speakup, support for software speech is progressing and seems to > > be close to ready for prime time. However, it's easiest to get it > > working with a hardware device. And, the Speakup enabled Knopix > > available on the Speakup web page is built for hardware speech, as I > > understand it. Kirk will correct me if I'm wrong on that point. > > > > gumnos (Tim Chase) writes: > > > From: "gumnos (Tim Chase)" <gumnos@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > So, what I am understanding is that in order to have speech with linux > > > > I'll need an external synthesizer? > > > > > > I heard from a fellow this morning that Oralux 0.6 should come with Yasr > > > running with flite/eflite which is entirely software driven. I haven't > > > gotten to give it a try yet, but it sounds like that's another option. > > > It would be helpful in computer labs at school where you could just drop > > > the live CD in the drive and boot from there, having all sorts of tools > > > at your disposal. The Oralux download page didn't have any ISO links > > > when I just checked. > > > > > > -tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup > > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > > > Email: janina@xxxxxxx Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) Email: janina@xxxxxxx Phone: (202) 408-8175 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list